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Written by Zach Jacobson
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Wednesday, 26 July 2006 |
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28th Arts Picnic will draw nearly 30,000
The Greeley Arts Picnic enters its 28th year this weekend.
There will be more than 175 arts and crafts booths, 20 food booths selling everything from barbecue to Mexican food and a lot of live music.
Vendors from all over Colorado and the United States vie to show their works at the Arts Picnic. However, this show is different than other art festivals.
“It’s a juried show, so those that want to participate need to submit pictures or slides of their work to get in,” Rhonda Welch, festival coordinator for Greeley said.
This year, Welch expects between 25,000 and 30,000 people to attend.
“A few years ago the Rocky Mountain News picked two (art festivals) to do stories on; they did the Cherry Creek Arts Fest and us,” Welch said. “It’s almost a diamond in the rough.”
Zach Jacobson
ENTERTAINMENT LINEUP
Saturday July 29
Noon-12:30 p.m.
Silversong (Country-Folk), Plaza Stage
12:30-1:15 p.m.
Homeslice Band (Funk-Rock) Center Stage
1:15-1:45 p.m.
Shawn Waggoner & The Tumblyweeds (Folk Music), Plaza Stage
1:45-2:30 p.m.
Robert Wilson Blues Band, Center Stage
2:30-3 p.m.
Ben Pu & Crew (Acoustic Rock), Plaza Stage
3-3:45 p.m.
Halden Woffard & The High-Beams (Country Western), Center Stage
3:45-4:15 p.m.
TBA Live!, Plaza Stage
4:15-5 p.m.
The Dave Beegle Band (Acoustic Contemporary Rock), Center Stage
Sunday July 30
10:15-11 a.m.
Sherwood Park Flute Ensemble, Center Stage
11:00-11:30 a.m.
Fubar II (Acoustic Rock), Plaza Stage
11:30 a.m.-12:15 p.m.
Kream of the Krop (Big Band Swing Music), Center Stage
12:15-12:45 p.m.
Jubilant Bridge (Contemporary Instrumental), Plaza Stage
12:45-1:30 p.m.
Tropical Coyotes (Contemporary Rock), Center Stage
1:30-2 p.m.
Timbalin the Clown, Plaza Stage
2-2:45 p.m.
Pete Wernick & FLEXIGRASS (Bluegrass), Center Stage
2:45-3:15 p.m.
Jerry Barlow (Celtic Guitarist), Plaza Stage
3:15-4 p.m.
George Gray’s Tribute to Elvis, Center Stage | Only registered users can write comments.
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