June 11-14 Oakdale Park Salina, Kansas
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June 11-14 Oakdale Park Salina, Kansas A project of the Salina Arts & Humanities Commission, a department of the City of Salina Inside Festival Mission: To celebrate the arts and this community Greetings 2 through a festival happening that is accessible to anyone – physically, psychologically, and economically. Performance Times 4-5 Greetings from the Welcome! Festival Jam 6 City of Salina It is my privilege to welcome you to Entertainment (alphabetical) 7-13 the 33rd annual Smoky Hill River Salina Arts and Welcome to the 33rd annual Smoky Special Activities 13 Hill River Festival, Salina’s number one Festival—a magnificent Salina treasure! Humanities Commission hometown event! And what a treasure it is. Here you will Programs Good Stuff to Know 14 find an opportunity to celebrate in a Art a la Carte As I reflect on festivals of past, I fondly magical park, transformed during a few Artists in Action 15-17 remember the first festival as it debuted Arts Education days each year into a colorful bazaar Community Art & Design the summer before my senior year of high of art, music and festive fun. Colorful Community Services & Programs Children's Activities 18 school. It was in downtown Salina; held sights and sounds saturate our senses Cultural Calendar right on Santa Fe Avenue! Within a few here and memories are made. First Thursday Food & Drink 19 years, it moved to its permanent home Horizons Grants Program The festival graphics this year reflect ~ Oakdale Park ~ where it continues Smoky Hill River Festival Map 20-21 back 40 years to 1969, the “summer of to amaze us every year. This is where Spring Poetry Series friends and family meet to enjoy music, love.” What a perfect way to describe Fine Art Show 22-26 art and food! From the toe-tapping this place in 2009! In the truest Contact us: rhythms of sound to the wonderful tastes meaning of community, this festival is (785) 309-5770 Art/Craft Demonstrations 27 a celebration of place and the value of of summer, the festival has something [email protected] for everyone. Take time to stroll through the arts to Salina—the forethought and Four Rivers Craft Market 28-30 the park and view the many incredible vision of our past leaders, a remarkable “This program is presented in part by the playground for our future leaders. Kansas Arts Commission, a state agency, and works of art. Stop and sample the tasty the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal Staff & Committee Members, 31 agency, which believes that a great nation treats along the way. Close your eyes and Thank you for joining us! And my deserves great art.” Special Events really listen to the music and laughter special thanks to the wonderful staff of the festival. It is truly a breathtaking and 2000 volunteers who make this Festival Supporters 32-38 experience. event possible each year. Bravo Salina! 39 We’re glad you could come out and play! Connie Bonfy Stewart Executive Director There’s no better way to kick off your Art Happening 365 Days in Salina 40 summer than by spending a weekend at the Smoky Hill River Festival. Be our RECYCLING The guest! Celebrate the arts! We promise to It’s Easy to be Green! keep you smiling! City of Salina Look for these container receptacles for Luci Larson recycling of plastic water bottles and is the 2009 Mayor aluminum cans around the Festival, Governor’s Arts Award and help us to reduce the amount of winner for trash sent to the landfill. Outstanding Containers for aluminum cans located on food row and near Eric Stein Stage. Arts Commu- 2 nity. 3 Performance Times Performance Times Eric Stein Stage Bravo Salina! Stage Stage II Children’s Stage Friday Friday 10:00 a.m. Orchid Ensemble Rolling Hills Wildlife Adventure 10:00 a.m. Les Lankhorst Richard Renner 11:00 a.m. Hot Club of Cowtown Charlie Fiorillo 11:00 a.m. Moreland & Arbuckle I Am Kenny J Productions 12:00 p.m. Salina Central High School Orchestra Tamara Howe School of Dance 12:00 p.m. Ollabelle Sunset Elementary S.T.A.R.D.R.U.M. 1:00 p.m. Lost Wax Queen Nur 1:00 p.m. Bruce Lacy Il Teatro Calamari 2:00 p.m. Salina South High New Dawn Cash Hollistah 2:00 p.m. The Kinsey Sicks Teatro de la Rosa Friday, 2:45 p.m. June 12 2:45 p.m. Four Rivers Merit Awards 7:00 – 