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Four Live Stages Featuring: • Larkin Poe • Dustin Arbuckle & The Damnations • Joseph Vincelli Group • Joe’s Pet Project • Jessica Fichot • Amado Espinoza Trio • Lost Wax • MattJune Stansberry 13-16, & The Romance 2019 • Papa Green Shoes Oakdale• Victor Park, & Penny Salina and the Loose • riverfestival.com Change Orchestra • Post Oak Union • Calibre Pesado • Triad Jazz Trio • Fret Highway Salina Arts & Humanities • A department of the City of Salina • Normal Reaction • Buildings Like Mountains • The Cavves • Mahan • KingTones • Everyday Lights • Big Red Horse • Brian Bulger Music • Duke Otherwise See riverfestival.com for performance times and stages Also at the Festival: Art Show open all three days: Friday—Sunday starting at 10 a.m. Four Live StagesArtyopolis Featuring: for Kids • Festival Food • Demonstration Artists For more info, call 785-309-5770 or email [email protected]. • Larkin Poe • Dustin Arbuckle & The Damnations • Joseph TheVincelli Festival venue is adjacent to theGroup Tony’s Pizza Events Center and Kenwood Cove. • Joe’s Pet Project • Jessica Fichot • Amado Espinoza Trio • Lost Wax • Matt Stansberry & The Romance • Papa Green Shoes • Victor & Penny and the Loose Change Orchestra • Post Oak Union • Calibre Pesado • Triad Jazz Trio • Fret Highway • Normal Reaction • Buildings Like Mountains • The Cavves • Mahan • KingTones • Everyday Lights • Big Red Horse • Brian Bulger Music • Duke Otherwise See riverfestival.com for performance times and stages Also at the Festival: Art Show open all three days: Friday—Sunday starting at 10 a.m. Artyopolis for Kids • Festival Food • Demonstration Artists For more info, call 785-309-5770 or email [email protected]. The Festival venue is adjacent to the Tony’s Pizza Events Center and Kenwood Cove. Festival Mission Inside To celebrate the arts and this community Welcome 2 through a festival happening that is Festival Jam 4 accessible to anyone - physically, Stage Descriptions 5 psychologically, and economically. Performance Times 6-7 Entertainment 8-11 Artyopolis Children’s Area 12-13 Salina Arts & Humanities Welcome Fine Art and Craft Show 14-21 Programs Welcome to the The 43rd annual Arts Infusion Festival Food 22-23 43rd annual Smoky Smoky Hill Big Ideas Cultural Plan Map 24-25 Hill River Festival, River Festival Community Art & Design Art/Craft Demonstrations 26 Community Services & Programs voted Salina’s is here! Seven Friday Night Live Art Installations 27-29 favorite community staff, twenty-two Horizons Grants Program Festival Legacies 30 event! committees, and Smoky Hill River Festival Festival Supporters 31-37 two thousand For years now, the Festival Fitness Five 37 volunteers have Festival has marked Salina Cultural Organizations 38-45 spent the last Contact us: the unofficial start Staff & Committees 46 fourteen months (785) 309-5770 to summer fun in Salina. From June 13-16, [email protected] Good Stuff to Know 47 doing their best to make sure this continues @SmokyHillRiverFestival 2019, this is the place to be; where friends salinaarts.com as Salina’s most cherished community celebra- riverfestival.com and family meet to enjoy music, art and food. @SHRiverFestival tion. There is hours of fun for everyone, with four Plan Ahead for the River Festival stages of live entertainment, mouth-watering There are a great variety of musical Salina Arts & Humanities June 11-14, 2020 smells from the delicious Festival food, the performers, exhibiting and installation artists Commissioners June 10-13, 2021 splendor of outdoor art and exhibiting artists, and lots of roving entertainment that is new Rod Franz and a children’s game and craft area. each year. We encourage you to check out all Taylor Gray there is to see and do this weekend. Whether CJ Hammon Short On Cash? Of course, none of this would be possible you find a new favorite taste treat or something Tammy Jarvis UMB Bank ATM on grounds by without each of you. When you purchase an Kirstien Kroeger tennis court restrooms affordable for your wall or to wear, we think Jacob Palmateer attendance button, you are helping to make Additional ATMs located near Oakdale Park: you will enjoy exploring the sights, sounds, Brittany Riffel • Bank of Tescott - 600 S. Santa Fe Ave. this happen. I must also thank our generous Neil Ward tastes and experiences of the Festival. • Central National Bank - 454 S. Ohio St. donors, hundreds of volunteers, and City of Brian Weigel • First Bank Kansas - 235 S. Santa Fe Ave. Salina staff that transform already beautiful We are thrilled that you decided to spend part David Anderson, Student Liaison • American State Bank & Trust - Karl Ryan, City Commission Liaison Oakdale Park into the vibrant sights of the of your weekend with us! Thanks for being 317 S. Santa Fe Ave. Festival. here and have a spectacular time. • Sunflower Bank - 400 S. Santa Fe Ave. (Salina Regional Health Center) We are happy that you are here! Whether you Brad Anderson Salina Arts & Humanities are a people-watcher or an art collector, there SalinaJune Arts & Humanities 13-16, 2019 Foundation Board Members is something for everyone at the Smoky Hill Executive Director OakdalePam Davis Park, Salina River Festival. Maggie Smith Hemmer Rod Meier Enjoy your weekend! Aaron Morrison Festival Hours Trey Mowery Thursday 4 p.m. - 10 p.m. Trent Davis Mark Ritter Friday & Saturday 10 a.m. - 10 p.m. Mayor of Salina Mark Wedel Monte White Sunday 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Ann Zimmerman riverfestival.com

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June 13-16, 2019 Oakdale Park, Salina

211 West Iron • PO Box 2181 • Salina, KS • 67402 • Phone: 785-309-5770 • Fax: 785-826-7444 A department of the City of Salina • [email protected] • riverfestival.com

211 West Iron • PO Box 2181 • Salina, KS • 67402 • Phone: 785-309-5770 • Fax: 785-826-7444 A department of the City of Salina • [email protected] • riverfestival.com Festival Jam Entertainment Thursday 6p.m. to 10 p.m., Eric Stein Stage Party on down! It all begins with the mind-blowing Festival Jam-16 bands of Eric Stein Stage and Stage II different musical styles, changing every 15 minutes! The Jam showcases regional Sounds from around the globe delight and local entertainers in a quick-time format building to the colossal Jam at listeners, with international folk, rock, evening’s end. Food vendors open their booths at 4:00 p.m. with a full menu of American roots music, blues, jazz and Festival fare. Start with the Jam and kick back `til Sunday – there’s a lot more ahead! antique pop. Nationally known touring artists and seasoned regional acts 6:00 p.m. Rare Groove 8:00 p.m. Strong Like Bull meet the Smoky Hill Americana/Folk Jazz Rock River Festival’s many 6:15 p.m. Knew Rider Band 8:15 p.m. Northcutt music lovers. Folk Country 6:30 p.m. Don Wagner & Friends 8:30 p.m. Mahan Country Blues/Rock Bravo Stage 6:45 p.m. Everyday Lights 8:45 p.m. Split Decision with Americana Jaron Bell Experiment, explore 7:00 p.m. Hey Radio Country/Rock and engage in new ways in the Pop-Punk 9:00 p.m. The Paramount Band Rock Bravo area. Up-and- 7:15 p.m. Draper Family Band coming entertainers Variety 9:15 p.m. The Soul Preachers from the region Rock 7:30 p.m. Common Ground perform an eclectic Country/Southern Rock 9:30 p.m. Steve Hanson & Co. range of indie pop, poetry and heavy 7:45 p.m. Cheryl Rutz & Classic Rock progressive rock. Originality is key in this Lewis Street Soul 9:45 p.m. The Blades shaded area north of the Mulberry Street Blues/Rock Rockin’ horn band Bridge, and Bravo performers are sure to Times are approximate. Lineup is subject to change. keep you on your toes. Also check out new food options and henna tattoo artists.

Arty’s Stage Music, dancing, puppets, interactive songs, imagination, laughter, curiosity and science come together under one tent designed specifically for the young and young at heart.

Roving Entertainment Experience spontaneous festival excitement off-stage and ALL throughout the park as our roving entertainers’ pop-up in the most unexpected places! Is that a walking hedge, a person blowing bubbles on stilts, juggling unicyclists or freestyle hip-hop artists on a wagon? Yes, yes it is!

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Eric Stein Stage Stage II Bravo Stage Arty’s Stage Friday Friday 11:00 a.m. Salina South New Dawn Singers 11:00 a.m. Treehouse 11:00 a.m. Ad Astra Jam 11:00 a.m. Kidz Bop Victor & Penny and the Loose 12:00 p.m. Jessica Fichot 12:00 p.m. Change Orchestra 12:00 p.m. Triad Jazz Trio 12:00 p.m. Duke Otherwise 1:00 p.m. Amado Espinoza Trio 1:00 p.m. The KingTones 1:00 p.m. Big Red Horse 1:00 p.m. Science Shindig: Magic Bubbles 2:00 p.m. Matt Stansberry & The Romance 2:00 p.m. Joe’s Pet Project 2:00 p.m. The Cavves 2:00 p.m. Happy Faces Entertainment 3:00 p.m. Joseph Vincelli Group 3:00 p.m. Papa Green Shoes 3:00 p.m. Dougie Jones & The Sonny Jims 3:00 p.m. Bubble Blowout: Magic Bubbles 4:00 p.m. Post Oak Union 4:00 p.m. Big Red Horse 4:00 p.m. Blood Tide 4:00 p.m. Amado’s Junkyard Orchestra Victor & Penny and the Loose Spartan Press Presents: 5:00 p.m. Change Orchestra 5:00 p.m. Matt Stansberry & The Romance 5:00 p.m. Gothic Cowboy Review 5:00 p.m. Drum Safari Presents: Samba Walk Spartan Press Presents: 6:00 p.m. Calibre Pesado 6:00 p.m. Joseph Vincelli Group 6:00 p.m. Poetry and Spoken Word 6:00 p.m. Duke Otherwise 7:00 p.m. Papa Green Shoes 7:00 p.m. Jessica Fichot 7:00 p.m. Spartan Press Presents: Red Kate

