Special events in and around arthur...
"The Heart of the Illinois Amish Country"
Chet Kingery Memorial Blue grass Jam
October 11, 2008
Now back and combined with the CIBR-BBQ in mid-October, this bluegrass event has taken on a life of its own! When the bbq competition became too large and crowded out the bluegrass lovers a special Saturday was set aside just for the music. The hundred of musicians fill the town on this day and play in groups of two to twenty all over the downtown. The New Earlier Date of the Last Saturday in September (September 27th for 2008) should be better for warmer fingers and faster outdoor jamming.
Also
in 2008, the bluegrass/gospel group "The Gunny Sack Revue" adopted a
home in downtown Arthur every Wednesday night. The revue encourages
folks to join in at any time during its weekly jams. The Revue will
be our "anchor" group for the Chet Kingery Memorial.
Chet,
by the way, was an Arthur native and a well known bluegrass player
across
the Midwest. With his band, he entertained thousands at events and
concerts for many years before his passing.
Bring your instruments, or just a lawn chair and enjoy some great impromptu pickin' and grinnin' all over downtown Arthur. Free all over downtown Arthur on the Last Saturday in September!
Come hungry, as we will have a whole lot of championship BBQ available all over the downtown this weekend.
