THIS Saturday the Pearl Park precinct in Foster will be transformed into the Pearl Park Music Festival and is promising something for everyone. Just a short stroll from the many cafes, take away shops and other retail outlets in the main street, it is an ideal time to spend the day in town. Together with a market and a variety of activities and entertainment throughout the day, It will be a celebration of Foster’s rich and long musical history.
Main Street will be closed from the Victory Avenue roundabout to the rear carpark entrance adjacent to the museum from 7am until 11pm. This section of road will feature an eclectic variety of market stalls and food, including massage and face painting throughout the day. There will also be a bar at the rotunda operating from midday.
Starting at 10am with Tai Chi outside the museum and hosted by Tai Chi Masters Andy and Karen from Prom Coast Martial Arts Club, this is a great way to start the day. Running concurrently is a story reading workshop for young children with Margie Haycroft outside the library and Manna Gum Sustainable Food Workshop for older children under the big tree at the eastern end of Pearl Park. At 11am there will be children’s games with Jan and Tika.
Music starts on the stage in the park at 11.30am and continues until 10pm.
The line-up has been shaped so as to highlight the wealth of talent, experience and versatility of many of our local musicians and to entertain and appease even the most discerning music aficionados. The genres of music are just as varied; from acoustic, folk, old time and country to rhythm & blues, Irish, roots/reggae, classic rock and a little of everything in between.
The music program:
- 11.30am:Bec’s Bonny Boners (Vocal Group)
- 12.00am: Harmony (Acoustic Duo)
- 12.30pm: The Pegs (Original Folk)
- 1.00pm: The McCrackens (Old Time/Southerngrass)
- 2.00pm: Jane Saw & her band Calf Muscle (Country)
- 3.00pm: The Acquaintances (Folk Rock)
- 4.00pm: Desperate Measures (Pop Rock)
- 5.00pm: The Grand Ole Factory Band (Rhythm & Blues)
- 6.00pm: Blind Cobbler’s Thumb (Irish)
- 7.00pm: The Wing-It Brothers Band (Blues/Soul/Rock)
- 8.00pm: King River Rising (Roots/Reggae)
- 9.00pm: Midnight Possum (Classic Rock)
Foster has a rich heritage of live music and the performers on the day have a strong connection with Foster. For the first time, the Pearl Park Music Festival enables them all to perform at the same event. It’s a celebration of lifestyle and music, it’s a showcase for passionate and dedicated musicians and music lovers alike, it’s a picnic in the park with something for whole family. Everyone is invited to come and celebrate all the good things in life……music makes life better!
The Pearl Park Music Festival is gratefully sponsored by the Victorian Government Pick My Project and is proudly supported by Bendigo Bank customers of Toora & District Community Bank Branch and Foster Branch.
Entry is by gold coin donation.
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