Pay The Reckoning: 10 a.m. - 11 a.m.

Pay the Reckoning is a trio of instrumentalists from Chattanooga, Tennessee who perform authentic traditional Irish dance melodies on the Wooden Flute, Tin Whistle, Fiddle, Tenor Banjo, the Irish Bouzouki, and Bodhrán, and sing rousing Irish folk songs for an experience of revelry and merriment no less convivial than any public house on the Emerald Isle.

Mirabai Bellydance: 1:00 p.m.

Mirabai Bellydance is a creative dance collective that seeks to share and represent the spirituality, power, and strength of the ancient feminine art of bellydance. Based in Chattanooga, TN since 2008, Mirabai Bellydance combines various styles of tribal dance to create a cohesive fusion that demonstrates the beauty, grace and fluidity of this art. The name “Mirabai” मीराcomes from a mystical Hindu poetess from the sixteenth century. The name represents the fulfillment, empowerment and self-acceptance all women can find in their expression through dance.

Mirabai is the sponsor and producer of the annual Fringe Benefit: Empowering Women Through Dance. Each year, The Fringe Benefit showcases the talent, skill and diversity of the Chattanooga bellydance scene, as well as popular local music. One hundred percent of the funds raised through The Fringe Benefit goes to a local charity that specializes in serving women in  need. In its first three years, The Fringe Benefit has raised almost $3,000 for women’s charities.

Brian Ashley Jones: 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Brian Ashley Jones is a soulful singer, accomplished guitarist, and versatile Americana songwriter whose compositions have been placed in film and television and recorded by a variety of other performing artists. Jones’ songs find influence in the guitar-driven Country, Blues and Bluegrass that he absorbed in his hometown, Spartanburg, South Carolina. Based in Nashville, Tennessee, Brian performs internationally at festivals and concert series and leads seminars for music education programs, music business conferences, and NSAI chapters around the USA.

The Sweet Georgia Sound: 4:00 p.m. -5:30 p.m.

Put on your dancing shoes and get ready for a great time with our headlining act The Sweet Georgia Sound! 

The Sweet Georgia Sound, Chattanooga’s favorite Big Band, is a 20-member ensemble that has played in the Chattanooga area since 1994.  SGS plays a variety of listening, dance, and ballroom dance music that includes classic and modern big band, swing, Latin, and waltz tunes.

Bluetastic Fangrass: 2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.

Lou Wamp’s slide rules! Instrumental prowess and great stage presence showcase fine original material based in bluegrass, swing, & swampy blues. From haunting to barn-burning, (bring your waltz partner or your clogging shoes – or both), the show features Lou’s incredible dobro and slide talents plus a band of players that can go there with him. Lou is a 25+ year veteran of the bluegrass stage having toured with such nationally known acts as James Monroe & the Midnight Ramblers and Blue Moon Rising. Wamp’s band of hot pickers also includes Brad Frazier on lead vocals and guitar, Chris “Lightnin’” Hopkins on guitar, East Tennessee Fiddle Champion Meredith Goins, Jonathan Massengale on banjo like no one else, and Lynn Wamp rockin’ the bass. With a focus on original instrumental acoustic music and smooth vocal numbers within a variety of genres, Bluetastic Fangrass is too broad to stereotype but sure to appeal to many audiences. It’s a slightly dyslexic look at Fantastic Bluegrass. And if it’s true “there’s no money above the fourth fret” then these guys and gals are bound for the poorhouse! But what a ride!

2010 Festival Patron!

The 3rd annual Arts in the Park Festival is to be held on Monday, September 3rd, 2012 at the Veterans Memorial Park in Collegedale, Tennessee.  This event will celebrate the arts, including a showcase of artwork by students from area schools.  Live music & entertainment will be featured throughout the day.

• What: Arts in the Park Festival 2012
• When: Monday, September 3rd: 10am-6pm
• Where: Veterans Memorial Park, Collegedale TN
• Who: Juried Arts & Crafts Vendors

This is a juried event; all prospective vendors will be required to submit photos of their works suitable for the arts panel to accurately review; only a limited number of exhibitors from each product category will be accepted.

Costs

• $50 : 10x10 booth space 
• $100 : 10x20 

Apply Online Now!

Questions? Contact us at (423) 648-2496 or email us at artsinthepark@chattanoogamarket.org