FestivALL 2011 - June 17-26, 2011
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SAVE THE DATE! June 15 - 24, 2012We are now planning next year's FestivALL Charleston and welcome your input. If you have an idea or an event you wish to present to our Steering Committee, please call 304-470-0489 or email us at director@festivALLcharleston.com. Steering Committee meetings are normally held in the Mayor's Conference Room of City Hall the first Thursday of each month at 4pm and are open to the public. To find the contacts for individual events or genres click on "Contact" above. See photos of FestivALL 2011 now by clicking here.
On June 20, 2012, West Virginia's new favorite crooner will be joined by West Virginia's best jazz pianist for a West Virginia Day celebration! Tickets are available at the Clay Center box office, by phone at 304-561-3570 or on line here.
America's Got Talent winner Landau Eugene Murphy Jr. headlines this very special West Virginia Day Show. He will be joined by his own big band, The Bob Thompson Unit and the WV Jazz Strings with appearances by other stellar West Virginia musicians including mandolinist Johnny Staats. Even if you've seen Landau before, you've never seen him like this. It’s a one-of-a-kind WV music celebration! The Mayor's Concert at FestivALL Charleston is presented by Andrew Jordon of Pritchard Mining and Mayor Danny Jones.
Attention local restaurants and eateries! Take advantage of an event that reaches thousands of local residents and visitors by signing up now to have a booth at Taste-of-ALL Charleston, Sunday, June 17. The event (formerly known as Taste of Charleston) is a major FestivALL event celebrating its thirtieth anniversary this year. It offers a great way to introduce the public to menus and specialties of your establishment.
Those already signed up include Little India, Cafe Cimino, Main Kwong, Adelphia Bar & Grille, Embassy Suites - Athletic Club, Ellen's Homemade Ice Cream, Cupcake Cafe, Fireside Grille, Distinctive Gourmet, Ridgeview BBQ, The Candy Factory, Lil' Huskies of Cross Lanes, Kroger's - Ashton Place, Riswanto Organic-to-Go by Eats of Eden, Zul's Frozen Lemonade, Risin Dough Bakery and Huntington Prime Penthouse and Piano Bar..
Access the application by clicking on the "Taste-of-ALL" button above on the right side of this page.
If you are an artisan who wants to be a part of the 2012 Capitol Street Art Fair, June 23-24, please find information and an application by clicking below the button on the upper right of this page. This is a juried fair that is dedicated to fine art and fine craft. 2011 Art fair booths are pictured below.
One of the most popular shows of FestivALL 2011 is set to return in 2012. England's New Rope String Band (Pete Challoner, Tim Dalling and Jock Tyldesley) give a show unlike any you've ever seen. In a vaudeville styled series of vignettes, the trio
keeps audiences laughing continuously with antics that are a cross between Monty Python and Spike Jones. Last year, as folks filed out from their show we heard "I laughed so much my face hurts" and "I'm a better person for having seen this show". Check out their new promo video here and ask anyone who saw them last year in their first American performance for a review. Then plan to bring the whole family this year and be delighted.
Food Vendors desiring to be a part of FestivALL should contact the organizers of Smoke on the Water Chili Cook-Off, West Side Wiener Dog Races and Old Fashioned Ice Cream Social, Blues, Brews & BBQ and Wine & All That Jazz directly (see "Contacts"). FestivALL has no area for other commercial vendors.
The 2011 schedule is still posted in case you want to get an idea of what kinds of events take place during FestivALL. It will be updated as the 2012 events and talent are confirmed.
