Music Lineup for 2011 RiverFest is Announced

August 13, 1 PM - 7 PM at the French Broad River Park, Asheville NC - The band lineup is set for RiverFest 2011, co-sponsored by Prestige Subaru and Southeastern Sports Medicine.   The festival will include live music from headlining act Josh Phillips Folk Festival as well as acts chosen  the RiverFest Music Showcase competition. Winners in this year's Music Showcase were local acts The River Rats, The Big Hungry, Polar Eye and Pick Your Switch. 

In addition to a great musical lineup, RiverFest offers local beer from Craggie Brewing, and food from such local favorites as Luella's BBQ, Jason's Deli, and Blue Daisy Café. Asheville's own Ultimate Ice Cream is providing cool dessert treats.

Returning to the festivities will be the "Anything that Floats Parade." Groups from all around WNC will put together watercraft of all kinds to float the French Broad from Hominy Creek to the festival. The only rules are that the vessels must float and be removed from the festival grounds upon completion of the race. A registration form is now available at www.riverlink.org, with a deadline for "yachts" of Wednesday, August 10.

Asheville Aerial Arts will perform their gravity-defying stunts and local hula-hoopist extraordinaire MelMac Pink will return to dazzle the crowd between musical acts.

RiverFest offers lots of fun for kids, too, with face-painters, art supplies, and animals from the Western North Carolina Nature Center to touch and learn about.  Kids can also ride, skate, walk, run, and skip in costume in the Kids Parade.

Proceeds from RiverFest benefit RiverLink, the local environmental non-profit working to revitalize the French Broad River as a place for everyone to live, work and play.    

  

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
1:00 PM - Festival Opens

1:15 PM - Kids & Dogs on Parade

1:30 PM - Hula Hooping with MelMac Pink

2:00 PM - Music Showcase: River Rats

2:30 PM - Belly Dancing Demo

3:00 PM - Music Showcase: Big Hungry

3:00 PM - Cornhole Tournament Begins

3:30 PM - Sun Soo Tai Kwondo

4:00 PM - Music Showcase: Polar Eye

4:30 PM - Asheville Aerial Arts

5:00 PM - Music: Pick Your Switch

5:30 PM - Raft Race Awards

5:30 PM - Music Showcase Award

6:00 PM - Music: Josh Phillips Folk Festival

7:00 PM - Festival Concludes