8:30 p.m. Lost Wax Friday, June 14, 7:00 p.m. – 10:30 p.m. Special Performance Big Band Dance Jason D’Vaude Fire Show Bobby Layne & His Orchestra Tony’s Pizza Events Center Friday, 7:00 p.m. Saturday No outside food or beverage brought into this event. Saturday at the Skate Pond 11:00 a.m. Salina Municipal Band 11:00 a.m. Joseph Vincelli Group 11:00 a.m. Tamara Howe School of Dance 11:00 a.m. Duke Otherwise 12:00 p.m. Jessica Fichot 12:00 p.m. Joe’s Pet Project 12:00 p.m. Taylor Kline 12:00 p.m. Science Shindig: Magic Bubbles Victor & Penny and the Loose 1:00 p.m. Change Orchestra 1:00 p.m. Papa Green Shoes 1:00 p.m. The Poetry Spot 1:00 p.m. Happy Faces Entertainment 2:00 p.m. The Blades 2:00 p.m. Dustin Arbuckle & The Damnations 2:00 p.m. The Radicles 2:00 p.m. Drum Safari 3:00 p.m. Joe’s Pet Project 3:00 p.m. Matt Stansberry & The Romance 3:00 p.m. Normal Reaction 3:00 p.m. Amado’s Junkyard Orchestra 4:00 p.m. Joseph Vincelli Group 4:00 p.m. Hanson & Co. 4:00 p.m. KeyBoy 4:00 p.m. Drum Safari Presents: Samba Walk 5:00 p.m. Dustin Arbuckle & The Damnations 5:00 p.m. Jessica Fichot 5:00 p.m. Fret Highway 5:00 p.m. Duke Otherwise 6:00 p.m. Papa Green Shoes 6:00 p.m. Amado Espinoza Trio 6:00 p.m. Buildings Like Mountains 6:00 p.m. Happy Faces Entertainment Victor & Penny and the Loose 7:00 p.m. Matt Stansberry & The Romance 7:00 p.m. Change Orchestra 8:30 p.m. Larkin Poe Special Performance Jason D’Vaude Fire Show Saturday, 8:00 p.m. at the Skate Pond Sunday Sunday 11:00 a.m. Salina Central Jazz Combo 11:00 a.m. Papa Green Shoes 11:00 a.m. Prestige School of Dance 11:00 a.m. Duke Otherwise 12:00 p.m. Dustin Arbuckle & The Damnations 12:00 p.m. Mahan 12:00 p.m. Sadie Lilly Ward 12:00 p.m. Hanson Family Jugglers 1:00 p.m. Amado Espinoza Trio 1:00 p.m. Dex & Dean 1:00 p.m. Matthew Mulnix 1:00 p.m. Happy Faces Entertainment 2:00 p.m. Everyday Lights 2:00 p.m. Dustin Arbuckle & The Damnations 2:00 p.m. Brian Bulger Music 2:00 p.m. Science Shindig: Magic Bubbles Drum Safari Presents: Arty’s BIG 3:00 p.m. 3:00 p.m. Cheryl Rutz & Lewis Street Soul 3:00 p.m. 3:00 p.m. Party! 3:30 p.m. Joe’s Pet Project 6 7 Jason Hammond on bass and Lost Wax – Kansas City, MO that you know and love, but rarely Lance Gilchrist on drums, the Bringing unparalleled energy to hear played live. band is excited to be back at the its performances, Lost Wax is Entertainment Smoky Hill River Festival. The Salina Central Jazz known for musical mash-ups that Eric Stein Stage and Stage II group has something special keep the audience moving to six Combo – Salina, KS planned for Sunday afternoon, in decades of pop, rock, hip-hop and Learning the art of improvisation addition to performing through- R&B. Bring your dancing shoes! is like learning how to fly: you just Amado Espinoza Trio Calibre Pesado Everyday Lights out the Festival! have to make the leap. Enjoy these Kansas City, MO Salina, KS Salina, KS young players – surprising things The Amado Espinoza Trio is Playing a genre of music consid- Everyday Lights is a group of Joseph Vincelli Group will happen! rooted in the traditional folk ered Mexican Regional, Calibre Salina-based musicians with a Dallas, TX sounds of the Andes Mountains. Pesado was founded in 2003 and love for folk and jazz rhythms. Saxophonist, flutist, author— Salina Municipal Band The group explores its composi- has expanded and traveled all over Their unique instrumentation what sets Joseph apart from Salina, KS tions with a musical wanderlust the Midwest throughout the years. and improvised harmony gives other smooth-jazz artists is his Now celebrating an impressive that is at once contemplative and The group has developed its own them a fresh, creative sound that audience engagement and ability 132 years, this hometown band high-energy. sound within versatile musical is best realized in their original to create music from an array of plays from the great American styles ranging from norteño, cum- music. sources that many others would songbook and much more. bia, Ranchera, charanga, zapateá- consider stretching the limits. Mahan – Salina, KS do, corridos and more. Hanson & Co. – Salina, KS A regional favorite, Joseph is This power trio is fueled by How- Salina South New Whether bluesy rock or a surpris- thrilled to be back at the Smoky ard Mahan’s attention-demanding Dawn Singers Cheryl Rutz & ing interpretation of a standard Hill River Festival! guitar style, Tim King’s thunder- Salina, KS Lewis Street Soul tune, it’s sure to have a certain ing bass lines and Landon Living- Led by the inimitable Eddie Salina, KS “Hanson” spin . . . and you just The KingTones – Salina, KS ston’s virtuosic percussion. Creer, this ensemble pre­sents The KingTones band is a good Described as “blues with an atti- never know who might be sitting Matt Stansberry surprising set choices, arrange- tude,” this band is the perfect vibe in! mix of Texas and Chicago blues. ments and vocals. for the River Festival! Cheryl Rutz Their brand of music is referred & The Romance and her group of local players Jessica Fichot to as bbq-ed blues! Featuring Oklahoma City, OK Treehouse – Salina, KS share the best rock ‘n’ roll, blues Los Angeles, CA great vocals, a tight rhythm Treehouse, whose main members Big Red Horse – Wichita, KS and American roots hits of the section and hot guitar work, the consist of sweethearts Sarah and Big Red Horse is a rock band good ol’ days. group’s repertoire consists of Tim Crews, play primarily origi- deeply rooted in the blues. With covers of classic blues and blues- nal songs written by Sarah. Come a powerful hard-rock sound and Dex & Dean – Salina, KS rock tunes as well as numerous on up to the Treehouse to listen the sultry vocals of Nikki Sam- Salina’s own dynamic musical duo, originals. to Sarah’s delicious lyrics and ple, this group will bring down Dex Umekubo and Dean Kranzler Tim’s tasty mandolin licks. the house. perform an eclectic collection of Larkin Poe – Nashville, TN oldies, pop stand­ards and classic Rebecca and Megan Lovell of Victor & Penny and country hits. Larkin Poe are singer/songwrit- A nine-piece, American rock ‘n’ the Loose Change er, multi-instrumentalist sisters roll band based in Oklahoma Orchestra – Kansas City, MO Dustin Arbuckle Jessica Fichot is a lot like her creating their own brand of City, Matt Stansberry & The Victor and Penny sing music hometown of Paris — French roots rock ‘n’ roll: gritty, soulful Romance has developed its own & The Damnations they call Antique Pop on the at heart, but with a soul that’s and flavored by their Southern sound by blending American Wichita, KS ukulele and a lovely old guitar. international. Drawing from her heritage, as they stomp and slide popular music, blues, R&B, soul A veteran of the progressive roots Playing vintage instruments multi-ethnic French/Chinese/ into a modern-day depiction and funk. The group is known for scene, Arbuckle continues kick- with a modern sensibility, they American upbringing, Fichot’s of American roots music. As its dynamic live shows and mes- ing up dust with Dustin Arbuckle bring a fresh twist to music of music fuses styles and languages. descendants of poet Edgar Allen sage of love, hope and unity. & The Damnations. A musician the early 20th century and unique She takes listeners on a twisting Poe, the Lovell sisters have cre- of vast appetites, he’s long held arrangements of modern tunes The Blades – Salina, KS journey from the French chanson ative and unconventional artistry Papa Green Shoes an appreciation for traditional with characteristic charm and Salina’s own horn-based party tradition into the lands of gypsy in their veins. The band infuses Springfield, MO American music in the vein of good humor. They are joined band always has something new jazz, 1940’s Chinese swing, inter- pop sensibilities into their sound. Papa Green Shoes is a high-en- Charley Patton, as well as the by the Loose Change Orchestra to offer: great vocals, amazing national folk, and into the wilder- ergy, four-piece band rooted in percussion and a feel-good vibe. cross-pollinated sounds of The to form a lively quartet that’s Band or Stax-style soul, with ness of her imagination. modern blues, with touches of soul, funk and rock. A huge hit fun—playing melodic tunes for Bobby Layne occasional forays into deep coun- Joe’s Pet Project all ages. try and even jazz. at the 2018 Smoky Hill River & His Orchestra Salina, KS Festival, Papa Green Shoes carries Lincoln, NE Joe’s Pet Project is a free-wheelin’ on that tradition as the funkiest After decades of playing Big Band musical experiment known for blues band you’ll ever hear. music, Bobby Layne continues presenting euphoric live shows to keep the music of the 30’s, of diverse originals and eclectic Post Oak Union 