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2008 Entertainment
Coming to Art in the Park, 2008, Golden Jubilee Anniversary
Check out the schedule >>
Main Stage | Youth Roots Stage | Shady Tree Stage | Strolling Entertainers
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US Cellular Main Stage - Schedule >>
 The Kelihans-Kansas City Irish Rock and Roll
Songs of family and friends, old times and legend. Pub rock with punk energy and working class harmonies. Birthed from the midtown of Kansas City behind years of weekly duty at happy hour. Given to sometimes raucous, sometimes beautiful, deliveries of original tunes and heartfelt traditionals offered to honor a heritage that inspires us.
Web: www.myspace.com/thekelihans |
 The NonStop Reggae Crew
Since 1998, NonStop Reggae has been presenting St. Louis, Missouri with the best of Reggae Culture. This action packed performance guarantees to render an irie sensation. If you are looking for a variety of dancehall, classic roots and modern style reggae rock; NonStop Reggae will deliver it to your door.
Web: www.geocities.com/_reggae |
 Ironweed Bluegrass Band and Swampweed-Cajun Dancehall Band
Ironweed will continue to bring you only the finest in bluegrass, vintage country and good ol’hillbilly twang with Kelly Jones on fiddle. This year, they will be also share the stage with their evil twin, Swampweed. Their Cajun Dancehall music features Cajun French vocals, Ehren Oncken on button accordion and Jimmy Joe Culbertson on percussion.
Web:
www.ironweedbluegrassband.com | www.myspace.com/ironweedbluegrassband
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 Henry Clay and the Full Grown Men
Rising from the ashes of the touring rocking blues band from the late eighties formerly known as The Benders, Henry Clay and The Full Grown Men is comprised of five "seasoned" veterans of the Columbia, Missouri music scene. Leading the band on vocals and harmonica is consummate bluesman Henry Clay Ransburgh.As for guitarists, the FGM is blessed with two of the best, Sean Hennessy and Pete Szkolka.. Nailing down the bottom end are John "Robo" Robertson on bass and Jimmy Joe "Cotton" Culbertson on drums.
Web:
www.henryclayblues.com |
The Hennessy Brothers
Fronted by siblings Kevin Hennessy (bass) and Sean Hennessy (guitar), The Hennessy Brothers blend 50 years of jazz tradition and innovation to create their own version of modern jazz. Rounding out the group are two great musicians and friends Marty Morrison on drums and Allen Beeson on trumpet.
Kevin Hennessy moved back to the midwest after spending 17 years in the southern California music scene. He has played or recorded with Sting, Joe Pass, Larry Carlton, Nickel Creek, Peter Sprague, Jerry Douglass, Bob James, America, Peter Cetera, Herbie Mann, Glen Phillips, and Chad Smith. Sean Hennessy has played with A.J. Croce, Tom Kennedy, Dave Scott, Conrad Herwig, James Williams, Joe Diorio, Sara Evans, and Buddy Defranco. The Hennessy Brothers will be performing original music off their latest CD.
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 Lisa Rose Jazz
Lisa Rose and her musicians are passionate, talented and energetic. They love to perform and it shows! Their primary interest is in jazz standards but they also incorporate Brazilian and Cuban rhythms and other styles of jazz (swing, ballads, blues, bossa nova, be-bop). In celebration of Art in the Park’s Golden Jubilee 50th anniversary, Lisa Rose and her band will present music from the last 50 years, jazz designed with compositions from 1938 to the present. Lisa recently produced a CD and is delighted to offer this disc as an additional way to enjoy their music.
Web: www.lisarosejazz.com
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 Celandine-Alt Country
This band is country rock from the heart of the country with down-to-earth Americana roots. Celandine began when three members of the regional band Trailhead reformed, with a new guitar sound. The band plays straight-up roots rock music, original tunes lamenting loves lost or earthscapes overly trodden on, but they enjoy pulling out a wide range of cover songs from some of their influencing artists. They like to get the crowd stomping, and then lull them back to a quiet, still place of introspection. . In their short career, they have shared stages with Noam Chomsky, a mechanical bull and everyone in between. Their most recent release is 'Coming Home To Me.'
