APRIL 21, 2008 (0
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Musical variety a fair highlight
By Jerry Webber
Blues, Flamenco, Country, Bluegrass,
Rock’n’Roll and more, the stage is set for the
Encinitas Street Fair and its entertainment. Well, actually
four stages are set. The Encinitas Street Fair is back and this
year it has an added stage to expand your entertainment
options.
“We try to go local first,”
said Dody Tucker, Executive Director of DEMA, the Downtown
Encinitas MainStreet Association. “We try to get
different sounds.”
Tucker and Carris Rhodes, DEMA program
assistant, are responsible for choosing and booking the
entertainment.
“So I think it is kind of going to be
a goal of ours, to make sure we incorporate at least, you know,
four or five different music types into the street fair,”
Rhodes said.
Certainly the mixture of musical genres is
a strength of the entertainment schedule and adds to the
strength of the overall fair, as well.
The street fair will be held Saturday,
April 26, and Sunday, April 27. The hours both days will be
from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The four stages will be located along
Highway 101.
The Hansen Surf Board Community Stage will
be at F Street and Highway 101. The Karl Strauss Beer Garden
Stage will be in the Lumberyard parking lot at I Street and
Highway 101. The Lumberyard Stage will be located at the center
courtyard at the Lumberyard on Highway 101. The fourth stage is
the Encinitas School of Music Stage located in the 7-Eleven
parking lot at D Street and Highway 101.
This year, a fourth stage was added to the
entertainment lineup. The stage is being provided by the
Encinitas School of Music. The school received a grant from the
City of Encinitas and as part of that grant they are required
to provide this stage.
The schedule for the Encinitas School of
Music stage for April 26, is 12:30 p.m.-1:30 p.m. Russell
Castiglione; 1:30 p.m.-2:30 p.m. Tri-Force; 2:30 p.m. Encinitas
School of Music; 4 p.m. ESOM Big Band.
The schedule for the Encinitas School of
Music stage for April 27 is 12:30 p.m.-1:30 p.m. Peter Hall; 1:
30 p.m.-2:30 p.m. Tri-Force; 2:30 p.m. Encinitas School of
Music; 4 p.m. ESOM Big Band.
Big band music appeals to fans of all ages
and in this case the ESOM Big Band has members all ages,
ranging from 9 years old to 55, according to Encinitas School
of Music Executive Director Stephen Rollins.
“They do big band slash Jazz,”
Rollins said. “A lot of the classic jazz standards,
‘Satin Doll’ and ‘Take Five,’ those are
some of the standards they play.”
According to Rollins, they even do a cover
of the Carlos Santana’s “Oye Como Va.”
The Hansen Surf Board Community Stage will
offer community based and family oriented entertainment. The
schedule for April 26 is 11:30 a.m.-12 p.m. La Costa Dance
& Cheer; 12 p.m.-12:30 p.m. La Costa Dance & Cheer; 12:
30 p.m.-1:00 p.m. Singing Solo; 1:00 p.m.-1:30 p.m. Singing
Solo; 1:30 p.m.-2:00 p.m. Stage Door Dance & Performance; 2
p.m.-2:30 p.m. The Jeremy & Shoshie Duo; 2:30 p.m.-3 p.m.
United Martial Arts; 3 p.m.-3:30 p.m. Dance Fitness; 3:30
p.m.-4 p.m. Dance Fitness.
The schedule for April 27 is 11:30 a.m.-12
p.m. The Three of Us; 12:30 p.m.-1 p.m. Co
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Motion Dance; 1 p.m.-1:30 p.m. Ke Hulili O
Kailani; 1:30 p.m.-2 p.m. Ke Hulili O Kailani; 2 p.m.-2:30 p.m.
Park Dale Players; 2:30 p.m.-3 p.m. The Republic of Letters; 3
p.m.-3:30 p.m. California Music Studio; 3:30 p.m.-4 p.m. NRG.
The Courtyard Stage will give you a chance
to hear some music you might not hear that often, played by
some talented musicians.
“They are local and they are
incredible artists,” Tucker said about the Super Strings,
a Bluegrass band made up of local musicians. They formed almost
three years ago through local jam sessions, according to Bill
Frisbee, the band’s guitar player.
“It was supposed to be a cream of the
crop pickers,” Frisbee said.
Although this sort of local super group of
pickers is very talented, they and their music are very
accessible to fans and newcomers alike. “That’s a
unique thing about Bluegrass music, it’s
approachable,” Frisbee explained. “It’s a
really familial feel.”
You can see them and other groups at the
Courtyard Stage. The schedule for April 26 is 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
Super Stings; 2 p.m.-4:30 p.m. Uplift Band. The schedule for
April 27 is 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Adrienne Nims & Spirit
Wind; 2 p.m.-4 p.m. David Correa & Cascada.
The fourth stage is the Beer Garden Stage.
This year it offers someone who is tied to a legend. The Blues
Gypsys’ guitarist and singer, Ricky Parish, played with
blues god John Lee Hooker for a couple of years.
“It was an education that I would
have never got anywhere else,” Parish said about his time
with Hooker.
Parish and the rest of the Gypsys will be
promoting their second album, “Another Card in the
Hat,” which was scheduled out on April 15. This will be
the band’s first time playing the street fair and it will
be good chance to promote their album and spread their message
about the blues.
“It tells a story and the story makes
people feel better because people can relate to it,”
Parish said about the Blues.
You can see The Blues Gypsys and others at
the Beer Garden Stage. The schedule for April 26 is 11:30
a.m.-2 p.m. The Blues Gypsys; 2:30 p.m.-5 p.m. Michael J and
The Mighty Cash Cats. The schedule for April 27 is 11:30 a.m.-2
p.m. The Corvettes; 2:30 p.m.-5 p.m. Bozanni Brothers.
“It’s gonna
be a lot of fun,” Parish said.
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