40’s and 50’s alive with “String of covers. Featuring Nathan Tysen Salina, KS Pearls,” “In the Mood,” “Stardust,” on vocals, Ryan McCall on key- Post Oak Union is a Salina-based and many other favorites. boards, John Hobson on guitar, rock ‘n’ roll/blues quartet that plays a diverse selection of tunes 8 9 Bravo Stage Roving & Arty’s Stage Ad Astra Jam – Salina, KS Dougie Jones & The School of Dance believes in the Acme Fife & Drum Mattson & Weaver Duke Otherwise Ad Astra’s Open Mic Jam comes Sonny Jims – Wichita, KS lifelong benefits of dance. Salina, KS Salina, KS Madison, WI to the Bravo Stage. Sign-up starts Authentic fife and drum music Mattson and Weaver perform Duke Otherwise is a playful Featuring Midwest emo-indie The Radicles – Salina, KS at 10 a.m. on Friday to perform rock with minimalist inclinations, from the American Revolution, a unique blend of traditional, wordsmith, a spirited performer, in one of four seven-minute slots In botany, a “radicle” is the Civil War, adaptations of Irish, folk, contemporary and original a skilled guitarist and a captivat- this band will engage you in an part of the plant embryo that on Friday morning. Basic instru- experience of sound. Scottish and English folk tunes music, laced with stories and ing tap dancer. Using his distinct ments will be provided. Come develops into the primary root. and modern rudimental-style humor. baritone, he sings hilarious and share your jams! Fret Highway – Salina, KS Each member of The Radicles field drumming greet you at imaginative songs that all ages have roots in Kansas and play a Fret Highway is a folk rock, grun- the Event Center Bridge and Up Up & Away! will delight in together. Duke’s high-energy blend of rock, blues Big Red Horse – Wichita, KS ge, indie-rock group that per- throughout the Festival. Liberty, MO energetic live show is filled with and punk in a playful mix of See Eric Stein Stage and Stage II forms original music inspired by Festival favorites Johnna and improvisation, audience participa- covers and originals spanning life’s ups and downs and ins and ARTery Go! – Salina, KS John interact with the crowd tion, dancing and outrageous fun! decades and genres. Blood Tide – Wichita, KS outs—always attempting to find a Find the Salina Art Center’s while twisting and turning plastic Taking the stage with dreamy, silver lining in hopes of bringing ARTery Go! roving around the balloons into artistic 3-D crea- Hanson Family heavy and ominous psych rock, Sadie Lilly Ward Festival. The mobile art cart is tures, hats and more, as they rove you along on a musical trek to Salina, KS Jugglers – Kanawah, IA Blood Tide offers new sounds to for hands-on art activities led by throughout the park. feel the sounds of life itself. Playing solo on the Bravo Stage Hear inspiring stories and watch the Festival. See the members of local artists. Join the fun in unex- the Hanson family perform amaz- Dougie Jones and The Sonny Jims KeyBoy – Hutchinson, KS this year, Sadie is a young Salina pected spaces. Amado’s Junkyard native who puts emotion and feel- ing juggling and unicycle tricks change gears and play a much dif- KeyBoy performs his project Orchestra – Kansas City, MO ing into the music she shares. while you discover how to learn ferent energy as Blood Tide. Meaningful Music: uplifting beats Whether they’re playing a clas- new skills and improve yourself Brian Bulger Music with a pop sound that everyone Spartan Press Presents sical Arabic flute made from a through reading. After the show, will enjoy. broom or a Bolivian guitar fash- take part in juggling lessons and Springfield, MO Regional artists Spartan Press presents a showcase ioned out of a cookie tin, Amado’s balance-skill challenges! Brian and the band mix folk Matthew Mulnix Junkyard Orchestra proves that and alternative sounds with spo- Lawrence, KS of multi-genre artistry, featuring several regional poets and spoken using recycled materials and Happy Faces ken-word poetry, storytelling Matthew Mulnix is an alternative -word artists collaborating with found objects opens up musical Entertainment and nostalgia, to create carefully pop/rock musician from Lawrence special musical guests the Gothic horizons. Kansas City, MO crafted songs with a variety of who performs originals and covers Cowboy Review from Lawrence, Hedge People Dennis Porter is sure to keep instruments. through the filter of coffee-shop KS and Red Kate from Kansas Lawrence, KS crowds laughing as he engages guitar and vocals. Mulnix loves Buildings Like City. Have a tree hug with amazing Festival fans young and old in a entertaining audiences with his host of entertaining games and Mountains – Salina, KS real-life Hedge People! Intro- honest, yet accessible, live sets, Tamara Howe School ducing one of the planet’s most activities. Teaching, playing and Buildings Like Mountains uses its playing sounds ranging from Wil- – Salina, KS quirky, outrageous and down- having lots of fun is what these alt-rock inspiration to produce lie Nelson to Panic! at the Disco. of Dance National award-winning danc- right silly walkabout entertain- shows are all about. Come give a sound like that of young Elliot it a try! summoning the courage to help Normal Reaction ers based out of Salina, Tamara ment acts: The Living Topiary! Howe’s studio inspires a passion a friendly alien escape earth and Salina, KS – Salina, KS for the art of dance. Hip Hop Wagon Drum Safari Kidz Bop return to his home world. This trio comprised of Catfish Local and regional artists “Kidz Bop” albums are composed Jones, Mississippi Fuzz and Delta Kansas City, MO – Delphos, KS This working DJ station will of kid-friendly versions of Top Stank drew from traditional folk Taylor Kline Brandon and Teryn Draper are Taylor Kline is a folk and country circle the park all weekend and no strangers to the Smoky Hill 40 radio hits and are sung by and and pop to write their original feature DJ JocMax, cash hollistah. for young children. Join Festival catalog. They continue to pen new musician from Delphos, KS. His River Festival. This year, the song’s vocals are accompanied and Brandon Draper, among oth- Drapers and their Drum Safari favorites from the Banninger gems, ever seeking those elusive ers. Festival-goers of any age are family for this karaoke session songs that have yet to be written. by acoustic guitar and harmon- program partnered with SHRF to ica. Kline plays his own original encouraged to participate in the design and curate more audience just for kids! The Poetry Spot material, as well as covers of art- Hip Hop Wagon’s spontaneous participation activities specifical- Magic Bubbles ists who have influenced his style, creation of free-style hip-hop, ly for Artyopolis kids. Additions Salina, KS San Francisco, CA cash hollistah. presents original including Van Morrison and Neil drumming and dancing. this year include a brand-new Young. science show featuring Magic Steve Treder brings giant bubbles, spoken-word poetry with fea- Jason D’Vaude balloon twisting and stilt walking tured sets from Huascar Medina, Bubbles, puppet shows, and the – Salina, KS Kansas City, KS all the way from the coastline Poet Laureate of Kansas and San- Triad Jazz Trio impromptu drum jams that made Jason D’Vaude is a self-taught of California. With the help of tiago Vasquez, Runner-Up, Kan- The Triad Jazz Trio is comprised Drum Safari famous! object manipulator born in Kan- scientifically formulated bubble sas Poetry Out Loud. Feel free to of three Salina Central High The Cavves – Wichita, KS sas City. Over the years, Jason solution, you’ll witness one of share some of YOUR material… School students: junior Nelson Describing themselves as has honed his skills and pushed nature’s thinnest and strongest if you dare!! Gutsch on bass, and seniors angsty-indie rock with a touch José Arrieta on piano and Miles his luck with knives, torches, axes geometric shapes. Performances of emotional surf, The Cavves Prestige School Denning on percussion. They and the dreaded stinky-shoe jug- include the cloud of tiny bubbles, are an exciting addition to the gling. From handstands to com- bubble manipulation, bubbles of Dance – Salina, KS perform many different styles Festival’s roster of up-and-coming of jazz, from ballads to funk to edy, Jason has matured (a little) inside of a bubble, giant bubbles National award-winning danc- entertainers! swing and more. and so has his act. and a person in a bubble! ers based out of Salina, Prestige 10 11 ArtYopolis Game Street One of the Festival’s most celebrated areas…explore a variety of make-and-take projects, activities, games and entertainment for children of all ages! (east of Headquarters) Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Sunday, Noon to 5 p.m.

