The String Doctors is a new group with a few very familiar faces. Joel Mabus leads the group in so many ways. His superb songwriting and savvy stage presence bring unexpected banter and newborn songs to center stage and the Doctors rhythms bring out the guitar and mandolin abilities of this great virtuoso. Ray Kamalay is the crooner and jokester. His “city mouse” lets the boys stretch on old swing material, both sweet and hot. His sparkling guitar lends both hot solos and luscious chords. As such, Mabus and Kamalay have ranged from the States to Canada and Europe to play some of the most prestigious festivals, including Edinburgh, Vancouver, and the Philadelphia Folk Festival.
Peter Knupfer, on fiddle, has been a popular freelance and session fiddler wherever he has lived. In the past he has worked extensively with Grass Food Lodging and Beats Workin’ with Don Stiernberg. He has won fiddle championships in Wisconsin and Kansas and recorded eight folk and bluegrass album projects, appearing onstage with Bryon Berline, Tony Trischka, Tim O’Brien, Peter Ostroushko, and Howard Levy. His swinging, bluesy fiddle style will have you leavin’ your seat and tappin’ your feet. Dave Hay brings up the bottom on bass. A long-time associate of Ray’s, Dave studied at the Berkley School of Music in Boston. He is a “triple threat”, an accomplished pianist and drummer, as well as bass player. His luscious low tones frame this music with beauty and grace.
Together the four are The String Doctors, who bring a new kind of country swing to your lives, for your dancing and listening pleasure…..and their “Michigan” humor will make you laugh too.
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Young “rootsgrass” band Lindsay Lou & the Flatbellys has jumped into the forefront of today’s progressive roots music movement. Distinct vocals, tight harmonies, instrumental expertise, and creative arrangements are all essential characteristics of their unique sound. Instrumentally, they can turn on a dime, their arrangements showing a well-developed taste in music – based on bluegrass traditions but frequently dipping into swing jazz and popular song craft – and their sound is deftly guided by the clarion vocals of lead singer Lindsay Lou.
Join in on the fun and kick off the 2013 Baby Food Festival by watching the film “The Avengers” and its team of superheros! In this film, an unexpected enemy emerges that threatens global safety and security. Nick Fury, director of the international peacekeeping agency know as S.H.I.E.L.D., finds himself in need of a team to pull the work back from the brink of disaster. That team includes superheros Iron Man, Captain America, Thor, Hawkeye, and The Hulk. The 2012 film is rated PG-13 and runs 143 minutes.
Hailed as “one of the most talented and imaginative artists working in music,” by the Los Angeles Times, Mark O’Connor has lived an extraordinary life as a musical artist. The multi-Grammy winning musician and composer, most known for his million-selling composition “Appalachia Waltz” has composed nine concertos and two symphonies as well as authoring a new violin method that tens of thousands of children are learning from. After 30 years Mark still remains the only person that has won the National Fiddle Championship, the National Guitar Flatpicking Championship, and the World Mandolin Championship. He has also voted “Musician of the Year” for six years in a row by the Country Music Awards Association.
of “An Appalachian Christmas”. The number one album has been called “Glorious….heavenly” by The Associated Press, “Elegant” by the New York Times, and “an absolute delight” by American Songwriter.com. For more information please check out Mark O’Connor’s website 
The Dogwood Center Summer Youth Theater will present the classic story, Peter Pan! Rediscover the loopy fun and darker corners of J.M. Barrie’s original novel with this faithful, fast-moving adaptation. As the story goes…when the carefree and careless Peter Pan flies into the nursery of the Darling home, Wendy follows her instincts for maternity and adventure, bringing her little brothers along to the magical Neverland to take care of the motherless Lost Boys. Soon the Darling children are swept into Peter’s deadly battle with Captain Hook and his mostly-fearsome pirate crew.
The Dogwood Center Summer Youth Theater will present the classic story, Peter Pan! Rediscover the loopy fun and darker corners of J.M. Barrie’s original novel with this faithful, fast-moving adaptation. As the story goes…when the carefree and careless Peter Pan flies into the nursery of the Darling home, Wendy follows her instincts for maternity and adventure, bringing her little brothers along to the magical Neverland to take care of the motherless Lost Boys. Soon the Darling children are swept into Peter’s deadly battle with Captain Hook and his mostly-fearsome pirate crew. 
