IMMEDIATE: PRESS RELEASE:  Bluegrass Time in the High Desert!

29th ANNUAL BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL & FIDDLE CHAMPIONSHIP

                         November 14, 15, 16, 2008 “OUT WICKENBURG WAY”
The 29th Annual Four Corner States Bluegrass Festival is sponsored by the Wickenburg Chamber of Commerce, and is one of the oldest bluegrass festivals in the Southwest. 

You’ll find three days of activities, including continuous music by noted Bluegrass Bands.  Featured bands entertaining all three days at the festival this year are: “Midnight Flight”, High Plains Tradition” and “Flint Hill Special”  And coming all the way from Nashville is Special Guest: Rhonda Vincent & The Rage  The band will appear on stage at the festival on Saturday, Nov. 15th at 3:00 p.m.

The band’s appearance is co-sponsored in part by The Mandolin Store in Wickenburg.

Additionally, contestants will compete in thirteen categories for prizes and cash awards.  Some of the categories bring Championship designation, such as Open Fiddle, Mandolin, Flat Pick Guitar and Banjo.  The festival is held outdoors at the Everett Bowman Rodeo Grounds, just ½ mile east of Highway 60/93 in Wickenburg.  Limited reserved camping is arranged through the Wickenburg Chamber of Commerce. 

The festival opens on Friday to the public at 11:00 a.m., with entertainment starting at 1:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.  On Saturday and Sunday, gates open at 7:00 a.m. with a pancake breakfast, and Entertainment from 9:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.   Tickets for the Bluegrass Festival are: $12 adults, $10 senior citizens, $ 7 children; 3 day Passes are: $30, $27 and $12 at the gate.

One of the festival highlights is the Friday, November 14 and Saturday, November 15th, Bluegrass Concert featuring “Rhonda Vincent and The Rage” inside the 600-seat Del E. Webb Center for Performing Arts, 1090 S. Vulture Mine Road, on the campus of Wickenburg High School at 7:30p.m. Concert tickets are $45 per person, and sold only through The Webb Center at www.delewebbcenter.org or by calling 928-684-6624

The Bluegrass festival is located at the Everett Bowman Rodeo Grounds, the festival location for the three days; you’ll find food & drink concessions, arts/crafts, and a designated Kids Zone.   Organizers prohibit bringing in alcoholic beverages, food and coolers from the outside. Spectators are encouraged to bring lawn chairs or blankets to sit on while enjoying the music.  General bleacher seating is available on grounds.

Call the Wickenburg Chamber of Commerce at (928) 684-5479