THIMBLEBERRY JAMFEST
&
KEWEENAW MOUNTAIN LODGE
GRAND OPENING
SATURDAY, JULY 21, 2007
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Photo on left:
Mark McEvers of Eagle River Studio,
updates the Thimbleberry Jam Fest Banner
Tour the NEW conference center at the Keweenaw Mountain Lodge, Grand Opening scheduled from 10:30 – 7:30. The Copper Harbor Trail Club will offer guided tours of the NEW hiking/biking trails that lead from the Keweenaw Mountain Lodge to Copper Harbor from noon until 4 PM. A limited number of mountain bikes will be made available by Keweenaw Adventure Company.
Additional parking can be found in Copper Harbor and at Fort Wilkins (motor vehicle permit required). Shuttle buses will run throughout the day between Keweenaw Mountain Lodge &, Copper Harbor for a nominal fee.
Daisy May and Seth Bernard...
10:30-11:30 - 6 - 7:30 Seth and Daisy May will also be playing onstage
with some of the bands listed below throughout the day
On the Spot Blues Band
11:45 - 12:45
Crawfish Moiakka
1 - 2 p.m.
Graham Parsons &Joe
Artibee
2:15 - 3:15 p.m.
Erin Smith & Scott McIntosh
3:30 - 4:30
Fiddlehead
4:45 - 5:45 p.m.
Daisy May and Seth Bernard
6 - 7:15 p.m.
Keweenaw Jazz Band - pics coming soon!
7:30 - 8:30 p.m.
and stick around after the JAM Fest (until midnight) for easy listening jazz of Mz.Behavin' with the Swing Cats inside the Keweenaw Mountain Lodge!
All times are
subject to change...
And between sets you'll hear...
The Mineral Range Mandolins
Kiersten Bergdahl Birondo
Ariel & A Harpo on the Harp
Don Rupp & Billie Clark of The Noteblenders
Kristen Niemela
Matt Manninen & Joe Peterson
Keweenaw Jazz Band
sound by:
Red House Recording
We are pleased to have Seth Bernard and Daisy May join us for this year's Thimbleberry Jam Fest. You can learn more about them by clicking on the photo on the left...
Erin Smith & Scott McIntosh
Erin Smith is a singer-songwriter from Allouez, Michigan. She has recorded her first CD, Around This Place - we'll have info about Scott on soon...
Graham Parsons & Joe Artibee
www.myspace.com/grahamaparsons
www.myspace.com/edmundjartibee
Photo by Jake Wickerham
while Graham & Joe were performing at Harvest Gathering '06
Crawfish Moiakka
Copper County Cajun Music Band
with Kelly Suvanto and Gary Aho playing fiddles;
Oren Tikkanen on guitar,
Audrey Viola on bass and Randy Seppala on drums
Fiddlehead
Lively Irish Music, with a few old folk,
pop, rock,
country tunes thrown in.
Libby Meyer - Fiddler; Oren Tikkanen - Mandolin, Guitar, Vocals;
Floyd Henderson - Bodhran, Banjo, Vocals;
Joel Tepsa - Guitar, Vocals; Matt Durocher - Bass
On the Spot Blues Band
John Snyder- guitar/vocalsSteve Loukus- alto sax
Peter Golus- trombone
Eric Vertin- trumpet
Trevor mills- bass
Phil Munch - bass (not pictured)
Joey Utzman- drums (in the photo but hidden)
If you were at the
Mardi Gras Celebration you'll know what a great show-stopper this group is!!!
Photo © 2007 Gustavo
Bourdieu, Keweenaw Now photographer
KEWEENAW JAZZ BAND
Stick around after the JAM Fest (until midnight) for easy listening jazz of Mz.Behavin' with the Swing Cats inside the Keweenaw Mountain Lodge!
Brian Parmeter, Gail English Bailey, John Munson & Greg Wright
SECOND STAGE ACTS
Actually "Second Stage" will not be a stage at all but the following musicians
and groups will be playing in front of the "MAIN STAGE" while bands are setting
up/taking down equipment;;;
The Mineral Range Mandolins
with Matt Durocher,
Kelly Suvanto and Oren Tikkanen
2 - 2:15 (at the very least)
Notice the music line up -- Oren will be a busy man that day -- and following the Thimbleberry Jam Fest, Fiddlehead will be playing at the Candlelight happening up the road at Fort Wilkins...
Kiersten Bergdahl Birondo - click on this young
lady's name to learn more about her and come back here soon - we'll have a
photo and current bio info
Kiersten will be singing before and after Fiddlehead - 4:30 - 4:45 and 5:45 to 6
p.m. - Who knows... maybe more!
We
welcome back Kristen Niemela
- an awesome young singer. Many of you heard her at
the recent Keweenaw Krayons fundraiser, hosted by Calumet's AmericInn or maybe
at the CLK ROTC Awards Night. Kristen is a recent graduate of Horizons
High with an awesome voice!
Don
Rupp, Harmonica Player from Copper Harbor and Holland, MI.
While wintering in downstate Michigan, Don can be found playing with Corky's
Pals and the Noteblenders. Not only do they play for events, but donate
thousands of hours playing in nursing homes, jails, schools, hospitals, churches
and more... This year Don will be joined by fellow Noteblender, Billie
Clark.
Ariel
&
A Harpo
playing inside the new conference center various times throughout the
day...
Click on the photo to go to AHarpo's site
Also playing on the "Second Stage" during intermission times are:
Joe Peterson & Matt Maninen
We have a great line-up of vendors - and have listed a few tonight (Friday, July 6) hopefully we'll have info about more sometime tomorrow... so come back often.
Michelle Rose and
Kris O'Connor will be
back with their Soy Candles and other handmade art - any more "Thimbleberry
Windows" Michelle?
www.woodlandcottagequilts.com
Other vendors will be: (photos coming soon)
Drumweaver, Len Novak
Twin Lakes Java with delicious fresh roasted, fresh ground, fresh brewed coffee and a variety of refreshing original cold drinks
Aunt Jane's Jams, Jellies, and delicious muffins (what else Martha?)
Gail English of Eagle Rock Studio with her beautiful hand painted glass ware, greeting cards and more...
Diane Zurcher of Rabbit Bay Creations - with hand embroidered Thimbleberry Towels, Felt hats and more
Kathy Lahti's Birdseye Maple Creations
Evelyn Campioni
VENDORS - call 337-4706 for an
application
Fine Quality Hand MadeArt - at least one Thimbleberry related piece
Sponsored in Part by:
Michigan
Council
for
Arts and Cultural Affairs