Bad weather forced the June 26 river music fest to reschedule to July 10. Everything else stays the same. Same musicians, same location, same fun.
Friends of the Chemung River Watershed sponsors the event that includes the music of delta blues sensation, Gerard Burke, of Elmira, folk music and original tunes by Danny Maloney of Elmira and some foot-stompin’ claw-hammer banjo by a surprise guest.
The family-oriented event is open to the public. Bring a lawn chair or blanket a picnic dinner and cool beverages. Kids are encouraged to attend, as long as an adult accompanies them. Bring along a musical instrument for a sing-along jam. No food or beverages will be sold or provided at the event. Portable bathrooms will be available.
The River Music Fest will be held on privately owned property on flatlands between the flood levee and the river, not upstream (west) of Dunn Field.
Please enter the area by the Department of Environmental Conservation access road off Catherine Street, near the DEC pump station across from Brand Park. Volunteers will direct you to free parking near the festival site.
If this first River Music Fest is a success, we will sponsor additional monthly music fests. However, the future of the festivals depends on you. Please be respectful of neighbors, don’t drive on private property or the levee. Don’t park on the streets and if you bring it in with you, take it out when you leave. We want to keep the river as clean and beautiful as possible.
Expect an evening of good music, humor, fun and the realization that the Chemung River is a great place for good folks to gather for family fun.
For more information, contact River Friends at (607) – 846-2242 or e-mail at riverfriends@stny.rr.com.
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July 13th, 2009 at 11:52 am
PHYZZ actually ended up playing this venue BTW – it was a great day to Rock Out at the River.