Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts™
State College, Pennsylvania

July 10-13, 2008 ~ Children's Day is July 9, 2008

DAILY SCHEDULES:   Children's Day July 9   ~   July 10   ~   July 11   ~   July 12   ~   July 13

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS ~ Friday, July 11, 2008

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Youth Stage at Central Parklet

Sponsored by AccuWeather.com
In Good Company 2:00 pm
Karen Alley 3:00 pm
Centre Dance 4:00 pm

Festival Sand Sculpture
Festival goers can watch something incredible emerge over several from a 25 ton pile of sand in Central Parklet.

Sand sculptor Brad Goll has been carving" sand since 1985, and through the years has grown accomplished at creating realistic and fantastic figures. In fact, with a record nine titles in the World Sand Sculpting Championships under his belt, Brad is the Lance Armstrong of sand sculpting.

Brad was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and was raised in several parts of the country, thus preparing him for the nomadic life style of professional sand sculpture.

After high school Brad entered the work force in construction, where he earned enough money to move to California. Upon his arrival in California in 1985, Brad soon found his way to the beaches. His first sand sculpture was a foot print, but now after several years experience he is now adept at carving a full human figure.

Brad got involved in sand sculpture through sand sculpting competitions at the beach. After winning numerous contests, it was inevitable that he would become an integral part of early professional sand sculpture. After several years of work experience, Brad along with his two partners formed Sandscapes in 1992. It wasn’t long until Sandscapes had risen to the top of the sand sculpting world.

Even though Brad is busy full time doing professional sand sculpture at fairs, festivals and shopping centers he hasn’t forgotten his beginnings at the beach. Every year along with his partners he competes at the World Sand Sculpting Championship at Harrison Hot Springs in British Columbia, Canada.

The Artists’ Showcase
The Artists’ Showcase will be held outside Willard Building on the Penn State Campus and in the plaza of the State College Borough Building on South Allen Street. Each artist demonstrates for roughly one hour. You’ll enjoy seeing and hearing how some of our talented exhibitors work.

Demonstrations are at 10:00 am, noon, 2:00 pm, and 4:00 pm at Willard Building and 10:30, 2:30, 12:30 and 4:30 at the State College Borough Building

Heritage Brass
12:00 p.m.; Allen • brass
Comprised of music teachers – past, present and (one hopes) future – Heritage Brass has played at many festivals and events in Central Pennsylvania, including the Christkindl Market in Mifflinburg, Music in the Park in Lebanon and the Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts. Their CD is entitled, Heritage Brass Quintet Live at the Warehouse.
• Jim Ressler (717) 667-6342

Matt Santry
2:00 p.m.; Shell • rock
Matt Santry’s sound had been described as an eclectic rock mix. He is a singer songwriter that has performed with his band to audiences from Los Angeles to New York City. Nominated for Best Acoustic Act in Philly" in 2004, Matt has appeared on national TV as musical guest on ESPN2’s Cold Pizza as well as Philadelphia’s NBC 10 morning show.

Tolins’ Bluegrass Revue
2:30 p.m.; Shell • country

Kelly Birtch
4:00 p.m.; Allen • Spanish guitar/rock
Kelly Birtch is a guitarist and a composer with amazing diversity and range across many musical genres. Her repertoire includes guitar music in the following genres: Spanish, Blues, Rock, Jazz, and Classical, all played in the self-accompaniment style (interchanging chords and melody).to the listening audience. Reviewer after reviewer has heaped praise on her, saying, in short: This lady can really play the guitar. Always a good time." Her debut album is called simply, Kelly Birtch.

Mojo Nation
4:30 p.m.; Shell • R&B/funk
The group is currently comprised of three of the most talented best kept secrets in the music industry: Steve Sidley, Earl Carter, and Mike Corbett. You may have seen each of them individually backing world renowned and/or local artists on nationally televised programs but didn’t know who those guys were in the rear. Their eclectic styles range from alternative rock to R&B and funk.

Ted McCloskey & The Hi-Fi’s
Sponsored by Nittany Bank
6:00 p.m.; Allen • Indie/rock/folk rock
Ted CD, Technicolor Theives", released in 2007, was a critical and commercial hit. He’s been on a roll as of late, having released his third CD, who’s gonna listen anyway, scored a documentary film for the Public Broadcasting System, and received a Mid-Atlantic Emmy Award for the soundtrack to the PBS documentary: The Grange Fair: An American Tradition. And as if he weren’t busy enough, Ted keeps an extraordinarily busy playing schedule with his band, the Hi-Fi’s.

