July 15 & 16, 2011
Ashley Park
Jackson, MN
Blues, Jazz, Reggae, Cajun, Folk, Bluegrass, Country, Rock, and more.......
Friday: July 15
6:00--Opening Ceremony and Zumba Teaser
6:30--The Great Plains String Quartet
The Great Plains String Quartet has been performing
together in the Worthington community and surrounding area for the past
4 years. Playing violin is Melanie Loy who is the current orchestra
director for Worthington schools. Also playing violin is Beth Habicht
who retired in 2006 from District 518 Schools after leading the
orchestra program for 38 years. On viola is Karen Pfeifer who is retired
from teaching the hearing impaired and is keeping very active in
volunteer work in her church and in the Worthington area. Playing the
cello is Sue Simonson who is a retired registered nurse and is also very
active in her church and serves in the community through many volunteer
projects.
The quartet always looks forward to opportunities to perform. Their
current project has organized musicians for a new Worthington Area
Orchestra that began rehearsing together in September 2010. This is an
exciting new adventure being made possible through a grant provided by
the Southwest Minnesota Arts and Humanities Council. The first concert
of the Worthington Area Orchestra (WAO) performed in December 2010 at
First United Methodist Church. The second concert of WAO for this
inaugural season will be held at Memorial Auditorium in Worthington, MN
on May 26, 2011.
7:30--Macelyn Rossow
8:00--Six Mile Grove
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPSsVDTTb
10:00--The Lamont Cranston Blues Band
http://www.youtube.com/watch?http://www.lamontcranston.com/v=TSyPv2qG-Cg
Saturday: July 16
9:30--Zumba Class
4:30--Native American Hoopdancing Workshops (ages 13 and under)
5:00--Noah Hoehn
Noah Hoehn is a fierce performer. His impassioned harmonica performances and sincere dedication to his craft gained him national acclaim as a winner of the prestigious McKnight Fellowship for Performing Musicians not once, but twice. Noah's energetic and distinctive playing has been heard in concert halls, festivals and on national radio programs. Now it is his solo show that is truly unequaled. His singular vision to unite the sounds of new blues and marimba pop is accomplished with an incomparable live looping system. Saucy harmonica and cool marimba are looped and layered upon a foundation of acoustic grooves freeing him to sing and play at the same time. Because he programmed the MIDI sequences for his looper, fusing technology with his songs, he is called "A modern day musical scientist".
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1EiAQtIobRs
6:00--Lynn Mullins
6:30--Dallas Chief Eagle and Jasmine Pickner
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HEwpnP6wTPw
7:30--Festie Costume Parade
8:00--Hounds of Finn
http://www.youtube.com/user/houndsoffinn
10:00--The Tex Pistols
Band
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U6EYdHGYGlE
Both nights: 'The Art Flows' art kitchen, Glass Blowing Demos, Costume Closet, Food and Beverage Vendors, and more!
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