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Other Fun Places

Baby Station

19th Annual First Treasures, Art for Young Collectors The First Treasures tent is open from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, June 15 only. (See map for tent location.) What is First Treasures? How can my child participate? • Opportunity for kids ages four to 13 to • Pre-register for entrance time, staggered choose and purchase original artwork every 30 minutes • Features a variety of works by Festival artists, • Registration begins at 10:00 a.m. on Button all priced at $5 or less Saturday, June 15 Boulevard • Encourages and educates children about the • Be in line no more than 10 minutes before value of original art your entrance time block begins. • Young art buyers are encouraged to seek out NOTE: There is no advantage to your the artists on grounds to talk about their child being in line any earlier purchase

12 13 Fine Art & Craft Show Art Show - East Side The wonderful artists who travel to Salina future success. On both the East and West Numbers E00 – E75 correspond with numbers on artist tents. to participate in the Festival’s art show sides of the show, visitors will find a great Sections are designated by coordinating rows of tent numbers and sidewalk colors. are dependent on people who purchase variety of excellent work with prices ranging ◆ Rreturning award winner original work to make their living. Strong from $20 to $10,000. ★ Contributor to First Treasures program (see pg. 13) sales attract high-quality artists and help Friday & Saturday: 10 a.m. – 7 p.m. ensure the show’s national ranking and Sunday: 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Magenta Section E00 Kyle Clift III ★ Purchase Awards Art Patron Program Pueblo, CO Each year, $2,000 in The Art Patron program brings fun and engaging Sculpture: Functional and artwork is selected opportunities to support the show’s exhibiting decorative, stone and metal by a member of the artists. New and experienced Art Patrons sig- sculptures community to be nificantly contribute to the quality and national E01 Douglas Fulks ★ purchased for the reputation of the art show. Registered patrons enjoy Lee’s Summit, MO Festival Community the perks of patronage at the private but casual Drawing: Pen and ink Art Collection. This PREMIERE party, where they can mingle with exhibiting drawings year’s Community Art artists while listening to music and enjoying E02 Amado Pena Jr. ★ Collection Purchase uniquely created small bites by Relish as well as Santa Fe, NM will be made by Art beverages donated by Blue Skye Brewery and Crown Drawing: Drawings cre- Show - East Side Distributing, under the canopy of Stage II. Patrons ated from contemporary Southwest and native imagery Committee members along with Mentor Collector also receive exclusive access to the preview hour and Arts Educator Lori Wright of Kansas before the art show opens to the public, and VIP E03 Mike Dwyer ★ E10 Jim & Julie Orange Section Loveland, CO Wesleyan University, to purchase meaningful work access to the Patron Tent where they can enjoy com- Vermeer ★ E16 Preston Steed ★ Sculpture: Limited-edition for the Collection, to be placed on public property plimentary cold beverages all weekend long. To find Humboldt, IA Del Norte, CO wildlife bronze sculptures for display. out how to participate, visit riverfestival.com. Glass: Kiln-formed and door knockers Painting: Watercolor paint- decorative glass ings with unique perspec- Merit Awards 2019 Festival T-Shirt E04 Leonard Tinnell E11 Kris Kratz ★ tives and compositions ★ Cash Merit Award winners are determined by Created by local artist Neil & Katie Patten Omaha, NE E17 Mark Freeman ★ Missoula, MT jurors, based on the overall merit of the body of Ward, this year’s shirt is Wood: Hand-carved Ellinwood, KS Glass: Kiln-fired glass sculp- work exhibited by each artist. inspired by the Art Instal- heirloom toys for adults Ceramics: Slip-decorated, ture and jewelry East Side Awards: $1,500 Martha Rhea Award of lation “Reinventing the and children high-fire wheel-thrown pot- Merit, one $1,000, two $900, two $700 and two Wheel.” Designed by David Green Section E12 Joseph Cyberski ★ tery and sculpture Dexter, MI $500 awards. Friday: East Side Information Tent Exline and engineered by E05 Randal Spangler ★ E18 Jean Hutchison ★ Jewelry: Precious gemstones at 2:45 p.m. the family of Exline Inc., the Kansas City, MO Ottawa, KS West Side Awards: $700 Marie Chapman Award of installation debuted in 2003 and has become an icon mixed with the unusual in Photography: Fine art Drawing: Whimsical 14K gold jewelry Merit, one $500, one $400 and three $300 awards. that exemplifies the spirit and energy at the heart of colored-pencil drawings photography featuring landscapes, nature and Saturday: West Side Information Tent at 2:45 p.m. this community arts celebration. T-shirts and tanks ★ E13 Jesper Johansen E06 Dale Roark Denver, CO architecture are available in youth, men’s and women’s sizes at the Augusta, KS Jurors: Information Booths north of Eric Stein Stage and Photography: Photographs E19 Andrew Johnson ★ Sculpture: Wildlife of everyday objects where Shin-hee Chin: Fiber/Mixed-Media Artist, Visual near Kenwood Bridge. Stop by and get yours today. Kansas City, MO sculpture cast in bronze humorous scenes unfold Arts Professor at Tabor College, Hillsboro, Kansas Fiber: Whimsical embroid­ E07 Kate Qualley Peterson ery on painted fabric Toby Flores: Sculptor, Visual Arts Professor at 2019 Festival Print E14 Bambi Freeman ★ Rogers, MN Ellinwood, KS Fort Hays State University, Hays, Kansas This year’s print, entitled Jewelry: Organic bronze jewelry E20 Jeff Biege & “View from the Mulberry Ceramics: Hand-built slab Diane Reiley ★ John Sebelius: Professional Artist and Founder E08 Todd Perkins Bridge,” was created by local black clay with vibrant Jupiter, FL of Artistic Expressions Healing Arts Initiative, Denver, CO underglazes and sgraffito Lawrence, Kansas artist Katy England. Inspired Photography: Underwater Mixed Media: Assemblage photography printed on Casey Simmons: Creative Small Business by the Smoky Hill River and E15 Nadine King guitar art utilizing found Mt. Carroll, IL metal with handmade Consultant, Co-Owner of artistic lifestyle store the River Festival, England objects Jewelry: Sterling-fused reclaimed wood frames STUFF, Kansas City, Kansas created this year’s print by E09 Bounkhong jewelry with precious ★ Nelson Smith: Painter; Sound Artist; Visual Arts digitally manipulating an E21 Virgil Penner Signavong ★ stones and jasper North Newton, KS Associate Professor at Bethany College, Lindsborg, image of her own large painting of the river from Secaucus, NJ Mulberry Bridge in Oakdale Park. Painting: Brightly colored Kansas Fiber: One-of-a-kind textiles unique acrylic landscapes 14 15 E39 Angie Pickman ★ ◆ E50 M. Kemper E59 Gedion Nyanhongo ★ E68 Charles Shotton ★ Kansas City, KS Oklahoma City, OK Phoenix, AZ Blue Springs, MO Mixed Media: Hand- Painting: Watercolor por- Sculpture: Hand-carved Wood: Handcrafted organic cut paper collage from traits of the psychological one-of-a-kind stone woodworks hand-painted and drawn landscape sculptures tissue paper Red Section E51 Emily E60 Steve & E40 Dana Voorhees ★ ★ ◆ ★ E69 Steve & Rita Lohr ◆ Hill City, SD Chamberlain Valerie Doerr Wichita, KS Joplin, MO Olathe, KS Jewelry: Hand-crafted ster- Ceramics: Ceramic sculp- Photography: Unique con- ling and gemstone jew- Wood: Handcrafted turn- ture inspired by plant life ings that highlight natural temporary-vintage photog- elry inspired by Native raphy printed on metal American design E52 Nicole Collins grains and colors of wood E70 Steve & Rita Lohr ◆ ★ Lawrence, KS E61 William Munoz ★ ★ E41 Jack Charney Olathe, KS E22 Caitlin Penny E31 Chip Babb & Linda Santa Fe, NM Jewelry: Handmade sterling Ignatius, MT Maize, KS Christian-Babb ★ silver and gold jewelry Photography: Photographic Mixed Media: Abstracts of Ceramics: Hand-formed nature, combining photog- Printmaking: Handmade, Corrales, NM earthenware figures E53 Lisa Lammey ★ explorations of movement woodblock prints inspired Jewelry: Handcrafted con- in time raphy with painting ★ Amana, IA by U.S. National Parks temporary with semipre- E42 Henry Bergeson ◆ E71 Gary Allen ★ Conifer, CO Photography: Rural E62 Joseph Rincones E23 Diana Ferguson ★ cious stones Midwestern scenes mount- Wichita, KS Omaha, NE Mixed Media: Handmade Phoenix, AZ E32 Alex Burke ed on archival wood panels Ceramics: Porcelain wheel- Jewelry: Contemporary sculptural hardwood fabricated; forged and Jewelry: Uniquely formed, Greeley, CO kaleidoscopes thrown pottery with a touch colorful mixed-media Photography: Wilderness of luster cast gold jewelry landscapes created using Yellow Section E63 Gillian Kemper E72 Shannon Mucha ★ large-format film Montgomery, TX E24 Aaron Ashcraft ★ E43 John Hamilton III Oklahoma City, OK Salt Lake City, UT E33 Jeff & Colinne Arvada, CO Printmaking: Oil-based Drawing: Whimsical multi- media drawings of animals Ceramics: Unique glazed Seemayer ★ Ceramics: Wheel-thrown monotypes of landscapes on wooden panels ceramic art pieces with Ventura, CA functional pottery with a and trees on rag paper unusual finishes Fiber: Handmade and hand- sculptural spin E64 Chih-Yu Kevin Lin ★ E73 Nicole & Hill Brin ★ Cotopaxi, CO E25 Gavin McDonald ★ dyed contemporary clothing E44 Michael Michaud ★ Saint Louis, MO Valley Center, KS E34 Ken Nelsen ★ Bartonville, TX Jewelry: Handcrafted jewel- Metal: Contemporary metal and tile functional art and Glass: Sleek and modern Maryville, MO Wood: Functional wood- ry with semiprecious stones sculpture colorful blown glass and Wood: Boxes made from work made from laminated inspired by architecture, sculptures contrasting turned hardwoods nature and the figure E74 Julie Dwyre- E54 Adam Egenolf ★ hardwoods ★ Zuckerman & E26 Jonathan & E45 Jerry Brown ★ ◆ Niveveh, IN E65 Jen Unekis Allison Metzger ★ E35 Laurie & Lee’s Summit, MO Lawrence, KS Kevin Zuckerman ★ Ceramics: Hand-thrown Double Oak, TX Duluth, MN Gerald Wilhite ★ Drawing: Realistic pastel porcelain pottery with crys- Painting: Abstract Painting: Contemporary Printmaking: Traditional Santa Claus, IN paintings of Midwestern talline glaze multi-media paintings abstract paintings with hand-printed stencils Mixed Media: One-of-a- landscapes E66 Rezgar Mamandi ★ E55 Michael Steddum ★ vibrant colors and ★ kind hand-turned writing Hoffman Estates, IL E27 Anthony Grant E46 Richard Heinze ★ Webb City, MO movement Louisville, CO tools Kansas City, MO Mixed Media: Hand-painted Painting: Realistic oil paint- ★ Painting: Representational E36 Kristen Haug ★ ◆ Photography: Deep-color ceramic tiles E75 Michael Stipek ings of transparent vessels Denver, CO oil landscapes on canvas Silver Lake, KS landscape photography, E67 C. 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Bradford ◆ ★ E56 Mindy & Photography: Traditional ★ Jewelry: One-of-a-kind using film Flower Mound, TX E28 Laurette O’Neil Greg Rhoads color photography of archi- Las Vegas, NV hand-fabricated jewel- E47 Ernest Wood III ★ ◆ Marquette, KS Drawing: Whimsical and tectural motifs ry built around unusual thought-provoking pen and Jewelry: Jewelry designed to Wichita, KS Mixed Media: Handmade gemstones ink drawings be simple and clean Painting: Oil paintings and found-object mosaic E37 Mitchell Berg ★ depicting noble simplicity wall art on wood Blue Section Albuquerque, NM and quiet grandeur E29 Deborah Costello ★ Glass: Recycled glass and E48 Justin Marable ★ Purple Section Talmage, NE metal sculptures Lawrence, KS E57 Scott Williams ★ Glass: Original stained and E38 Jackson Avila & Printmaking: Hand-pulled Dallas, TX fused glass designs Katie Dolecek ★ prints of imaginative social Photography: Fine art pho- E30 Wanda Taylor ★ Denver, CO landscapes tographs of global scenes Cameron, MO Jewelry: Organic and light E49 Rick Wright ★ ◆ E58 Robin Samberg ★ Drawing: Color-pencil contemporary jewelry Kansas City, MO Overland Park, KS drawings of animals and Painting: Bold and ener- Digital: Vibrant, abstract still life getic figurative paintings digital-art pieces 16 embracing movement 17 E75 E74 W51 W50 W49 E73 W52 W48 E72 East Side Booths Green Section W47 E71 Red SectionRed Section West Side Booths W44 W45 W46 E69 E70 W43 W40 W39 E68 E67 E66 E64 W42 W41 W38 Purple Section E65 W37