Web:
www.myspace.com/celandine | www.hometonerecords.com |
The Deva Dancers
The Deva Dancers are the longest running professional belly dance troupe in Mid-Missouri. Directed by Asha Diana Denman, the Deva Dancers troupe is comprised of about fifteen members with varying levels of experience. The Deva Dancers explore many styles of belly dance in their original choreographies, where they share their joy of dancing with each other and with the community.
Web:
www.devadancers.com |
 The Goldbugs
'Columbia, MO rockers the Goldbugs bill themselves as 'non stop twang pop,' and have been wowing audiences in the Midwest with a thrilling blend of melodic pop and keening dynamics.'
- Pop Culture Press
'The three come from different musical backgrounds, which shows in their collaborative effort, an array of pop, country and rock - sometimes with a little country waltz mid-set. A three-piece band has its limitations, Galbraith said, but the quality of the sound isn't compromised.'
Mary T. Nguyen, Columbia Daily Tribune
Web: www.myspace.com/goldbugs | www.hometonerecords.com http://thegoldbugs.bandvista.com
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 David Wax and Friends-Mexo/Americana
'A pleasing twist on your usual americana fare, a kind of son-infused cowboy treat.' - Lonesome Music, music blog
Besides living on a cattle ranch for a couple of years and stopping by Harvard to pick up that little paper called a degree, David has also spent a year in rural Mexico learning traditional folk music. He currently lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts and fronts two band, The David Wax Museum and La Tuza.
Web:
www.myspace.com/davidwaxmusic |
Stinkin’ Refuse
The remnants of long-defunkt Midwest supergroup Spankin' Rufus have resurfaced as Stinkin' Refuse. Despite being older, crankier, and needing to get to bed earlier, Tom, Jerry, Travis, Gerry, and Sean maintain a proud tradition of drunkenness, loudness, screwing around a long time between songs, and, of course, high-powered, horn-driven, funky jazz rock.
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The Monday Night Big Band
The Big Band was formed in January of '07 with the primary purpose of rehearsing and performing some of the more contemporary concert literature for this type of ensemble. Several of the arrangements the band performs were written or arranged by members of the Band. The Band is comprised of teachers, students and other members of the Columbia, Mo. area with considerable prior experience with Big Band Jazz. To date the majority of the Band's performances have been fundraisers for worthwhile charitable organizations in the Columbia, Mo. area, as well as local school fundraising events.
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Art in Health Care Youth Roots Stage - Schedule >>
 Hagerman the Entertainer-Vaudeville Magic and Comedy
Hagerman, has currently entertained over one million people performing his unique vaudeville style at fairs, theme parks and schools all over the country. As a scholar of comedy, Hagerman puts many great belly laughs into each of his shows. As an inventor of magic, his routines are often sought after by other magicians. Peers label his style as intelligent, charming and fresh. Hagerman combines comedy and education into one tight package.
Web: www.hagermania.com |
Grant Elementary School All Stars-Blues and more
MOBlues Association and Boone County National Bank helped bring the blues to Grant school where the children learned 'you have to sing the blues to lose the blues' from resident blues artist TJ Wheeler. Grant Elementary All Star Family will perform a variety of music for Art in the Park. Performing a variety of music will be a vocal ensemble, a recorder ensemble and more surprises for an exciting and fun filled performance. Other performances include the Earth Day Celebration, Columbia Public Library, Boone County National Bank downtown, Assistance League fund raiser at the Blue Note and Cherry Street Artisan and concerts for parents and students at Grant Elementary.
Email: psisson@columbia.k12.mo.us
Web: www.moblues.org
PACE-Performing Arts in Children's Education
PACE will conduct a lively audience sing-a-long of great, familiar, family tunes.
Web: www.kidsintheact.org
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Poetry in Motion
 Breakdance, also known as breaking or b-boying, is a street dance style that evolved as part of the hip hop movement and originated among African American youths in the South Bronx of New York City during the early 1970s. It is arguably the best known of all hip hop dance styles. Nicholaus Rodriguez and friends are local high school students and dance poets of this classic movement .
