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Mark
your calendar for the 23rd Annual
Bower's
Mansion
Bluegrass Festival
August
15-17, 2008!
See the Band Line-up.
Spend a
fun family weekend in the pines, between Reno and
Carson City, Nevada, at the 2008 Bowers Mansion Bluegrass Festival.
The popular Nevada bluegrass festival, in its 23rd year,
is sponsored by the Northern Nevada Bluegrass
Association (NNBA) and offers offers one of the best values in
arts and entertainment with bands performing some of the
finest Americana music around including hard driving blue grass,
sweet gospel harmonies, and "old time" music.
Camping
and festivities in the tall pines at nearby Davis
Creek Campground will round out this weekend!
New this year!
We are spilling over into Friday and
Saturday nights and Sunday morning with other great
activities. Here's the schedule of
events in a nutshell:
Friday Night Aug 15th, Bluegrass Show featuring
local talent, David Creek Amphitheater, 7-10PM - FREE!
Saturday Aug 16th, The 23rd Annual Bower's Mansion
Bluegrass Festival on the grounds of the historic
Bower's Mansion Regional Park!
Saturday Night Aug 16th, Contra Dance at the "Loop" at Davis
Creek Campground, 8-10PM - FREE!
Saturday Night Aug 16th, 10-??? - Jam around the
campfire at the group camping area, Davis Creek
Campground - FREE!
Sunday Morning August 17th, Gospel Show at the Davis Creek
Campground Ampitheater, 10AM - FREE!
As always, and included in the price of admission,
Saturday's activities will include music
workshops,
many of them taught by the performers. This is a
great opportunity to bring your
instrument and learn directly from the professionals.
The festival will also have a variety of vendors
offering food, arts and crafts. So get out
your calendar, and put the Bowers Mansion Bluegrass
Festival under "fun
things to do", then join us August 15-17, 2008, and enjoy a
weekend in the country
with exciting live music, dancing, jamming and fun!
Bower's
Mansion Regional Park and Davis Creek Campground are
located in Washoe Valley, NV, just off HWY 395 and conveniently located
just
a short drive from Reno, Carson City, Minden,
Gardnerville, Virginia
City, and Lake Tahoe.
Directions
Volunteer!
The Bower's Mansion Bluegrass Festival
is organized and presented by an all-volunteer staff.
And WE NEED YOUR HELP!
We need volunteers the weekend of the
festival to help set-up, tear-down, and staff the
booths. Volunteers get great benefits: free
admission to the festival and a cool t-shirt.
To volunteer contact Joyce Furlong at
775-747-4830 or email at
juice421@sbcglobal.net
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