Date of Event:
Friday thru Sunday, October 16th-18th Map & Schedule
Location:
Downtown Covington, multiple venues
Description:
Seven venues in Covington host a weekend of International Music, Dance and Art featuring 40+ acts and 150+ performers in a great celebration of diverse cultures and art forms. Discover a new world through the language of music - and travel around the globe right here on the streets of Covington. Proceeds benefit Play it Forward, a 501c3 nonprofit that assists musicians in times of extreme hardship.
World Music Fest Schedule of events (as of September 2nd 2009)
Friday, Oct. 16:
6-10 pm VIP Mixer at Baker Hunt with food, wine and live music by CCM combo and Faux Frenchmen ($30 includes ticket to Global After-Party, WMF Mainstage and a ticket voucher for a CCM production.)
Saturday, Oct. 17: Baker Hunt (620 Greenup): 9 am - 1 pm Continental breakfast and music and 10 am - 3 pm Kids Zone with storytellers, hands-on workshops and children's entertainers. Step-N-Out Studio (721 Madison): Noon - 5 pm Dance showcase with workshops. Artisans Enterprise Center (25 W 7th): 1 - 7 pm Asian music with Asian art exhibit and Asian tea. Leapin Lizard (726 Main): Noon - 7 pm Moroccan Bazaar with vendors/info tables and two stages with live music. Chez Nora (530 Main): 2:30-7 pm Latin and Worldbeat Jazz The Avenue: 4-9 pm Island theme with Reggae, Cajun and Tropical music
Saturday Night, Oct. 17 9 pm - midnight. $5.Global after-party at Leapin Lizard featuring DJ Roma Boombox
Sunday, Oct. 18:
5-10 pm. Headlining acts at Madison Theater (730 Madison) Featuring Javier Mendoza, Acarya, Roger Drawdy and the Firestarters and Super-Massive. $12 pre-sale, $15 day-of show. Tickets available now at www.madisontheateronline.com!
Tammy B Stephens Fine Arts, Encore! Design and Karen Rentz, Jean St. John, Mayor Denny Bowman, Commissioner Shawn Masters, Commissioner Mildred Rains, Commissioner Jerry Stricker, Commissioner Sherry Carran, City Attorney, Frank Warnock, Alex Mattingly, City Manager Larry Klein, Gary Keller, Dora Rice, KKG, Dan Brown, curator, Sandy Stonebraker and Danielle Eullit, The Doors of Mianstrasse, Steve Mullin, Donna Wilson, Therese Lusby and The Butler Foundation, Aymie Majerskie and Barking Fish Lounge, Matt Bledsoe, Troy Hitch and Big Fat Brain, Liz Wu and Play it Forward, Kurt Strecker, Heather and Billy Tackett, Black n Bluegrass Rollergirls, Jennifer Baldwin and Art Machine, Brian Harmon, Molly Malone's, Lizz Godfroy and Leapin Lizzard Gallery, Madison Theater, StepnOut Studio, Dave Laug and Baker Hunt, Katie Brass and Carnegie Visual and Performing Center for the Arts, Richard Kern and The Avenue, Sidebar, Downunder, Fritz Kuhlman, Kathrine Nero, Butch Callery, Bud Thurman, Kathie Hickey, Dave Grome and Millimetre Creative, Westside Action Coalition, Historic Licking Riverside Civic Association, Rhonda Whitaker at Duke Energy, Paul Gottbrath and BeConcerned
Map & Schedule
World Music Fest Schedule of events (as of September 2nd 2009)