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 Raptor Rehabilitation Project
The Raptor Rehabilitation Project is a service and education organization of the University of Missouri-College of Veterinary Medicine in Columbia, Missouri. Veterinary students, as well community members and other University of Missouri students, volunteer their time and effort in rehabilitating injured raptors and caring for resident birds. Volunteers will be on site with permanent resident birds to help teach people about the importance of birds of prey in the wild.
Web: www.raptorrehab.missouri.edu
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 Spike Bones-Puppets, Theatrical Fun
From the streets of Chicago and New Orleans, Bones represents a traditional style of American entertainment from the 1840’s-1940’s. Formerly a veteran teacher with a master’s degree in educational television, Spike has designed this show to be fun, exciting and educational for people of all ages. |
Balloon Art Fun
Casey the Balloon Guy will create special bicycle balloons to be given away in the Art League raffle. You will find Casey near the Youth Roots stage on Saturday at 4:00 and Sunday at 2:00.
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Premier Bank Shady Tree Stage - Schedule >>
 The "Shade Tree Fiddlers" stage will present a number of area fiddlers and accompanists in hour-long sets throughout Saturday and Sunday. The bluegrass, old-time, and swing fiddlers, young and old, will include Bobby Joe Caldwell (Columbia), Dale Pauley (Columbia), Bud Wyatt (Centralia), Kelly Jones (Stover), Howard Marshall (Fulton), John White (Hallsville), Joel Chrisman (Ashland), Sadie Currey (Columbia), Dierik Leonhard (Columbia) and Bryan Biswell (Fayette).
For more information, contact: Howard Marshall, email MarshallH@missouri.edu or call 573-642-6226.
Hosted by the Missouri Traditional Fiddle and Dance Network
Web:http://fiddle.missouri.org |
Strolling Entertainers - Schedule >>
Simpatico - Sweet Adelines-Heart of Missouri Quartet
 This is a fun-loving quartet whose love of music shines through whenever they sing. They enjoy performing out in the community and are available for Singing Valentines, birthdays, holidays, and special events. By day, disguised as ordinary citizens, Simpatico can be found posing as a bank executive, an accountant, a stay-at-home mom, and a counselor retiree. Simpatico is proud to be part of the Heart of Missouri Sweet Adelines Sweet Adelines-Heart of Missouri .
Web: http://HOMchorus.coin.org | www.sweetadelinesinternational.net
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Booneslick Chordbusters Barbershop Quartet
The Boonslick Chordbusters are men who like to sing a cappella (unaccompanied) four-part harmony. They represent a chapter in the Central States District of the Barbershop Harmony Society (BHS) (formerly known as the Society for Preservation and Encouragement of Barbershop Quartet Singing in America - SPEBSQSA).
Web: www.chordbusters.com
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Ehren Oncken-Button Accordionist
Currently, Ehren plays in the Loehnig German Band and also in Swampweed, a Cajun Dancehall Band. In 1996, Ehren participated in the Missouri Folk Arts Masters-Apprenticeship Program offered through the University of Missouri and the Missouri Arts Council under the tutelage of Marilyn Loehnig. During this year-long program, Ehren learned German folk songs on his button accordion and Marilyn taught him to sing traditional German folk songs. Since October of 2007, Ehren has also been studying and performing traditional Cajun music with Dierik Leonhard and Jane Accurso of the Ironweed/Swampweed bands.
Email: ego347@gmail.com
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Spike Bones-Puppets, Theatrical Fun
From the streets of Chicago and New Orleans, Bones represents a traditional style of American entertainment from the 1840’s-1940’s. Formerly a veteran teacher with a master’s degree in educational television, Spike has designed this show to be fun, exciting and educational for people of all ages.
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Columbia Art League
111 South Ninth Street, Suite 140
Columbia, MO 65201
573-443-2131
573-443-8838
email: artleague@centurytel.net
web: cal.missouri.org
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