THE 1ST ANNUAL PLEASURE ISLAND BLUEGRASS
BY THE RIVER
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Kure Beach, NC – Bluegrass is Back
on Pleasure Island. The Pleasure
Island Chamber of Commerce presents the 1st Annual Bluegrass
By The River on May 12th at the Ft. Fisher Air Force Recreation
Area. After being away for a few
years, the folks at the Chamber decided it was time to bring this
Family-friendly event back to its home – Pleasure Island!
This year will feature a variety of
bluegrass music with five of the best bands in the southeast. Starting out the afternoon will be local
favorites South of K from Kure
Beach, NC. with their traditional and inspiring bluegrass selections. To mix it up just a little, we are bringing
you The Mystery Hillbillies from
Winston-Salem with their special renditions of bluegrass standards as well as
some Patsy Cline and a little rock-a-billy to boot. For our third band, we welcome the Donna Hughes Band from the Triad area. Donna is an award-winning singer-songwriter
and multi-instrumentalist that has written for and recorded with some of the
best in bluegrass (Allison Krauss to name one). Ted
Jones and the Tarheel Boys will be back for their 3rd Pleasure
Island Festival and bring their
gospel-inspired, traditional bluegrass renditions to our stage all the way
from Smithfield, NC. Rounding out the
evening, we are proud to present the hot, young group from the hills of
Harlan County, Kentucky – Cumberland
River. Their hit song “Justified”
can be heard on the television show of the same name on the FX channel.
In addition to the great music on
the stage, we encourage musicians to bring their instruments and voices to
participate in the Open Jam that will be going on all day at the Beach House
(inside and outside on the deck). We
will also have clogging demonstrations, antique tractor exhibitions as well
as mule rides for the kids…we might even have a wash-tub bass exhibit or
maybe some moonshine to sample.
The amazing FREE Kidzone will be
back with face painting, educational exhibits and inflatables and much
more! You can also get a little
shopping in at the many and varied vendors as well as having a glass of wine
or a bottle of beer. The Food
selection this year is outstandig as well.
Shuckin’ Shack Oyster Bar
from Carolina Beach will be serving up delectable peel-n-eat shrimp, while
the folks at Miracle Temple Farms
will be providing Ribs, BBQ, Turkey Drumsticks and more. Of course it would not be a festival
without the fine culinary selections from Greek
Boys or the fried pickles, funnel cakes and Sweet Tea from N.C. Sweet Tea. We will also have Gourmet Popcorn from David’s Karolina Kettle Corn as well
as the Kona-Ice Entertainment Vehicle
serving up everyone’s favorite frozen creations.
Tickets are just $10.00 in advance
or can be purchased at the door for $15.00 for this one day event. Tickets are available on-line at www.EventBrite.com or at many local
establishments. Kids 12 and under are free.
Gates open at 11:30 am. We ask that you do not bring coolers or pets,
but bring your chairs, towels and blankets for a Pleasure Island style shindig! Remember, Pickin’ and Grinnin’ are
encouraged. See you there!
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For
more information please call the Chamber at 910-458-8434 or email at greg@pleasureislandnc.org.
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