The Hope/Hempstead
County Chamber of Commerce has three Bluegrass
events each year. All three are free events and
feature national, regional, and local Bluegrass
acts. The winter Bluegrass show is held in
February. The Bluegrass Festival is generally
Mother's Day week-end in May, and the fall show is
in November.
Kenny and Amanda Smith to be featured at
Festival
The Hope/Hempstead County Chamber of
Commerce will hold its 14th annual Free Bluegrass
FestivalSaturday,
May 8th from 1 to 9 pm,in
Hope's Fair Park. The festival will be held outside on
theBancorpSouthStage.
In case of rain it will be moved into theFair
Park Community Center. Admission is free.
This show will feature
Kenny andAmanda
Smith.The
Smith'srecord
for Rebel Records and received the "Emerging Artist"
award from theInternational
Bluegrass Music Associationin
2003.Kenny
Smithwas
previously with the Lonesome River Band before he and
his wife Amanda teamed up to form their own band in
2001. The team has been nominated for both Dove Awards
andGrammy
Awards.
The festival will also feature
several regional bands including the popular
Hartley Family fromArkadelphia,
High Mountain Grass from Magnolia and Hope's Hempstead
County Melody Boys.
Thecity
of Hopemaintains
an RV park on site atFair
Park. For RV reservations phone870-777-7500.
Fair Park is located offstate
Highway174
South. 6 blocks south of US 67. The park can be accessed
off Park Drive or Jones Street. Those attending should
bring their lawn chairs. Aconcession
standwill
be provided with charcoal grilled hamburgers and RC
products.
For more information on
the festival, phone the Chamber at 870-777-3640.
Good Crowd Attends Winter
Show
Eddie and Martha Adcock played to a near capacity crowd Saturday afternoon at the Chamber's annual Winter Bluegrass Show at the Fair Park Community Center
Saturday, February 20th. Also on the show was the
The Hartley Family, High Mountain Grass, and the Hempstead County Melody Boys.
For information about upcoming
Bluegrass Festivals in Hope
