BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:America/Chicago X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Chicago BEGIN:VEVENT UID:3105@uuccpf.org DTSTART:20190810T130000Z DTEND:20190810T193000Z DTSTAMP:20190729T200333Z URL:https://www.uuccpf.org/events/uucc-southland-acoustic-music-festival/ SUMMARY:UUCC Southland Acoustic Music Festival DESCRIPTION:We are pleased to announce the 2nd Southland Acoustic Music Fe stival\n\nRain or Shine on Saturday\, August 10th at 1PM until 7:30PM \n\ncoordinated by Valerie Birk and Dave Rudolf\n\n$15 at the door\n\n~ AL L STAR LINE-UP ~\n\nExpect a fun filled day with our great musical talent! \n\n1:00 – 1:30 Community Talent Showcase – A few of our friends will ‘show their stuff’\n\n1:30pm – 2:30pm Dean Milano and John Benische k : This incredibly talented duo present the best of Americana Music as t hey explore classics of gospel\, blues\, rock and country songs. These guy s will play the songs you love to hear\, and play them superbly!\n\nDean M ilano has been a stalwart of the Chicago music scene\, having released 3 CDs and has also written the book The Chicago Music Scene 1960s and 1970s. Check out Dean Milano’s music Here.\n\nJohn Benischek began his show biz career by appearing on the ABC radio show\, “Don McNeill’s Breakfa st Club” when he was just six years old. Since that time\, John has perf ormed at hundreds of nightclubs\, coffee houses\, colleges\, festivals and made appearances on radio and television across the country. John was a q uarter-finalist in the American Songwriting Contest\, is an award-winning Toastmaster\, and has appeared in many plays and musicals.\n\n2:30 – 3:3 0 Ashley &\; Simpson: That’s Jennifer Ashley and Joel Simpson! This f abulous country folk duo are making a big splash in the folk community.\nT heir latest CD\, Off to Here Land\, has been getting considerable airplay on folk radio stations nationwide. They opened 2 seasons ago for Dave at E dgar’s Place. And by the way\, you can hear them on Tuesday\, July 16th on WDCB radio\, 90.9 FM\, streaming live at wdcb.org on the Folk Festiva l radio show from 8:30-9 PM. There is also an opportunity for you to atten d the show live for a pre broadcast performance. Email Lilli Kuzma at lkup beat@aol.com for more info. Learn more at ashleyandsimpson.com\n\n3:30pm – 4:00pm The Three Wise Guys : Three long time friends who share a life long love of harmonies…Jim Frels\, Steve Wing\, and Gold Record Grammy nominated artist Dave Rudolf feature tight 3 part harmonies on songs by Crosby\, stills\, and Nash\, The Everly Brothers\, The Beatles\, and more . They happen to be funny too. Always a crowd favorite whenever / wherever they perform with Dave.\n\n\n\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7gy9bv5dZ7 g\n\n4:00pm – 5:00pm Cheryl Rodey: Cheryl Rodey is a vocal powerhouse th at will blow you away with a genuineness that can make anyone feel the lov e of music. Between her incredible vocals and passionate guitar playing\, Cheryl is a bright rising star. Whether performing her own well crafted or iginals\, or blowing the roof off with her version of well known tunes she ’s an artist to keep an eye\, and most definitely an ear on. More on Che ryl at cherylrodeymusic.com.\n\n5:00pm – 6:00pm Blues Legend Jimmy Joh nson: Jimmy Johnson is a true Blues legend. He’s been inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame! He has played guitar and sang back up with Otis Clay a nd Denise LaSalle. In 1959\, he began playing with bluesman Magic Sam and Freddie King\, and gigged with Harmonica Slim Willis and others. Locally\ , Johnson is rated the equal of such acclaimed Chicago bluesman as Buddy G uy\, Otis Rush\, Lonnie Brooks and Son Seals. In 1978 his name first garne red national attention as well as a Grammy nomination when alligator inclu ded four previously unreleased Johnson tracks on LIVING CHICAGO BLUES\, Vo l. 1.  https://jimmyjohnsonblues.com/mymusic\n\n6:00pm – 7:00pm Dave R udolf and Friends! Dave is a Gold Record\, Grammy nominated artist\,15 ti me College Entertainer of the Year nominee\, who always puts on an awesome show\, as many of you already know. Dave is a multi-talented singer\, son gwriter and musician who can pretty much do it all. And he does! His last CD release show (his 37th CD!) with Diana Laffey and friends was one of our most fun shows ever! He plays with only the best musicians to put on a fantastic\, fun and eclectic show. Learn more about Dave at his website  daverudolf1.com\n\nJoining Dave and Diana is keyboard wizard John Chorney  &\; Ryan Rudolf on bass…if you ask real nice he will sing for you too!\n\nPlease bring lawn chairs or blankets\, sunscreen and bug repellen t\, and anything else you might need on an August afternoon. CATEGORIES:Spotlight LOCATION:UUCC\, 70 Sycamore Drive\, Park Forest\, IL\, 60466\, United State s GEO:41.463982;-87.669754 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=70 Sycamore Drive\, Park Fo rest\, IL\, 60466\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=UUCC:geo:41.4 63982,-87.669754 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR