June 11th, 2011

10:00 am

EVENT: The William Branaman Street Strut People's Parade with music is by Bob Minnette and The Dixieland Society

Parade forms around 9:30 at Central Park on Elm Street.

Parade Contest Categories

11:00 am

FOOD: "Taste of Henderson", sponsored by The Gleaner Food serving will actually start as early as 9:00am, live MUSIC will begin at 11:30am.

11:30 am

MUSIC: Blues4U

1:00 pm

MUSIC: The Bob Minnette and the Dixieland Society

3:00 pm

MUSIC: "Blind Dog" Gatewood
Michael “Blind-Dog” Gatewood "Blind-Dog" Gatewood is a native of the Motor City and has been a music teacher, instrument technician and professional musician since the age of 16. His early exposure to some of the diverse musical influences in Detroit created the framework for his extensive mastery of the blues via R&B, funk, rock, and fusion.

LOCATION
Central Park

5:00 pm

MUSIC: King Bees
The KingBees are one of Louisville's hottest bands, playing butt-shaking rocking blues throughout the region.

June 13th, 2011

11:45 am

LUNCH BREAK: Planter's Coffeehouse, 130 N. Main St
Julie Nantz pian students sponsored by Riverbend Academy

June 14th, 2011

11:45 am

LUNCH BREAK: Patio Bar & Grill, 104 N Water St
Spencer Bloodworth & Friends

5:00 pm

EVENT: "The Butterfly Effect" by Jerome Duerson
Rotunda Gallery, HCP Library, 101 S. Main St., Henderson, KY ~ June 14 to August 2 ~ Opening Reception, June 14 from 5:00 to 6:30 p.m.

Jerome Duerson is a young African/American artist who is pursuing a career in the visual arts. Jerome is the recipient of the John Streetman Award.

"People & Poets" June 14 to August 2 ~ This is an invitational exhibit featuring Tri State artists displaying people in landscapes and portraits. Six award winning poets will share their poems at the Opening Reception and Poetry Reading Tuesday, June 14 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. in the Gallery at RiverBend, 2nd Street entrance, Henderson, KY

Sponsored by the Ohio Valley Art League
Contact: Jule McClellan, 270-860-1930 or jule@ohiovalleyart.org

June 15th, 2011

11:45 am

LUNCH BREAK: Patio Bar & Grill, 104 N Water St
Spencer Bloodworth & Friends

5:30 pm

MUSIC: The Cold Stares

6:00 pm

EVENT: Children's Celebration
Location: Children's Art Area in Audubon Mill Park
Sponsor: Henderson Area Art Alliance and Junior Women's League

7:00 pm

MUSIC: Amazing Soul Crackers
Our members have been featured at The W. C. Handy Blues and Barbecue Festival, The Surf Ballroom Anniversary Show, the Sturgis Bike Rally and Little Sturgis, The International Bar-B-Q Festival, The Janis Joplin Birthday Bash, just to name a few, as well as county and state fairs, corporate events, local festivals, large venues, and small clubs. We have shared the stage with everyone from B. B. King to Los Lobos, The Kentucky Headhunters to George Jones.

LOCATION
Audubon Mill Park

8:30 pm

MUSIC: Preston Shannon
Hailed as the reigning "King of Beale Street", Memphis' own Preston Shannon is a powerful guitarist with a compelling and soulful voice that sounds like a cross between Otis Redding and Bobby Womack.

June 16th, 2011

11:45 am

LUNCH BREAK: Wolf's Restaurant, 331 N 2nd St
N'Tune Piana Services Piano & Guitar Studens (Samon & Julie Nantz)

2:00 pm

MUSIC WORKSHOP: Dennis Stroughmatt
Dennis will give us some history of the Creole fiddle and demonstrations of the various styles and techniques which make his distinctive sound. First floor Soaper building, Corner Second and Main Streets, Henderson

3:00 pm

MUSIC WORKSHOP: Matt Schofield
Matt Schofield, British blues guitar player, will give a demonstration of his style and technique on electric blues guitar, and Matt will discuss his mentors and players which have helped form his guitar style, and Matt will discuss the search for that elusive perfect tone.

5:30 pm

FOOD: Red beans & rice, andouille sausages and other cajun food goes on sale.

5:30 pm

MUSIC: Dennis Stroughmatt and Creole Stomp
Dennis Stroughmatt and Creole Stomp travel the country carrying the long tradition of Mississippi River valley French Creole music to audiences of thousands. Not only have they caught the attention of Louisiana music fans across the United States and Canada, but also those who enjoy Blues, Rock, Country, Swing, Celtic, and Latin...all the while simply being who they are...a band that plays French Creole music.

7:30 pm

MUSIC: Terrance Simien & The Zydeco Experience
For more than 2 decades Grammy award winning artist Terrance Simien, 8th generation Louisiana Creole has been shattering the myths about what his indigenous Creole Zydeco music is and is not. Leading his Zydeco Experience Band, Simien has become one of the most respected and internationally recognized touring and recording artists in roots music today. He has performed over 5000 concerts, toured millions of miles to over 40 countries and reached at least a million people during his eventful 25 year career.

LOCATION
Audubon Mill Park

9:15 pm

MUSIC: Matt Schofield
British Bluesman Matt Schofield is widely regarded as one of the most distinctive and innovative guitarists to have emerged on the world scene for several generations. He is rated in the top ten British blues guitarists of all time (Guitar & Bass Magazine) putting him in the company of such iconic names as Eric Clapton and Peter Green.

June 17th, 2011

noon

FOOD: Concession sales begin

noon

MUSIC: Damon Fowler
With his hybrid of roots rock, blues, and sacred steel, Florida native Damon Fowler started wowing audiences with his musical exploits as a teenager, building a reputation as one of the hottest young players on the scene. Adding songwriting and vocal skills to his repertoire over the years has brought him many accolades, with critics extolling his originality and maturity as well as his technical guitar expertise.

2:00 pm

MUSIC: Beasley Band

4:00 pm

MUSIC: Mightychondria
Genuine students and compelling articulators of music, Mightychondria is a band from the Delaware Valley area that pushes into new and exciting areas of the musical art landscape each time they write, perform, or critique their distinctive work.

6:00 pm

MUSIC: The Deanna Bogart Band
The Maryland-based blues and boogie pianist / saxophonist combines the energy of 1930's style boogie piano blues with contemporary blues sounds emanating from places like New Orleans, Chicago and Memphis. "The goal when we play live," says Bogart, "is to create a fusion of all these different musical styles with the blues and boogie genuinely at the core."

8:00 pm

MUSIC: Guitar Shorty
Guitar Shorty, aka David Kearney, was born in Houston, Texas but raised in Kissimee, Florida. As a young boy he would sneak into his uncle’s room and try to play his guitar. He was so small his hands didn’t fit around it’s neck, so he would lean it against the wall and play it like a stand up bass.

LOCATION
Audubon Mill Park

10:00 pm

MUSIC: Dana Fuchs
The youngest of six musical children, Dana was raised in a small town in rural Florida surrounded by music- her older siblings’ band playing classic rock in the garage, Ray Charles and Hank Williams on her parents’ turntable, and a big dose of 70’s and 80’s funk at school. At the age of 12 she joined the First Baptist Gospel Choir and was singing, shouting, and praising the lord every week in a small black church on the outskirts of town.

June 18th, 2011

noon

FOOD: Concession sales begin

noon

MUSIC: Damon Fowler
With his hybrid of roots rock, blues, and sacred steel, Florida native Damon Fowler started wowing audiences with his musical exploits as a teenager, building a reputation as one of the hottest young players on the scene. Adding songwriting and vocal skills to his repertoire over the years has brought him many accolades, with critics extolling his originality and maturity as well as his technical guitar expertise.

2:00 pm

MUSIC: Eden Brent
Eden Brent's piano playing and singing style ranges from a melancholic whisper to a full-blown juke joint holler. She's simultaneously confident and confiding, ably blending an earthy meld of jazz, blues, soul, and pop as she huskily invites listeners into her lazy, lush world.

4:00 pm

MUSIC: Lionel Young Band
Lionel Young is a high energy performer with a bent for the blues. His Loionel Young Band, winners of numerous awards for best in and around the Colorado region, have won the 2011 International Blues Challenge (IBC) band competition. Added to his victory at the 2008 IBC in the solo-duo catagory, that makes Lionel Young the first double champion in the history of the IBC.

6:00 pm

MUSIC: Carolyn Wonderland
A triple threat with her diverse songwriting, soulful vocals, and guitar goddess status — all featured on over twenty CDs, six of which are her releases — she has a pedigree in this business that’s hard to match.

8:00 pm

MUSIC: The Dynamites featuring Charles Walker
Soul music is here to stay, and it’s still evolving. The Dynamites Featuring Charles Walker are living proof. Lead singer Charles Walker doesn’t imitate, emulate or try to resuscitate a bygone nostalgic era. He is soul, the real deal, still carrying the flaming torch of funk and soul lit back in the late 60’s at the Apollo Theater where he opened up for icons like James Brown and Wilson Pickett.

LOCATION
Audubon Mill Park

10:00 pm

MUSIC: John Primer with Special Guests, Lurrie Bell and Eddie Shaw
By any yardstick, Chicago guitarist John Primer has paid his dues. Prior to making The Real Deal for Mike Vernon's Atlantic-distributed Code Blue label, Primer spent 13 years as the ever-reliable rhythm guitarist with Magic Slim & the Teardrops. Before that, he filled the same role behind Chicago immortals Muddy Waters and Willie Dixon.