Oh yeah, Bill Graham is dead. Regardless, I’d like to announce that I am adding concert promoter to my list of talents.
Yep, that’s right. I booked all of the musical acts for this year’s Grant Park Summer Shade Festival, an event to help the Grant Park Conservancy, which is dedicated to restoring Atlanta’s oldest park. The festival features an artist market, food vendors, a 5k run, a criterium bike race, kid’s center, and two stages of musical entertainment. It takes place this weekend, August 27-28. You should go!
I spent the earlier part of this year putting together the entertainment lineup for this year’s festival. There are two stages: a rock stage and acoustic stage. These stages will feature 31 different acts over the course of the two day festival. I’m quite proud of the quality of the bands—many of my friends are playing and they represent some of the best bands playing around Atlanta these days. Here’s the lineup.
It was a lot of work, but it was worth it. The best part is now that my work is done, I can just sit back and enjoy the music. I’ll also be spending most of the festival at my wife’s jewelry booth. Please come by and say hello.