Christopher Dean Band
6:30 p.m.; Shell • blues
The Christopher Dean Band is a New Jersey based blues/soul band that tours the East Coast year round.
Christopher Dean fronts the group, playing guitar and singing lead vocals. Christopher has been playing professionally for the past eight years Having toured worldwide and recording two albums with Big Jack Johnson and The Oilers, Christopher released his first solo effort in 2000, Dogged n' Driven, and his most recent CD is Where I Need to Be, released in 2006.

Essence of Joy Alumni Singers
Sponsored by Barbara Palmer
b 7:00 p.m.; State College College Presbyterian Church • gospel

Cartoon
Sponsored by Gemini Enterprises, Black Walnut Body Shop, House Wire, Inc. Brown & Associates
b 7:30 p.m.; Schwab • folk
Cartoon brings the rich vocal harmonies of Jon Rounds, Randy Hughes, Kevin Dremel and Glenn Kidder to a repertoire of original songs. The group was founded in 1980 in State College and played throughout Pennsylvania in the ‘80s. Cartoon has recorded several albums, including In the Living Room, Native State and Hubba Hubba. A performance by Cartoon is as much a part of the festival as an ice cream cone from the Creamery or Chicken on a Stick.

Luminescent Orchestrii
b 7:30 p.m.; Memorial Field
Luminescent Orchestrii means Romanian gypsy melodies, punk frenzy, salty tangos, hard-rocking klezmer, haunting Balkan harmony, hip-hop beats and Appalachian fiddle, all eaten and spit out by two violins, resophonic guitar, bullhorn harmonica and bass.  Got that?

The members of the Orchestrii come from different scenes in New York City, yet come together through their love of Balkan and Gypsy music.

Since 2002, when the band was formed, the Luminescent Orchestrii has toured the East Coast, England, Scotland, and Germany, and have traveled to Romania, Macedonia, Turkey and Serbia for inspiration.

The Luminescent Orchestrii has performed at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and at festivals across the United States.

The Ultra Kings
Co-Sponsor Kissinger Bigatel & Brower
Co-Sponsor Associated Realty
8:00 p.m.; Allen • rock & roll/rockabilly
The Ultra Kings are a Roots Rockabilly/Rock ‘n’ Roll band from Center Valley, Pennsylvania. They’ve played all the hot rockabilly spots from the Blue Comet in Philadelphia to the Rockabilly BBQ in Charlotte, North Carolina. The Ultra Kings play a mixture of rockabilly, rock ‘n’ roll, blues, and country. While they have released three CDs, including their latest, Church of the Weak, The Ultra Kings really shine in live performance. They have played diverse gigs such as at the Jalopy Showdown, at the Hot Rod Hoedown, and the Forged in Ink Tattoo Convention.
• Rick Kuebler (610) 966-9911 www.ultrakings.com

Lareau
8:30 p.m.; Shell • pop
This exciting band from Pennsylvania’s northern tier, where there are more deer than musicians, is lead by singer/songwriter Larry Lareau. They play unabashedly pop tunes that are clever, catchy, and finely crafted—this isn’t lo-cal ear candy. The bands first national release, Changes" came out in February 2006.
• Darrin Payne, (716) 338-8852 • www.lareau.net

Harmonius Wail
B 9:30 p.m.; Memorial
The mandolin driven gypsy jazz of Harmonious Wail draws from the rich influence of the European gypsy musicians, most notably Django Reinhardt and Stephane Grappelli, the creators of what came to be known as Gypsy Swing. You’ll find the intoxicating arrangements and the sheer joy the Wail brings to every performance to be downright addictive.

Specializing in the style of Django Reinhardt, Harmonious Wail is made of mandolin, guitar, bass, percussion with superb female vocals by Maggie Delaney-Potthoff. The band has toured throughout the United States and Europe over the past 17 years.

Lemonsoul
Sponsored by Teamac, Inc.
10:00 p.m.; Allen • rock
With an eclectic combination of styles and influences (including Folk, World-Beat, Reggae, Blues, Jazz, and Latin), Lemonsoul tries not to define itself by genre but instead by the impression the music creates. Uplifting and upbeat melodies embrace a cultural and groove-based rhythm section to give audiences a unique experience.
• Dan Vidmar (814) 883-4105

Phyrst Phamly
11:00 p.m.; Shell • sing-a-long
Come join new and old phriends" for a sing along tradition that dates back to 1969! Join Jennifer Hesketh, Connie Gensimore, Bob Becker, Steve McQuay, and Mo Stroemel for a memorable and traditional festival sing-along of songs of yesterday. Penn State President, Dr. Graham Spanier will join the group on washboard
• Jennifer Hesketh, (814) 867-8611

DAILY SCHEDULES:   Children's Day July 9   ~   July 10   ~   July 11   ~   July 12   ~   July 13

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