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18 19 W34 Jane Smith ★ W44 Nina Paul ★ Bailey, CO Boulder, CO Art Show - West Side Fiber: Recycled plas- Fiber: Colorful hand-ba- tic-bag fibers combined tiked clothing and Numbers W01 – W52 correspond with numbers on artist tents. on hand-painted canvas fabulous appliquéd Sections are designated by color. W35 Elisabeth sweaters ◆ Returning award winner Delehaunty ★ W45 Christine & ★ Contributor to First Treasures program (see pg. 13) Paonia, CO Mike Oakes ★ Fiber: Fashion-forward, Comfort, TX Red Section W07 Peter Staples & Blue Section comfortable upcycled Jewelry: Handcrafted W01 Meghan Cronin Diane Rapaich ★ W17 David & wearables sea-glass jewelry with & Justin Williams ★ Royal Oak, MI Lorna Switzer W36 Sompit & sterling silver and Alexandria, NM Mixed Media: Elegant Augusta, KS Shoa Lin Xia ★ gemstones Mixed Media: Hand- garden art Fiber: Handcrafted Granite Falls, NC W46 John Botello crafted musical instru- W08 Paul Peng ★ leather products with a Metal: Uniquely hand- Cathedral City, CA Los Angeles, CA ments Southwestern flair W26 Lisa Diamor- crafted aluminum-can Furniture: Unique hand- W02 Bailey Marable ★ Mixed Media: Unique W18 Cyndi Buck ★ Sanchez ★ model airplanes crafted hanging chairs bonsai and botanical art Lawrence, KS Idledale, CO Arvada, CO W37 Shawn & W47 Bill Brackett ★ ◆ Jewelry: Sterling silver W09 Joey Welsh ★ Fiber: Hand-dyed Mixed Media: Acrylic Ray Steichen ★ Cole Camp, MO jewelry with tiny Gilbert, AZ clothing, accessories and ink and repurposed Haslet, TX Metal: Large steel hand-sawed details Traditional: Vibrant and upcycled cashmere items combined to create Glass: Handmade glass botanical sculptures W03 Charley Forsyth ★ whimsical digital art W19 Kris & Al Clement ★ original urban art shades and lighting W48 Roger Mathews ★ Lawrence, KS pieces Springfield, MO W27 Jandi Burkett ★ ◆ products Wichita, KS Traditional: Hand-printed W10 Ted Mellin ★ Ceramics: Handmade Topeka, KS W38 Steve Coburn ★ Glass: Fused glass and Midwestern and pop cul- Littleton, CO stoneware pottery Jewelry: Artisan heirloom Salina, KS steel sculptures ture-themed relief prints Wood: Hand-turned W20 Anna Elmore sterling silver jewelry Ceramics: Functional W04 Sandra Knox ★ wooden functional art Longmont, CO W28 John LaRosa ★ stoneware and porcelain Albuquerque, NM W11 Dan Kemp ★ Fiber: Women’s organic Weston, CO pottery Traditional: Luxurious Ames, IA and natural-fiber clothing Glass: Unique multi-lay- W39 Auguster Davis handmade bath and body Jewelry: Silverware jewelry W21 Dave & Deb ered fused-glass plates, Salina, KS products W12 Leah Simmons- Leedham ★ bowls and sculptures Mixed Media: Vintage W05 Connie Calkins ★ DeCapio & Mountain Home, AR W29 Dave & Georgia suitcases repurposed Lenexa, KS Scott DeCapio ★ Wood: Handcrafted Rowswell ★ into stylish mobile sound Glass: Original stained Nederland, CO wooden kitchenware and Cheyenne, WY systems glass designs Ceramics: Utilitarian canoe paddles Jewelry: Rawhide jewelry W40 Carolyn Henderson ★ W06 Denise Robertson ceramic art pieces W22 Tina Bush & with a contemporary College Station, TX Jewelry: Colorful, fun-to- & Ravelle Flores ★ ◆ W13 Gint & Regina Kasi Green ★ design and Western flair W49 Mark Mallia ★ ◆ ★ wear art jewelry Columbus, NM Sabaliauskas Cleveland, OK W30 Connie Mueller ★ Austin, TX Jewelry: Handmade Evergreen, CO Fiber: Handpainted Briggsdale, CO W41 Bill & Laurie ★ Wood: Fine boxes for all jewelry with an emphasis Ceramics: High-fire, women’s clothing Fiber: Hand-woven McKenney uses, made from a variety on steampunk, using slab-built hand-painted W23 Annette Gordon ★ alpaca-fiber rugs St. Louis, MO of woods mixed metals, stones and whimsical clay sculpture Paola, KS Mixed Media: Whimsical ★ antiques Yellow Section found-object sculptures W50 David Jessup W14 Barbara & Glass: Unique and Boulder, CO Danie Hamberg ★ W31 Fred Conlon & that tell a story beautiful upcycled-glass Mixed Media: Albert Lea, MN garden art Juan Pollock ★ W42 Gregory MacDonald Salt Lake City, UT ★ Handcrafted planters and Craft: Unique jewelry W24 Theodore Freeman & Mell Smith water bowls for home and Metal: Whimsical garden pieces created from wire, Lawrence, KS Council Bluffs, IA garden art made from found glass, sterling silver and Mixed Media: Eco-friendly Wood: Hand-carved ★ gemstones objects wood spirits and holiday W51 Dan Welty birdhouses of architectural Wichita, KS W15 Judy Bode W32 Connie Thatcher ★ folk art distinction Mixed Media: Aquatic- Perry, OK House Springs, MO W25 Megan Bassett Green Section inspired found-object Jewelry: Handcrafted Jewelry: Unique leather, & Danielle sculptures wearable journals W43 Jon & Debbie ceramic and fabric jewelry Neureuther ★ ★ for men and women W33 Alisa & Donald Thompson W52 Shari Grenzow Franktown, CO Lampe, MO Mauer ★ W16 Sherri Hanna ★ ‘Scribe’ Ross Jewelry: Funky and fun Ceramics: Wheel-thrown, Kiel, WI Edgerton, KS Kansas City, MO glass jewelry and acces- high-fired stoneware bird Mixed Media: Bright yard Mixed Media: Unique Ceramic: Superbly formed sories houses and feeders art and whimsical items functional ceramic pieces soft-sculpture animals 20 21 17 Chapman’s Take Away Chicken or Steak Fajitas with Bierocks; The Cuban; BBQ toppings; Loaded Tater Tots; Pork & Mac; The Jimmy; Bucket of Tater Tots; Fried Festival Food Grilled Ham & Cheese; Ravioli; Fried Mac & Cheese; Fried Pickle O’s; Milkshakes See numbers 1-36 on Festival map for vendor locations. Grilled Turkey & Swiss w/ and Floats; Gourmet Shakes * Menu items priced at $3 or less Dijon Mayo; Grilled Cheese*; Grilled Mac & Cheese; Spicy 23 Russ & Annie’s 1 Paydro & Lena’s 6 C/J Griffin Co. Inc. 12 Texas Red’s BBQ Turkey Veggie Wrap Loaded Fries; Twister Dog; Catering & Concessions Funnel Cake - lots of flavors Pulled Pork Sandwich; Beef 18 Cactus Jacks Pork Parfait; Apple Pie Fries; Festival Special: Hard Taco & - strawberry shortcake, Brisket Sandwich; Pork Rib Pulled Pork Slider*; Southern Slider*; Chicken & Mini Nachos*; Burrito; maple bacon, blueberry, Dinner; Ribeye Steak Sandwiches: Sliced Smoked Waffles; Cranberry Pecan 31 JNJ’z Fundu Smothered Burrito; Tamales; cream cheese, smores, etc; Sandwich; Turkey Legs; Baby Brisket; Smoked Pulled Chicken Wrap; Grilled Fresh Fruit Skewers; Fresh Tacos: Hard Shell or Soft Shell; Sample Funnel Cake* Red Potatoes; Coleslaw*; Chicken; Smokehouse Philly; Lemonade; Grilled Cherry Fruit Boat; Fresh Fruit Cup; Taco Burger; Smothered Taco 7 Dusek Concessions - Baked Beans* Burgers: Cactus Jack; Redneck Limeade; Grilled Blackberry Chubby Bunny Skewer*; Burger; Taco Salad; Nachos; Indian Taco 13 Westmoreland Rueben; Tumbleweed; Ragin’ Lemonade Fruit Smoothie; All Fresh Cajun; Boss Hog; Swiss Nachos Supreme; Chili Indian Taco (chicken or Concessions - Sausage/ 24 Old Home Root Beer Fruit items include choices of Mushroom; Roadhouse; Nachos; Frito Chili Pie; steak); Indian Fry Bread*; Bratwurst Booth Homemade Root Beer; bananas, strawberries, pine- Bacon Blue; Smoked Bacon Mexidog; Mexidog w/Chili; Quesadillas (cheese, steak or Cream Soda; Sugar-Free Root apple, angel food cake, Italian or Polish Sausage w/ Cheddar; Smoked Cheddar; Mexidog w/Chili and Cheese; chicken); Roasted Corn*; Beer marshmallows, etc... with Peppers/Onions; Bratwurst w/ Willy Wonka; Nacho Burger; Aguas Frescas Stuffed Cucumber (tuna, white or milk chocolate driz- Kraut; Jumbo Corndog; Fresh Hamburger; Cactus Jack 25 Sno Wizard on Wheels chicken, seafood or ranch); zle Lemonade; Fresh Limeade Nachos; Cactus Jill Nachos; 25 Flavors Shaved Ice; Magic Fresh Squeezed Lemonade 14 Dry Creek Buffalo Co. Chips & Cheese; Bratwurst; River Festival Cup 32 Tad’s Bodacious Burritos 8 TnT Concessions Chuck Wagon Hot Dog 26 Mid-State Cookers Nachos*; Chipotle Beef Burrito; Garlic Chicken Flowering Onion; Grater Buffalo Burgers: Naked; 19 Milos - Mediterranean Calamari Steak Sandwich; Burrito; Black Bean & Taters; Curly Fries; Fried Naked Slider*; Cheese; Bacon Foods Alligator-On-A-Stick; Spinach Burrito; Taco Salad; Pickles*; Cheese Curds; & Cheese; Mushroom & Mini Kabob On-A-Stick*; Chicken Tenders; Deep-Fried Nacholupa; Quesadilla Bucket Wings; Fried Green Swiss; The Heater; The Buffalo Greek Salad; Gyros; Shish Hot Dog; Deep-Fried Chili (chicken, beef or cheese); Tomatoes; Fried Ravioli; Blue; The Tri-Fecta; The Big Kabob On-A-Stick; Sausage Cheese Dog; Smoked Turkey Soft Taco; Supreme Nacho; Fried Candy Bar or Oreos; Popper; The Duke; Pickle Sandwich on pita or bun; Leg; Chicken-Fried Pork Walking Taco Fresh Squeezed Lemonade, Rick; Fries*; Cheese Fries; Tenderloin Sandwich; Limeade, Orangeade Charcoal Chicken Salad; 33 Smoky Hill River Festival 2 The Nut Place Loaded Baked Potato Fries; Greek Sampler; Seafood Smoked Brisket Sandwich; Pop Booth Cinnamon Roasted Almonds, 9 Wok Hei Noodle House Buffalo Fries; Bison Sheppard Sampler Platter; Pulled Pork Sandwich; Gator Pecans & Cashews; Sample Noodle Bowl - vegetarian; Fries; Loaded Bison Nachos; Mediterranean Sampler; Tators; French Fries; Deep- Soft Drinks; Water serving* Rice Bowl - vegetar­ian; Half Bison Brisket Tacos Shrimp Kabob Platter; Fried Sweet Corn-On-A- 34 World’s Best Lemonade and Half Bowl; Diced Stick*; Deep-Fried 3 Pop’s Kettle Corn 15 Pizza Point Concessions Chicken Greek Style on Pita; Company Marinated Chicken Breast; Fresh Squeezed Lemonade Twinkie-On-A-Stick Kettle, Cinnamon, Cheese & Pizza by the Slice; Hot Wings*; Fresh Squeezed Lemonade or Diced Marinated Pork; Lemonade 20 Chubbs & Spudds 27 Dippin’ Dots Limeade; Fresh Brewed Tea Regular Corn; Small serving* Chicken or Pork Egg Rolls*; 16 Fun Foods Jumbo Chicken Fried Steak Dippin’ Dots; Sundaes; Floats or Sweet Tea 4 Westmoreland Apple Pie Egg Roll* & Shakes; Cotton Candy* Concessions - Corndog Sweet & Sour Chicken Sandwich; Popcorn Chicken 35 Snowie Bus 10 LumpiaPalooza Kabobs; Flipin’ Barbeque Pork or Popcorn Shrimp Basket w/ 28 Big Drew’s Cajun Booth Shaved Ice; Ice Cream bars Food Truck Kabobs; Veggie Kabobs; Sticky Curly Fries; Curly Fries or Express and popsicles; Nachos; Super Corndog; Jumbo Corndog; Lumpia - Phillipino Egg Roll Dogs*; Chicago Dog; Corn Gator Taters; Nachos*; Chili- Cajun Chicken-On-A-Stick; Pretzel with cheese*; Peanut Fresh Lemonade; Fresh with an American-Fusion Kabobs*; Chicken Fajita Cheese Frito Pie; Deep Fried - Shrimp Creole; Red Beans, Butter and Jelly Sandwich*; Limeade twist - Full Meal: 2 Lumpia, Walking Taco; Island Salad Dill Pickle Spears, Green Sausage & Rice; Lemonade Hot Dogs*; Fresh Squeezed 5 Lee’s Express LLC Fried Rice & Drink; Beans, Mushrooms, 29 Pacific Rim Noodles Lemonade, Pina Colada, Crab Rangoon; Eggroll; Shish Lumpia* - original, Mozzarella Cheese Sticks or Watermelon, Strawberry, Veggie Noodle Bowl; Gatorade Kabob Chicken or Pork w/ Caribbean, crab rangoon, Mac & Cheese Bites; Cheesy Cherry mac & cheese, taco, pizza, Jalapeno Tater Munchers; 30 Catfish Bayou fried rice; Fried Rice (chicken 36 Relish Catering or shrimp); Combos w/Fried chocolate-chip cookie dough Deep Fried Candy Bar On-A- Catfish & Fries; Fish Taco; Gougères* - Cajun, Southwest, Rice and Lo-Mein: General Stick - Snickers & Milky Way; Okie Chicken Fried Chicken; 11 Cappuccino Connections Buffalo Blue Cheese, Tso Chicken or Sesame Limeades & Cherry Limeades Okie Chicken Fried Steak; Chocolate Covered Frozen Parmesan Truffle, Bacon Chicken; Shrimp Lo-Mein; Curly Fry Loaf; add Pulled Cheesecake; Chocolate 21 Old Time Ice Cream Garlic; Pancake Stack On-A- Lo-Mein Noodles (chicken, Pork, Ranch, Chili Cheese, Covered Frozen Banana; Vanilla Homemade Ice Stick; Chicken Salad Wrap; shrimp or beef); Fried Chicken Philly Steak or Buffalo Fruit Bowl*; Fresh Squeezed Cream: 1/2 Serving* Build Your Own Mac & Wings/Spicy Sauce w/Fried Chicken; Pulled Pork Nachos; Lemonade or Limeade; Fruit Cheese: Pulled Pork, Bacon, Rice; Pad Thai Noodles (chick- 22 This or That Food Truck Shrimp Tacos; Hawaiian Bowl; Freezer; Frozen Cappuccino; Chicken, Roasted Red en or shrimp); Grilled Chicken Philly Cheese Steaks; Hawaiian Cup; Cheese Fries Cappuccino; Latte; Mocha; Peppers, Jalapenos, Broccoli, Teriyaki w/Fried Rice; Chicken Bacon Ranch Philly; Sampler*; Fresh Squeezed Steamed Hot Chocolate Carmelized Onions, Tomatoes Gatorade; Lee’s Boba Tea Chicken Bacon Ranch Wrap; Lemonade; Cherry Limeade 22 23 Mulberry Welcome to the St. Bridge Bravo Stage 43rd Annual The Salina AMBUCS Club provides an 36 H important service to the River Festival by smoky hill river festival collecting trash throughout the park from G 7 a.m. until sunset each day. Special thanks to the AMBUCS as they work “Shoulders No unauthorized vehicles in the park Together” to help keep the park clean. N Shuttle service is available and accessible: Friday-Saturday, 10 am - 8:30 pm F Sunday, 10 am - 4 pm Sound Garden No glass containers or pets allowed on grounds First Treasures Tony’s Pizza Events Center Art Show - West Side Arty’s Stage