10:30 3:00 p.m. Ollabelle Big Band Dance, Salina Jr. Youth Symphony String Quartet 3:00 p.m. Hot Club of Cowtown I Am Kenny J Productions Bobby Layne 4:00 p.m. Les Lankhorst Orchestra South Middle School Sensations 4:00 p.m. Lost Wax Richard Renner Bicentennial 5:00 p.m. The Kinsey Sicks Center 5:00 p.m. Palominos Il Teatro Calamari 6:00 p.m. Mingo Fishtrap 6:00 p.m. The Soul Preachers Teatro de la Rosa 7:00 p.m. Moreland & Arbuckle 7:00 p.m. Acoustic Eidolon 8:30 p.m. Needfire 8:30 p.m. Saturday Saturday 10:00 a.m. Salina Municipal Band Salina Children’s Choir 10:00 a.m. Acoustic Eidolon Teatro de la Rosa 11:00 a.m. Orchid Ensemble RoJean Loucks 11:00 a.m. Palominos Richard Renner 12:00 p.m. Ollabelle KWU World Folk Band 12:00 p.m. Needfire *Il Teatro Calamari 1:00 p.m. Acoustic Eidolon SCT - Excerpts from “42nd Street” 1:00 p.m. Moreland & Arbuckle I Am Kenny J Productions 2:00 p.m. The Blades Salina Public Library Open Mic 2:00 p.m. Hot Club of Cowtown Richard Renner 2:45 p.m. 2:45 p.m. Fine Art Merit/Purchase Awards 3:00 p.m. Mingo Fishtrap Salina Public Library Open Mic 3:00 p.m. Steve Hanson *Teatro de la Rosa 4:00 p.m. Hot Club of Cowtown Tom Cannon 4:00 p.m. The Kinsey Sicks Dr. Blow ‘Em Up 5:00 p.m. Palominos 5:00 p.m. Orchid Ensemble Richard Renner 6:00 p.m. Moreland & Arbuckle 6:00 p.m. Mingo Fishtrap Il Teatro Calamari 7:00 p.m. The Kinsey Sicks 7:00 p.m. Ollabelle 8:30 p.m. The Fabulous Thunderbirds 8:30 p.m. Sunday Sunday 10:00 a.m. Trinity United Methodist Church Mattson & Weaver 10:00 a.m. Ollabelle Il Teatro Calamari 11:00 a.m. Hot Club of Cowtown Dan Bliss 11:00 a.m. Les Lankhorst Richard Renner 12:00 p.m. Palominos Moreland & Arbuckle 12:00 p.m. Acoustic Eidolon Teatro de la Rosa 1:00 p.m. Ollabelle Patrick Bihlmaier 1:00 p.m. Orchid Ensemble * I Am Kenny J Productions 2:00 p.m. The Opinions Acoustic Jam 2:00 p.m. Dan Bliss Il Teatro Calamari 3:00 p.m. Acoustic Eidolon Acoustic Jam 3:00 p.m. Mingo Fishtrap *Richard Renner 4:00 p.m. Kelley Hunt 4:00 p.m. Palominos 4 *sign language interpretation 5 Festival Jam Entertainment Thursday 6-10 p.m., Eric Stein Stage at Oakdale Park Groovin! It all begins with the amazing Festival Jam – 16 bands of every imaginable Acme Fife and Drum Dan Bliss musical style, changing every 15 minutes! The Jam showcases regional and local Salina, KS Merriam, KS entertainers in a quick-time format building to the dazzling Giant Jam at evening’s end. Authentic fife and drum music from the American “Dan Bliss’ hands are at harmonious odds. His Start with the Jam and settle in till Sunday—there’s a lot more ahead! Revolution, Civil War, adaptations of Irish, Scottish, left hand pulls, holds and hammers strings on his and English folk tunes, and modern rudimental-style acoustic guitar while his right maintains a steady Times are approximate. Lineup is subject to change. field drumming. All are performed on period or picking rhythm. Together they create some of the replica instruments built for the ensemble. best blues standards and originals heard around the 6:00 p.m. TBA – Winner of Salina’s 8:00 p.m. Cash Hollistah Friday: Stage II - 2:45 p.m. Lawrence-Kansas City area.” Lawrence, KS Journal Got Talent contest (hip hop) Four Rivers Merit Awards World Saturday: Stage II - 2:45 p.m. Sunday: Bravo Salina! Stage - 11:00 a.m. 6:15 p.m. Sons of Truckers 8:15 p.m. Northcutt Fine Art Merit Awards Stage II - 2:00 p.m. (funk/rock) (modern country) Acoustic Eidolon Tom Cannon 6:30 p.m. Run of the Mill 8:30 p.m. Neeley Berthoud, CO Salina, KS (southern rock) (modern rock) Joe Scott and Hannah Alkire combine their Enjoy Tom’s light jazz guitar and vocals in an “easy musical talents to create an exciting new acoustic listening, coffeehouse style.” 6:45 p.m. The Backseat Drivers 8:45 p.m. Soul Preachers instrumental sound. The bell-like quality of Joe’s Saturday: Bravo Salina! Stage - 4:00 p.m. (rock) (rock) unique double-neck guitjo provides a lovely counterpoint to Hannah’s elegantly inspired cello. It Dr. Blow ‘Em Up 7:00 p.m. The Emily Judson Band 9:00 p.m. Split Decision is truly a different and enchanting sound. Salina, KS (folk/contemporary) (country rock) Friday: Stage II - 7:00 p.m. Dale and Eldon Taskinen present a wild romp Saturday: Stage II - 10:00 a.m. through the world of weird science. 7:15 p.m. Imminent Domain 9:15 p.m.