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FESTIVAL IS NOW A CHARITY BENEFIT FOR AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY (local chapter)HOURS OF FESTIVAL REDUCED TO: Prices reduced accordingly
As always, this year’s Hickory Fest will be a high quality weekend of fun, bluegrass and other entertainment. The revised hours of the festival will be Friday August 19, 2011 starting at 6 pm and starting again on Saturday August 20, 2011 from 1 pm continuing until 1 a.m. Saturday night. Food and craft vendors will be on-site as usual. In addition, the purpose of the 10th Anniversary Hickory Fest Charity Benefit weekend will be to raise money for our local American Cancer Society chapter in order to further research and help our friends and loved ones who have been stricken with this disease. Proceeds will be donated in Hickory Fest’s name (as has been done in past years), and in memory of our beloved friend and long time Hickory Fest volunteer Chuck Follis.
Hickory Fest was founded in the year 2001 to bring some of the world’s best musicians to the hills of the Pennsylvania Grand Canyon. Thanks to the support of our dedicated audiences, the artists, our many volunteers, and the community, this vision is now a reality. Hickory Fest has gained national recognition among artists and audiences for its outstanding performances and scenic venue. Past performers at the festival include Steep Canyon Rangers, Shannon Whitworth, The Mosier Brothers, Joe Craven, Peter Rowan, Tony Rice, David Bromberg, John Cowan, Vassar Clements, Verlon Thompson, Josh Williams, Darol Anger, Cadillac Sky, The Rowan Brothers, The Duhks, Karl Shiflett, Alecia Nugent, The Biscuit Burners, Jesse McReynolds & the Virginia Boys, Tony Trischka and Skyline, Claire Lynch, Missy Raines, Jim Hurst, Jeremy Kittel, Creaking Tree String Quartet, Gatorbone Trio, Quartermoon, Harris Brothers, Big Leg Emma, Angel Band, Slip Stream, The Grass Is Dead, Hickory Project, Rowan Cunningham Band with Mark Schatz and, many many more great acts.
This year the sounds of Music In The Canyon will be heard at the Tenth Anniversary Hickory Fest Charity Benefit to be held on August 19-20, 2011 at the Stony Fork Creek Campground in Wellsboro, PA. Many exciting acts will perform the finest in bluegrass and acoustic music in a beautiful wooded outdoor setting nestled in the heart of Pennsylvania’s Grand Canyon region, in Tioga County, in the PA-NY Twin Tiers region. The music starts at 6pm on Friday and at 1pm on Saturday continuing through Saturday evening at 1am. An assortment of original crafts will be displayed, and a wide variety of foods will be available for purchase. Stony Fork Creek Campground is a full-service campground located 6 miles south of beautiful historic Wellsboro, PA, about 45 miles north of Williamsport, PA and 45 miles south of Corning, NY. There is plenty of camping available with many wooded sites.
For Information Call 570-439-1549 or email us! |
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