Baby Station Smoky Hill River E J First Aid 35 EMS Pond Events Center 34 Stage II ATM I Footbridge Button Booth Artyopolissee pages 12-13 K D 33 C 1 L C Tennis N Headquarters C2 A Ident-A-Kid Courts Art Installations (map key) M see pgs. 27-29 for descriptions A Dream Dragon Bridge B I Roving 4th Street Stage B Beyond the Horizon: The Journey Footbridge 32 Art Show - East Side 3 C1 Trees - a Natural Canvas 1 1 30 2 2 C2 Trees - a Natural Canvas 1 9 3 28 14 2 D Face Parade Lost & Found Arts/Crafts 1 7 2 5 6 Lost Children Demonstrations 16 25 1 24 23 22 E Snake Oil 7 1 8 1 Smoky Hill River  11 9 20 F Lego Printing  10 21  F Swedish Craft  Mistical Oasis  Q G The Resound Field Shuttle  Restrooms  I P H Henna: Get Your Art On Stop  Eric Stein Stage Supporter  Information Booths Kenwood Park I I Community Parking O No Smoking Permitted I Sub Culture Cross Stitch Footbridge Recycling J Oakdale/Carver Pool K Arts Ambassadors Stage II Skirt L Fauna Fantasma Nex-Tech Wireless C Free Charging Station L Smoky Hill River Puppet Hours: Fri-Sat: Noon-6 pm; Sun: Noon-4 pm M Into Orbit - Eyes Turned Skyward Numbers 1-36 indicate N Dance of the Dragon y Food Booths - see page 22-23. O Riverbank Mural P Reinventing the Wheel Festival Fitness Five Q Poetry Wall #shrf2019 See pg. 37 for details Look for other random acts of art throughtout the Festival! 24 25 Art/Craft Art Installations The Smoky Hill River Festival’s Art Installations distinguish the event from any other in the Demonstrations country! Enjoy a self-guided tour of all the installation artworks; refer to the center map (pages 24-25) for locations. Observe the creative processes of skillful artists Friday 10 a.m. – 7 p.m and artisans as they exhibit, demonstrate and sell Saturday 10 a.m. – 7 p.m. Found throughout the park under the Demonstration Shelter Sunday 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. ★ First Treasures Program contributor (see page 13) A Dream Dragon Bridge ★ ★ Julie Cates Curt Krob Journey through mysterious symbols Salina, KS Salina, KS under an amazing dreamscape of Mixed Media: Playful, Mixed Media: Birds, mythical themes! colorful, energetic wood fish and absurd animals! Fourth Street Bridge pieces that spread happy. Lighthearted doodles and Bill Godfrey - Tarentum, PA Friday: Noon & 4 p.m. cartoon-like characters Saturday: 1 p.m. & 6 p.m. come to life with Sunday: 2 p.m. Styrofoam, paper mache B Beyond The Horizon: and paint. The Journey Friday: 11 a.m. & 6 p.m. Lines, movement and patterns from past Shawn Delker ★ Saturday: 2 p.m. & 5 p.m. Festivals are reinvented and re-imagined Salina, KS Sunday: Noon to create a new rhythm that inspires. Fiber: Silk, wool, cotton East of Fourth Street Bridge ★ and other fibers are Layl McDill Ann Arkebauer - Leawood, KS composed to create Minneapolis, MN striking landscapes and Mixed Media: The ancient C Trees - a Natural colorful abstractions. technique of millefiori Friday: 1 p.m. & 5 p.m. transforms sculptures into Canvas Saturday: Noon & 3 p.m. multi-level stories full of The Festival canopy becomes a colorful D Face Parade Sunday: 1 p.m. whimsy and imagination. and surreal experience. Friday: 1 p.m. & 4 p.m. West of Events Center Bridge A continual procession of colorful Festival faces Saturday: 11 a.m. & 3 p.m. West of Demonstration Area and figures. Gary Hobbie & Sunday: 2 p.m. Alicia Firstbrook-Stott & Shelby Brin - Paintchoo Plaza Ross VanderHamm ★ Manhattan, KS Amy and Tim Carlson - Lawrence, KS Salina, KS Chelsea McKee ★ Lawrence, KS Wood: A variety of wood- E Snake Oil working techniques are Glass: Original designs In celebration of our waters and water protectors, used to create beautiful and in wearable works of this giant wiggly snake slithers in the Smoky Hill functional works of art. art; handmade glass River. This translation of a child’s toy acts as a Friday: Noon & 3 p.m. beads and pendants gateway for discussion about the dangers hidden Saturday: 2 p.m. & 6 p.m. created individually and within the intertwined extraction, processing and intricately sculpted into Sunday: 3 p.m. transportation of both energy and water. colorful compositions. Friday: 11 a.m. & 3 p.m. In the river between Mulberry Bridge and the Phyll Klima & Saturday: 1 p.m. & 5 p.m. Fourth Street Bridge Tracy Musselwhite ★ Sunday: 1 p.m. Matt Farley - Lucas, KS Salina, KS Ken Sims ★ F Lego Printing Ceramics: Traditional and West Des Moines, IA contemporary techniques Building up the fun, this installation allows are used to create functional Jewelry: Coins meticu- Festival-goers to make unique relief prints using pottery. lously hand-cut to create Lego tiles that they can take home. Friday: 2 p.m. & 5 p.m. unique pieces of jewelry. Friday & Saturday: 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. Saturday: Noon & 4 p.m. Friday: 2 p.m. & 6 p.m. Sunday: 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. Sunday: Noon Saturday: 11 a.m. & 4 p.m. Shelter by Sound Garden Sunday: 3 p.m. Two Tone Press - Kansas City, MO

26 27 I Sub Culture Cross Stitch Q Poetry Wall Sub Culture Cross Stitch: This is not your Create your own poems and prose on the “S River grandmother’s cross stitch…Using color, scale S c ro l l .” and texture, this abstract repurposed fiber West of Kenwood Bridge sculpture challenges viewer’s understanding of Rich Bergen - Salina, KS what the age-old art of cross stitch can be. Local English teachers and students North Side of the Tennis Court Marideth Highsmith - Salina, KS Four Elemental Directions L Smoky Hill River Puppet Catch a glimpse of the large-scale Smoky Hill Keep your eye out for these roving sculptures J Oakdale/Carver Pool River Puppet as it makes its Festival debut. Watch representing the four cardinal and elemental This horizontal mural integrates the stories it flow through the park, accompanied by its directions of the Native American medicine of Salina’s summer fun activity – swimming! animal inhabitants. wheel. Quilt-like patterns mark a visual history of Salina Fri. & Sat.: 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. and 2 p.m. - 4 p.m. Attached to staff golf carts throughout the Park from an aerial perspective. Sunday: 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Juniper ‘TJ’ Tangpuz - Lawrence, KS North of Stage II Roving performances through the park, with Molly Dillworth - Brooklyn, NY - 2012 Salina Art home base in the racquetball court Creature Constellations Center Artist-in-Residence Created By Tammy Jo Jarvis and Anne E. H. Look fast and you might catch a glimpse of these Hoekstra for Friends of the River - Salina, KS sculptures flying past. These creatures, inspired by K Stage II Skirt the cardinal directions of the Chinese constella- F Swedish Craft This vibrant handmade skirt is inspired by the M Into Orbit - Eyes Turned tions are going, going, gone! Explore the world of Swedish Craft and watch deco architecture in downtown Salina. Skyward Attached to staff golf carts throughout the Park local artists create hand-crafted Swedish-inspired Stage II A courageous and heroic spaceman explores Juniper ‘TJ’ Tangpuz - Lawrence, KS objects. Demonstrations will be conducted at Anne E. H. Hoekstra - Salina, KS distant planets and galaxies in the wondrous but various times of the day. dangerous universe we inhabit. Inspired by retro Random Acts of Art North of the Sound Garden L Fauna Fantasma comic images and childhood memories from During the Festival, Oakdale Park is bursting with Students and Faculty of Bethany College - Festival-goers are invited to color and add to an space-themed movie and television serials, Kansas creativity. You may see artists’ creations on the Lindsborg, KS outsized, community-sourced coloring book-like artist Steve Britt takes you on a new adventure. streets, sidewalks and throughout the landscape. chalkboard mural. The permanent line art South of Stage II Art is everywhere. G The Resound Field painting, composed of kids’ drawings produced Steve Britt - Salina, KS The turntables spin. The unique creatures of during a Discover Salina Naturally project, reflects native Kansas fauna as interpreted by Salina’s the fields each plug their headphones into the N Dance of the Dragonfly earth. Peace travels in sound waves through the youth. From humble beginnings as pieces and parts, blades of buffalo grass, creating nothing short of a Fri. & Sat.: 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. and 2 p.m. - 4 p.m. these whimsical metal sculptures of insects and resounding “yes.” Sunday: 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. flowers come to life in the hands of artist Corey South of Bravo Stage Racquetball Court Haden. Scribe - Kansas City, MO Erika Nelson - Lucas, KS Events Center Bridge Corey Haden - Salina, KS H Henna: Get Your Art On Mehndi is one of the oldest beautification rituals O Riverbank Mural in the world, and is still enjoyed by millions across The natural landscape becomes a painter’s canvas. the globe. Intricate details are applied, containing Colin’s spray techniques bring his riverbank auspicious symbols for love, prosperity and luck. design to life! Fri. & Sat.: 11 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. and 4 p.m. - 7 p.m. Riverbank at Kenwood Bridge Sunday: 12 p.m. - 4 p.m. Colin Benson - Denver, CO South of Bravo Stage The Henna Chicks, Raven and Luna - Glenpool, OK P Reinventing the Wheel The wheel is reinvented through this merger I Community of design, art, engineering, fabrication and This installation explores form and considers the mechanical expertise. A true collaboration of similarity of humanity despite culturally attached minds, this kinetic icon has changed the Festival labels. The hands are cast from individuals of landscape for more than 15 years. various cultures, races and genders. Kenwood Bridge North Side of the Tennis Court Designed by David Exline - Aliso Viejo, CA Lori Wright and Neil Ward - Salina, KS Engineered by the family of Exline Inc. 28 29 Festival Legacies Premiere Sponsors

Time, talent and treasure are necessary to make the Smoky Hill River Festival happen each year. There isn’t space to recognize the thousands who help, but the Salina Arts & Humanities Commission would like to acknowledge a few excellent examples of people and organizations who have made the Festival possible. TIME: Salina Iron & Metal The staff of Salina Iron & Metal quietly and efficiently support Dustin Arbuckle Larkin Poe Festival Medallion Quest the Smoky Hill River Festival in & The Damnations a very important way. Each year, they provide roll-off containers that hold tons of debris from the Festival. Patrons fill cans in the park; AMBUCS’ 100+ volunteers bag it and take it outside the park for hauling. Salina Iron & Metal’s staff makes numerous trips to the landfill over the Creation Crossing Tent; Fire Department, General weekend and helps keep the Festival Lodging clean and welcoming. Bravo Stage Tent Services, Police Department, Parks & Recreation, Tony’s Pizza Events Center

TALENT: KSAL KSAL has been providing news, public service announcements, live broadcasts and in-kind commercial air time for all 43 years of the Smoky Hill River Festival. In addition to KSAL, the Rocking M Media family of stations and Festival Fitness Five Lodging Technical & Design professional staff are an important resource in Enhancements sharing the news, stories and events surround- ing each year’s Festival. Their contributions are greatly appreciated.

TREASURE: Danny Huehl, Kansas Homes and Movers Danny Huehl, owner of Kansas Homes and and an important place for volunteers, staff and Movers, has provided the headquarters for committees to find a little relief during Festival every year of the Smoky Hill River Festival. week. Renting, shipping and setting up such a The mobile homes he brings serve as an office, facility can cost in excess of $10,000 each year, Hospitality Services Kenwood Bridge Installation Festival Jam dressing room, technical and hospitality service, making this a very important contribution.

Joe’s Pet Project Big Band Dance Lodging Ensure the Festival for generations to come with a donation to the Smoky Hill River Festival Legacy Fund at the Greater Salina Community Foundation. 30 31 Premiere Sponsors Executive Sponsors

Festival Program Printing Lost Wax Artist Hospitality Joe’s Pet Project

Button Booth; Beverages Lost Wax

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First Treasures; Advertising Wireless Internet Festival Information Joe’s Pet Project Art Show Festival Buttons Service Booths Information Tents

Public Transportation; Amado Espinoza Trio Amado Espinoza Trio; Festival Signage Button Production Amado’s Junkyard Orchestra I-135 Larkin Poe Lodging Festival Brochure

Broadcast Services Artyopolis; Baby Station Festival Program

Stage II Art Show – East Side Larkin Poe Art/Craft ATM Demonstration Area 32 33 Sponsors Sponsors

Presenting Business Sponsors Brooks Liquor Radio Kansas Ashley HomeStore Framing Matters Propane Central Papa Green Shoes Advertising General Underwriting Framing Services General Underwriting Bank of Tescott Great Plains Federal Credit Rib Crib Casey’s General Stores Saint Francis Ministries Artyopolis Union Hospitality General Underwriting Artist Hospitality Amado’s Junkyard Orchestra Bank VI, a division of The Roberts Hutch-Line, Inc. Plains State Bank Jimmy John’s Salina & General Office Supplies Color Me Crazy! Face Painting ServiceMaster of Salina, Inc. Artyopolis Hutchinson Hospitality Salina Unitarian Universalist Paintchoo Plaza Cleaning Services Coldwell Banker Antrim-Piper Fellowship Wenger Realtors Kanopolis Drive-In Recycling Services Courtyard by Marriott Salina Smoky Hill Construction Storage Truck Advertising Stutzman Greenhouse, Inc. Lodging Artyopolis Coperion K-Tron Salina, Inc. Key Rexall Pharmacy Plants General Underwriting General Underwriting Eagle Marketing Solutions Super 8 I-70 Tamara Howe School of Dance Crown Distributors, LLC Martinelli’s Little Italy Advertising Advertising Lodging Premiere Hospitality Art Patron Party Target Four Seasons RV Acres Woods & Durham, CHTD. Culligan of Salina Mead Lumber Hospitality Bottled Water Lumber & Supplies RVs Papa Green Shoes The Salvation Army Family of Tony Buccigrossi Millwood Realty Transportation Artyopolis Heritage Real Estate Advisors You & Your Surroundings Artyopolis Waters True Value Hardware Everyday Lights Art Patron Program Farm Bureau Financial Services New Horizons Dental Care Artyopolis - Terry Burger & Lindsay Mistical Oasis Hilton Garden Inn Garber Phone Connection Artyopolis Lodging Telephones Festival Families First Fast Promo Hog Wild Pit Bar-B-Q Blue Beacon International Advertising Artyopolis Don C. & Florence M. McCune Foundation Key Rexall Pharmacy K·Coe Isom Mildred & Rolland Middlekauff Foundation Matt Stansberry & The Romance Saint Francis Ministries Employee Buttons Ka-Comm, Inc. Salina Regional Health Foundation Two-Way Radios In addition to cash and in-kind contributions, many businesses choose to support the Festival in a very Smoky Hill Construction special way. We would like to thank the following businesses that purchase buttons for their employees KAKEland Verla Nesbitt Joscelyn Foundation or customers. Button sales are the single-largest income source for the Smoky Hill River Festival.

Advertising American Electric EyeCare Associates of Salina Salina Family Healthcare Center Art Patron PremierE Sponsors American State Bank & Trust Co Fletcher & Associates Salina Family Vision Care Kansas Homes & Movers George & Joan Jerkovich Anesthesia Associates of Central Kansas PA Frisbie Construction Co., Inc. Salina Family YMCA Headquarters Mobile Home Applequist MFG INC Hampton & Royce L.C. Salina Iron & Metal Company Gary & Lana Jordan Ash Enterprises, Inc. Heritage Real Estate Advisors Salina Media Connection The Mortgage Company Gayle & Jane McMillen – Sponsoring the Art Parton Assurance Partners Jones Gillam Renz Architects Salina Ortho Bank VI, a division of The Plains State Ka-Comm, Inc. Golf Carts Premiere Tent Salina Scale Sales & Service, Inc. Bank Kansas Bankers Technologies, LLC Salina Veterinary Hospital Bruce & Julie Moore The Bank of Tescott KASA Companies Sports Connection PKM Steel Service Bennett Buick GMC Land Title Services Aaron Morrison Summers, Spencer & Company, P.A. Lost Wax The Bennington State Bank Morrison Ventures Sunset Properties, Inc. Karla Prickett Benson Accounting CPA, PA Mowery Clinic, LLC Blue Beacon International Norton, Wasserman, Jones & Kelly, L.L.C. Tony’s Pizza Presbyterian Manor of Salina Martha Rhea Central Care Cancer Center Weckel Pet Care Big Band Dance OCCK Transportation Mark Ritter & Rosie Lammoglia Central National Bank Panera Bread Wichita Employee’s Association Columbia Insurance Group Woods & Durham, CHTD. Connie Stevens Pettle’s Flowers Quality Inn & Suites Drs. Driver & Clark REPCO World Pest Control / Tox-Eol Lodging Brad Stuewe & Paula Fried Exline, Inc. Ryan Mortuary, Inc. WPM Pathology Laboratories, Chartered 34 35 Supporters Supporters Friends Continued Enthusiasts New Horizons Dental Care Loren and Sue Banninger Old Chicago Pizza & Taproom Bette Timmel Ruth Jennings Linda Ogden and Donna DeLaney Mike and Mary Beatty Ryan and Sarah Payne Stan and Audrey Vaughn Mary Johnson Bill and Jane Alsop Dave and DuAnn Peterson Cary Brinegar Pestinger Heating & Air Conditioning, Waddle’s Htg. & Cooling Inc. Jacqueline J. Jones W. Reese and Donna Baxter Inc. Tim and Meg Pivonka Broadway Mini Storage Dee and Kim Warren Kenny and Lee Lewis Patrick and Stephanie Beatty Lisa and Shannon Peters Tom and Katie Platten Paul and Connie Burket Watson Electric, Inc. Becky and Tim Maguffee Larry and Judy Beck Mike and Susan Ramage Chuck and Liz Carroll Kevin and Lynn Peterson Michael and Penny Mattson Mark and Sherie Bell Judy Weber Mark Ritter and Rosie Lammoglia Michael Chambers and Jim Loader Michael Ross and Family Paul and Brenda McDaniel Greg and Bobbie Bengtson World Travel Center LLC Bob and Linda Salem Tom and Lee Ann Christy Karl and Jody Ryan John W. McIntyre Lila Berkley Ken and Virginia Schwartz Kevin and Leslie Corbett Salina Mini-Storage Supporters Marian C. Page Mike and Debra Berkley Boyd and Heather Smith Crossroads Collision David and Ann Samuelson Mary Andersen Wilma Pearse Steven and Julie Blackwell Morrie and Sydney Soderberg Howard Debauche Neal and Janet Saskowski Lois Bates Vicki and Scott Price Pete and Rosie Brungardt Mike and Darlene Stottmann Joyce M. DeJulio-Burr Betsy Scholten Nick and Lori Berezovsky Shannon and Jo Buchanan Dick and Joyce Ratcliff Larry and Pam Strahan Tom and Carla Dill Gerald Shaft Carolyn Boyce Barton and Kate Bycroft Dick and Toni Renfro Dan and Jennifer Stutterheim Jean Drees Cheryl Siemers Nancy and Steve Bressler Greg and Gretchen Courtney Barb Sackrider Ella Umphrey Bob and Mary Exline E. Louise Simcox Randy and Janice Clark Brad and Christina Daily Angela and Dustin Schafer John and Kim Vanier Rob and Amy Freelove Brandi and Kyle Smith Phil Coleman Deb and John Divine Dave and Debbie Sellers Mark and Carolyn Wedel Frisbie Construction Co., Inc. Harry and Pam Smith Kaye Crawford Drs. Driver & Clark Jerry and Linda Simpson Gary and Mary Anne Weiner The Golf Shop Larry and Joy Smith Janet Denning Lou Ann and Tom Dunn Connie Stewart Brian and Judy Weisel Randy and Lisa Graham Linda Ellison Rex N and Cynthia S Snavely Elizabeth Duckers Ken and Mary Anne Trickle Rusty and Kellie Wilson Grain Belt Supply Company Elmore Plaza - Mary Kearns Marshall and Janice Stanton Jay and Elaine Edwards George and Marcia Troutfetter Mark Zimmerman and Carolyn Hofer Jarred Green Fine Art of Family Dentistry, PA Wendy Stein Alan and Roxie Eichelberger Harry and Linda Tysen Nancy Hampton Bill and Laurel Garlow Lawrence and Jo Ann Stoskopf Dave and Linda Freeland Katie and John Utter Hannebaum Grain Co., Inc. Jeff and Lynn Gillam Patrons Brenda and Larry Stoss Karna Hanks Bruce and Margaret Wyatt Shari Caywood Hassman Termite and Pest Control Larry E. Goscha and Sarah Mackin- Summers, Spencer & Co., P.A. Hettenbach & Langdon CPA George and Margaret Yarnevich Goscha Ron and Nancy Chandler Dan and Peggy Hebert Melanie Terrill and Mike Soetaert Dolores Hill Rolland and Sharon Zier John and Kristin Gunn Dunlap Family Foundation Jared and Alison Hiatt James and Brigid Hall Imperial Garden Patty Hilyard Randy and Lynda Hassler La Curva Deena Horst Dee Heili Marshall Motor Co. Barbara Hunter Matt and Brenda Hemmer Pop-A-Shot Enterprise, LLC Hugh and Becky Hyberger FESTIVAL FITNESS FIVE Tom and Maggie Hemmer Family Gayle K. Rose Constance S. Johnson A fine Festival morning: and YOU at the Saturday, June 15 Phil Hemmer Ryan Mortuary, Inc. Fay Johnson starting line! For those with a competitive 6:00 a.m. - Registration Mike and Marideth Highsmith Salina Supply Company Jim and Paula Johnson spirit or for buddies wanting to get in a good 7:00 a.m. - Start of Two-Mile Run, Five-Mile Dirk and Fran Hutchinson Todd and JaLue Smith Tom and Tamara Jones walk before Festival feasting begins; JOIN Run, Two-Mile Walk Solomon State Bank Kansas Bankers Technologies Ann Jett US for the 40th running of the Festival’s 8:15 a.m. - Start of Children’s Races Sara and Peter Johnston Monte and Penni White Bill Knox five-mile, two-mile, children’s road races, and 50-Yard Dashes - Age under 1 - 4 Paul and Carol Junk John and Cyndy Knutson two-mile walk. The two-mile walk will begin 220-Yard Runs, Age 5 - 6 Robert and Denice Justus Friends Ken and Rachel Krier at 7:00 a.m., the same time as the 2/5 miles Quarter-Mile Runs, Age 7 - 13 Curtis Kauer Ace Home Center L & S Building Contractors runs (chip-timed); the Children’s Races begin All races begin and end near the Jeff and Paula Knox Bob Adams and Tim Finnerty Land Title Services at 8:15 a.m. Entry fee required. locomotive in Kenwood Park. Bob and Rachel Loersch Advantage Trust Company Nancy and Aubrey Linville The Long Family Brad and Jane Anderson Marietta Dental Care Earl Matthews Steve and Ruth Ascher Joe and Mary Lou McKenzie Bill and Peggy Medina Ash Enterprises Inc. In Memory of Brian Montague Mark and Jeanette Mikinski Karyn S. Ashburn Montoya Law Office Ellen Morgan Audrey’s Ballroom Dancing Laurie Moravec Herb and Muriel Morgenthaler Monica Bachamp David and Janice Norlin Larry Myers and Diana Stewart Chris and Julie Banninger Pat and Lisa Ochs

