Sunday, August 30, 2009

7th Annual Art of Sound Music Festival in Uptown Shelby.

Cleveland County’s largest and oldest active music festival will be Thursday, Friday and Saturday, October 22-24.

Sponsored by the Cleveland County Arts Council, over 30 bands, duos, and solo artists of all types will play Saturday from about mid-day until late evening and on two extra nights.

Venues will be an outdoor stage on Washington Street (Saturday, free), The Arts Center and the Ed Hamilton Banquet room inside First National Bank, all in Uptown Shelby on or near the Courthouse Square. Everything from solo songwriters and performers to jazz, bluegrass, country-rock, and old-time string band music will be featured.

Homegrown musical excellence will be joined by artists from Boston, Nashville, Washington D.C., Virginia, South Carolina, and North Carolina from Asheville to Chapel Hill.

Please call the Cleveland County Arts Council for information, or visit artofsoundcc.com for details and ticket prices or to find out about volunteer opportunities and sponsorship.
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