NOTE:
BALLOON LAUNCH TIME:
AT SUNRISE, weather permitting. (It's an early morning sport.) Balloons do not fly in the middle of the day because the wind picks up, but there are plenty of activities for your family to enjoy all day long!

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We have some great local entertainment this year!
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Rita Boudreau
Luxurious, the word that most aptly describes the vocal sounds of Rita Boudreau. She began her singing career in a rough club in Salt Lake City. Taking the stage to hecklers thinking she was just a pretty face, they quickly submitted to the beguiling nature of her sensual and smooth style. Rita began songwriting a little over a year ago, with the intent to complete an album. With many hours of recording under her belt, she has found a handful of songs she would deem ready for the public to hear. She continues to write prolifically, but in the interim, her album stands strongly on its own with the handpicked tracks that define her sound. Rita has caught the attention recently of several different industry professionals, producers and labels alike, so it won't be long now before she will weave her spell on the world!

Jake Hague
Jake is a singer/songwriter from South Jordan, Utah. Jake has been playing guitar since 1995 and has been writing his own music and performing since 2005. His new album "The Maze" is a follow-up to his 2006 album "About Her". Jake says that "The Maze" has really allowed him to demonstrate his guitar playing skills and to share his personal feelings about life through music. His genre is pop/rock and is the kind of music that any age can appreciate and enjoy. His smooth guitar riffs and intimate lyrics will make any crowd beg for more.

Shades of Grey

This is a Huntsville- and Ogden-based band which plays an exciting mix of modern, bluegrass, and acoustic country music. They play throughout the Western United States. The Band adds a bluegrass flavor to tunes drawn from a variety of musical influences. The Band has been featured on FOX morning show, Utah Arts Festival, opening act for Kenny Chesney, as well as many other significant venues.
Contact:   Gary Kelso
801-745-2348.
www.shadesofgrey.info

 

Brett Turner
Born just outside of Los Angeles California in 1980, Brett Turner enters the music scene 28 years later with a suitcase full of memories that lyrically paints a picture against a bluesy acoustic backdrop of sound that will resonate with your soul.

Brett Turner entertains crowds with his crazy stories and acoustic blues songs reminiscent of the 50's West Coast folk music scene. He'll make you forget what you're supposed to be doing and sweep you away with his sound, a sound that his listeners describe as a sweet southern breeze. You might wake up with a hangover and a craving for more.

Brett Turner Music www.myspace.com/brettturnermusic

	Going Second Going Second is currently in the studio writing and recording the follow up album to their newly-released CD WAKE UP. With energetic live shows full of Arial assaults, guitar throws and an overall upbeat exciting experience, Going Second is fast becoming popular in the local Salt Lake scene, and the country.
Danielle Vaughn Danielle Vaughn is a soulful singer/songwriter who captivates audiences with her charming voice, elevating listeners into the realm of the divine. Armed with a Martin guitar and a past full of rich experience, she is one refreshing artist who turns a room full of strangers into her best friends. Her style ranges from blissful folk to bluesy jazz. She just released an acoustic Christmas album with original lyrics and melodies entitled "Noel." It has received enthusiastic applause from fans both local and abroad. Website: www.DanielleVaughn.com
	Smokin’ Ed Hubble and Strickly Smokin’ Smokin’ Ed’s life has been a quest to master American music. He has spent the last 30 years doing just that. Touring, playing and being showcased throughout the country. Mastering and utilizing the best elements of blues, rock, jazz, and hillbilly genres. Smokin’ Ed magically blends these styles together and creates distinctive and extraordinary original music and songs filled with chill inducing guitar riffs and sustained bent notes.

McCall Erickson
When McCall Erickson sings, people listen. They can't help themselves. With her emotionally candid songwriting style and her sultry, passionate vocals, she draws people in with inescapable creative force. Quickly gaining press and fan recognition in the Indie Music scene as a performing songwriter, McCall writes candidly about everyday life experiences. Raised under the wide-open Wyoming sky, moving to Utah for college, and quitting her responsible-college-graduate-job to chase her musical dreams and travel the world, McCall has plenty to write about. Her songs range from whimsically comical to heart piercing tearjerkers.  She segues beautifully from singing about her best friend's stolen car, being a waitress in a noisy restaurant, and hilarious relationship dysfunctions to deeper issues such as grief, disillusionment, and spiritualfreedom. Her refreshing lyrics, colorful vocals, and relatable songs have drawn comparisons to Joni Mitchell, Norah Jones, and Paula Cole. McCall independently released her debut album “Beautiful Place” in June of this year. Visit www.mccallerickson.com

Frosty McWilliams Born in Elko, Nevada and raised in the Western States, Frosty has become a musician the product of broad mix of many musical styles and genres. He cut his teeth on records by Buck Owens, Merle Haggard, and Flatt & Scruggs. Later, he found the Eagles, AC-DC, Glenn Miller and Sister Hazel. Today, give him anything from Rock to Bach! He plays the acoustic guitar, banjo, mandolin, Irish flute, harmonica and alto sax. Contact: 710-9964.