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44 45 Staff & Committees Good Stuff to Know STAFF & SERVICE PROVIDERS Art Show- East Side: Gilda Alvarez, Jim Demaree, Shuttles Smile! Accounting Technician: Glenda Johnson Katy England, Mandi Hamilton, Carolee Jones, Free shuttles from the Tony’s Pizza Events Center The Smoky Hill River Festival is documented each Sandie Johnson, Donna Persigehl, Brian Weigel parking lot to Festival grounds are accessible. year through photographs. These images are used Executive Director: Brad Anderson Art Show - West Side: Michelle Baccis. Stacia Friday: 10 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. for marketing purposes in subsequent years. The Festival Coordinators: Anna V. Pauscher, Grace Brenneman, Jim & Sherry Cates, Robin Cates, Saturday: 10 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. purchase of an admission button gives implied Peterson Angie & Mark Coble, Amy Freelove, MariAnn Sunday: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. permission for the use of your image. The Festival Marketing/Development Coordinator: Kay Gies, Ann & Terry Headrick, Becca Metzler, CityGo/OCCK Services accepts no liability and offers no compensation Quinn Leesa Peterman, Mollie Purcell, Sylvia Rice Free rides to the Festival on the CityGo Bus for any personal image used in this way. Due to copyright infringement, absolutely NO unautho- Office Administrator: Amanda Morris Artyopolis Children’s Area: Carrie Carpenter, Pat System are available to anyone wearing a Festival button (Thursday, Friday & Saturday). No rized recording of any entertainment is permitted. Office Volunteer: Carrie Carpenter Haas, Romeyn Lauber, Mike Mattek, George Check out the “Photo Gallery” at riverfestival.com Troutfetter Sunday service. Program Assistant: Susan Eberwein or #SHRF2019. Relive a great weekend! Baby Station: Beth Vinson The CityGo Routes will offer expanded bus service Sanitation Services: Salina Septic Service on Thursday and Friday from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. Good Neighbor Park Policy Big Band Dance: Hannah Holt, Jenni Jones, The Smoky Hill River Festival takes place in Security: Smart Security Inc. and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. to Oakdale Clarke Sanders Park (Oakdale entrance and Events Center scenic Oakdale Park, one of Salina’s oldest and Sound: Titan Sound Art/Craft Demonstration: Penny Bettles, Jenny foot bridge) during the Festival, to take people most beautiful. To lessen the impact of more than Stage Crews Davis, Kim George, Cori Sherman North, Hana anywhere on normal routes within Salina city 60,000 Festival-goers and to provide a comfortable experience for everyone, the Festival is asking for Bravo Stage: Andrew Strong North, Melanie Sanders limits. cooperation with the following: Entertainment: Loren Banninger, Sarah Crews, Eric Stein: Chris Banninger, Lucas Easterday, After regular shuttle hours, OCCK provides trans- • Blankets and chairs must be removed each Laura Easterday, CJ Hammon, cash hollistah., MaKrae Rhodes, Thomas Rhodes, Lakin portation for people with movement impairments evening of the Festival. Note - following each Brad Johnson, Bruce Lacy, Jacob Palmateer, Sebastian on an on-call basis only. Check in at Festival night’s closing act, Festival staff removes all Erin Ryan Headquarters for assistance. Friday and Saturday: Stage II: Grant Dorsey, Noah Endreshak blankets, chairs, etc. from the park. Check Lost & Festival Fitness Five: Brandon Martinez 8:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. Found the next day. Stage Managers Festival Jam: Steve Hanson, Ryan McClintock Information Booths • Plastic ground tarps are not allowed because of Arty’s Stage: Ruby Tilton The information booth is the best source for damage to grassy areas. First Treasures: Connie Burket Bravo Stage: CJ Hammon directions and other Festival-related questions. • Individual tents and canopies are not allowed Food: Cary Brinegar, Kim & Ron Cairns, Brenda Get your t-shirts here. Two locations: near in the park. Eric Stein Stage: Loren Banninger Nickelson, Melanie Regnier, Steve Renich, the Kenwood Bridge and west of Art/Craft • Umbrellas will be restricted to use behind a Stage II: Kay Engelland, Kate Lindsay Dawn Smith Demonstration Area. marked boundary to facilitate sight lines. Please Support Staff: Seth Johnson, Joshua Middle, Ethan Gates: Amy Cole, Dale Cole, Nancy Scanlan First Aid stay behind this line with your umbrellas. • Please do not bring pets or animals to the Festival. Schulte, Bryan Weary Hospitality: Christal Lantz, Linda Rohrer First Aid and EMS services are available at the R Technical Director: Brigid Hall permanent restroom next to the tennis courts. • oller blades, skateboards, scooters and bicycles are Information Booths: Beth & Tom Arpke prohibited, except for Public Safety – Police & Fire. Assistant Technical Directors: Dennis Arnold, Marketing: Peggy Medina, Mary Lou Schneider Lost & Found • Due to obvious hazards, glass containers and John Corman, Ron Dankenbring, Jamie Hall, Visit the Festival’s Lost & Found booth near the bottles are prohibited. Robert Justus, Ken Krier, Caroline Lanterman, Parking: Rachel Loersch, Amanda Michealis, Fourth Street Bridge to scope out misplaced items. Brian Morris, Kyle Weiser • For safety and as a courtesy to our entertainers, Rachel Loersch Lost children also are escorted here to be reunited please keep children at a reasonable distance from Shuttles: Sarah Quinn, Andy Purdy with parents. Lost & Found is located south of the stages and off the steps of the Eric Stein Stage. Festival Headquarters. COMMITTEE MEMBERS/COORDINATORS • Absolutely NO unauthorized vending is Ident-A-Kid permitted on Festival grounds. Ambassadors: Sheri Albright, Eddie Balluch, Trish Calling all kids to stop by the Ident-A-Kid booth • One last request - please place your personal Bandre, Loreen Buccigrossi, John Claman, just west of Art/Craft Demonstration Area to get trash in a receptacle. Help leave Oakdale Park in Corey Haden, Angela Hayden, Joe Jackson, your I.D. bracelet. It’s the best way for us to find great shape! Andrea Jared, Susana Jimenez, Pete Maskovich, your mom or dad if you get separated. Have your Don Merriman, Byron Norris, Jodi Pappada, It’s Easy to be Green! folks bring their cell phone for easy access. Look for receptacles for recycling of Stephen Papy, Ron & Joan Reed, Kyle Smith, Friday, Saturday & Sunday Addaline Winship plastic water bottles and cans around Mobile Device Charging Station the Festival, to help us reduce the Art Installation: Steve Hoekstra, Tammy Jarvis, Charging Stations available at the northeast end amount of trash sent to the landfill. Brian Weigel of the Art Show – East Side provided courtesy of The area in front of the Eric Stein Stage is marked Art Patron Program: Amanda Blechle, Lacrista Nex-Tech Wireless. with an aisle for easier access to trash service. Brightbill, Gabe Grant, Anne Shadwick, Jannell Baby Station Access to Oakdale Park will be limited each day Shadwick, CJ Hammon Here’s a shady spot to change a diaper or feed your after 10 p.m., as early-morning preparations are baby, located in Artyopolis. necessary to ready the park for the day. Gates will Friday & Saturday: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. open promptly at 10 a.m. daily, at which time Sunday: Noon to 5 p.m. Festival-goers may enter the park. 46 47 Bringing out the best in the lives we touch… Creating Possibility. Proud to support the arts in our community!

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