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Events
November 13th, 2010 8:00pm
The 2010 show featured the The Tommy Castro Band, 2010 Blues Music Awards winner of Contemporary Blues Artist of the Year, Contemporary Blues Album of the Year,
BB King Entertainer of the Year, and Band of the Year. Reggie Miles opened the show and the grants were given away utilizing the proceeds from the 2009 show.
View the 2010 Poster.pdf
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November 14th, 2009 8:00pm
The 2009 show featured the The Paperboys whose original music is a blend of Mexican Son Jarocho mixed in with Irish Jigs and Reels and a good dose of Country and Bluegrass. Check out their myspace site to listen. The evening began with the original members of Rick Epting's Future Pastures Band - Steve Stolpe, Mark Warren & Mark Gowan doing a Rick Epting tribute with other local artists Jon Parry, Oscar De La Rosa, Don & Diana Mailloux, Li Gold, Greg
Pitsch, Lane Fernando, Jamie Shea & John Holmes and then a presentation of the Grants from the money raised in 2008 followed by The Poor Man's Jug Band featuring Clarence Gallagher, Ranger Kidwell-Ross, Gary Sparrow, and George Jay.
View the 2009 Poster.pdf
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September 6th, 2008 8:00pm
The 2008 show featured 3 northwest acts - The Cody Rivers Show, an innovative comedy duo with a reputation as tireless creators of kinetic, smart and unique works and the Dream Science Circus, a tasty and wild mix of creative interactive theater, outrageous sketch comedy, and jaw-dropping acrobatics as well as The Upfront Theatre established by Ryan Stiles, presenting improv comedy ranging from short form games to one act improvised plays and musicals.
View the 2008 Poster.pdf
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September 8th, 2007 8:00pm
The 2007 show began with a caberet variety show featuring Skagit Valley talent Vince Fejeran, Mark
Gowan, John Holmes, Joe Johnson, Beth Wallace, Elfa Gisla, Lindsey & Joe Bowen, Peggy Wendel, Aviathar Pemberton & Jennings Watts as well as aerial artists of the Dream Science Circus and Bellingham sketch comedy duo The Cody Rivers Show. The Seattle based gypsy jazz band
PearlDjango was the featured act.
View the 2007 Poster.pdf
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October 12th, 2006 7:00pm
The 2006 show was the first show and featured performances by Charlie Gearhart of Goose Creek Symphony joining in a reunion of Rick Epting's The Future Pastures Band, META Performing Arts, Theatre Arts Guild, Lesla Epting, story teller Teresa Vaughn, The Holmes Shea Band , Mia Vermillion-Harison and Lynette McCormack.
View the 2006 Poster.pdf
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