Full Circle Band
Full Circle Band is an Ogden based band that has been together for over 15 years. Some members and the set list has changed over the years but the love for music and desire to entertain crowds has remained. Full Circle has played in several Ogden and Salt Lake venues. Local venues include several Eagles, VFW and American Legion clubs as well as the former Esquire "House of Blues", regular gigs at the IronHorse, Sports Page and also Talent in the Park at the Ogden Amphitheater. Full Circle also opened for Blue Oyster Cult when they made their appearance in Ogden. Full Circle has donated their time as well to doing entertainment for charities such as the Relay for Life, and fund raisers for victims of disease, and Balloon Festivals in Eden and Davis County. Contact: Scott Sluis 776-6211. scott.sluis @ zionsbank.com

Loribella Loribella's music is rich with vocal rhythms and acoustic guitar, creating a tapestry of rhythmic sound and melody.  In the style of Acoustic World Rock, her fun, introspective songs about self empowerment, will inspire you to live your dreams and follow your heart.  Songs like "Right as Rain," about how good it feels to do what you love, "I'm a River," about trusting the natural flow of life, and "Control This!" about not letting other people dictate your path, resonate with those looking for more out of life.  Loribella is currently touring Utah with the Synergy Concert Tour. Check her music out at LoribellaMusic.com

Ché Zuro After stints with Los Angeles band The Orchids, Josie Cotton, Berlin, Phil Seymour, Charlie Sexton, etc., Pittsburgh native Ché Zuro decided to do it on her own! She mixes Beatle-ina pop with the acoustic grit of Led Zeppelin, mixing rock with folk, pop with country, shaking up a sound all of her own. Ché’s work as a songwriter, alone and with writing partner Tisa Adamson, has received accolades in both the John Lennon Songwriting Contest and the Billboard Songwriting Contest. She has also placed several songs in feature films, most recently in the critically acclaimed indie film “Gypsy 83.” This part time fashion model, radio host and multi-instrumentalist has been touring in anticipation of her 6th release on her label Youghiogheny River Records, “Walking Toward The Sun,” due out  in the summer of 2008.  Live Performances have taken her from the stages of the Durango Summer Festival and The Millpond Music Festival to Mammoth Mountain Ski resort and Club Too Much in Papeete, Tahiti. Some of her other favorite performances and venues include the Ohiopyle Music in The Mountains Fest in her old stomping grounds in southwestern Pennsylvania, the Good Morning Arizona Television show, live in the studio on Salt Lake City's KRCL, and opening for pal Don Felder of the Eagles at a charity event in Tampa, FL. www.checheche.com

Pladdohg Pladdohg is a high energy, Celtic American Folk-Rock band. Kidnapping tunes both traditional and original, Pladdohg exiles most instrumental conventions to play the music in a unique (and sometimes twisted) style. Expect the Unexpected. After realizing some frustration with the somewhat “stilted” nature of traditional sessions of beloved Celtic music, Kaiser and Jill Wilhelm formed the original Pladdohg in the San Francisco Bay area in the early 1990’s. Lured by irresistible musical evolution, several like-minded musicians (including Jill and Kaiser’s son, Josh Canete) were recruited throughout the years. Pladdohg became a strong force in the Alternative-Celtic scene where electric guitar and Irish flute found a common host! The spirit and influence of Wilhelm’s Pladdohg band is such that even upon their relocation to the Salt Lake City area, the band couldn’t die. Pladdohg multiplied! Now there are TWO Pladdohg packs with Josh and many original members still bangin’ the Bay, and Kaiser and Jill’s new Utah recruits rockin’ the Rockies.

Sophie and Tessa Barton Sophie and Tessa Barton have been performing together for the past year and have already met wonderful acclaim with a talent search sponsored by a regional artist. The two girls began working together as a natural progression of both learning to play the guitar. Tessa's experience as an accomplished pianist and composer, and Sophie's ability to turn any song into one breathing as if it had been born from the soul, was a dynamic combination and perfect breeding ground for the acoustic, tender sound that is uniquely their own. Read More >>

Sage Junction A fast rising band in northern Utah entertaining the stage is Sage Junction. Sharply executing the best country and classic rock covers from past and present, Sage Junction is able to grab the crowd's attention with their energetic sound and tunes to which people of all ages and musical tastes can relate.  Sage Junction's special relationship and appreciation for their fans causes them to make certain everyone at any given show is moved by their music. They feel it is important to provide the variety that today's audience desires. The ability to capture the audience's attention is ever present when Sage Junction takes the stage. Their passion for having fun is evident and prominent in the music played.  Read more >>

John Allan John's interest in music came at an early age that was brought about by his Fathers and Mothers love for music. He studied piano and cello from the 3rd grade through High School. He picked up a guitar at 14 and used the skills that he had learned and taught himself to play. He has sung and played in 3 different bands over the last nine years including Voices, a country/rock band, X-Fire, a classic rock/country band, and Bunga covering modern rock music. He has also had a long stand with the Catholic Church playing at mass on Sunday morning since he was 15. John believes that music is a gift best shared with others and is hoping to pass this gift on to his children as it was passed to him.

Amir Jackson Originally from New York, Amir made Utah his home after a 4 year tour in the United States Air Force. His musical influences is music itself. He tries not to live in one realm or the other but rather to explore and embrace the entirety of music. He started a foundation called Nurture the Creative Mind, through the foundation's programs he teaches students poetry, music and songwriting as well as character development. Performing is his way to promote the foundation. For more information, contact ajackson @ dsdmail.net Ph: 801-499-2371

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