6 NATIONAL CHERRY FESTIVAL 2005 TRAVERSE CITY RECORD-EAGLE Bayside Entertainment brightens National Cherry Festival

The National Cherry Festival is pleased to will be perfect for the entire family to enjoy the Beatles era on Wednesday evening, July announce its Pepsi — Kentucky Fried on the shores of West Grand Traverse Bay. 6. An evening packed with fun for the entire Chicken Bay Side Stage roster of entertain- In celebration of America’s birthday, July family is sure to be one of the most popular ment for the 79th Festival season. This 4, Traverse City’s own ENCORE SOCIETY Bay Side nights! year’s music stage is presented by Blue will perform Monday evening. The band fea- Thursday, July 7, rock and roll icon Eddie Cross/Blue Shield/Blue Care Network of tures local artists performing a perfect mix Money WILL perform at the National Michigan, Charter Communications and TV of music for a holiday evening in the heart Cherry Festival. Presented by Labatt Blue, 7&4. The National Cherry Festival will kick of Downtown Traverse City. Money takes the stage with all-time hits like, off an eight-day entertainment schedule with Tuesday night, July 5, country music takes “Two Tickets to Paradise” and “Baby Hold the Band, presented by Miller center stage with Dierks Bentley, following On To Me.” Known as one of the hardest Lite, taking to the stage on Saturday, July 2. the AAA Michigan Heritage Parade. Dierks workingmen in rock and roll, Money will Little Feat the Band, a band with a decade offers a creatively fresh, but “pure” country celebrate his 27th anniversary as a staple in a of music on the road, features eight bluesy approach to singing and songwriting. sometimes-finicky business. He has recorded musicians with a sometimes-southern rock Moving to Nashville at age 19, Dierks over a dozen albums, and has done numer- flavor. Lead guitarist and vocalist Paul immersed himself in the Nashville music ous projects in television and film. Money Barrere, along with Sam Clayton on percus- scene, learning by playing gigs in clubs and has penned several theme songs for Major sion, infuses their sound with “the rock ‘n bars. With a mix of bluegrass, Dierks brings League Baseball, and has been seen in the roll doctor” to bring a mix- “country” home in every song he sings. Hits recent year on “The Drew Carey Show” and ture of sound to the stage. Friends with leg- with his up-beat tempo include: “What Was in the film “Joe Dirt.” An accomplished ends like Jimmy Buffet, Little Feat the Band I Thinking,” “How Am I Doin’” and “Forget musician, he sings, writes and plays the sax- has had their tunes played by , rock, About You.” Dierks will make country fans ophone, harmonica and piano. and folk artists throughout the country for want to get up and sing and clap their hands Adult Contemporary artist John Waite, over 30 years. all night long at the shores of West Grand presented by Mike’s Hard Lemonade, hits On Sunday, July 3, Chateau Grand Traverse Bay. the Bay Side Stage on Friday, July 8. Waite Dierks Bentley performs Tuesday, Traverse sponsors an evening of Festival Back by popular demand is 1964 The has hit AC charts multiple times through his July 5, following the AAA Wine Tasting complemented by Three Men Tribute, presented by Netlink Business three-decade career. First with the English Michigan Heritage Parade. and a Tenor on stage. This night of acapella Solutions, performing tunes reminiscent of PLEASE SEE PAGE 7

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