The 27th Annual Harmony Festival--Northern California’s Premier Festival of Music, Arts, Ecology, Healthful Living
27th Annual Harmony Festival features grammy award winning musicians, late night concerts, and great speakers and entertainers for the entire family!
(PRWEB) May 22, 2005 -- The 27th Annual Harmony Festival returns with a new
name, new look and a world-class musical lineup to the Sonoma County Fairgrounds
the weekend of June 11-12, 2005. Featuring the newly expanded “Harmony After
Dark” hours (the music goes on until 2:00am on Saturday night) the Harmony
Festival showcases an outstanding musical lineup of over 40 bands on 10 stages
including Rock n’ Roll Hall of Fame members George Clinton, The Family Stone,
plus Grammy Award Winner Kitaro and rock legend Jon Anderson (lead singer of
Yes).
The Harmony Festival is recognized as the West Coast's premier
community celebration—promoting Music, Arts, Ecology and Healthful Living. Voted
the "Best Music Festival in Sonoma County" for the first time this year, and the
“Best Festival in Sonoma County” for the past 12 years, the Harmony Festival is
many events in one; a world-class music festival, a vibrant health expo, a
sustainable business and technology forum—a dynamic marketplace for the exchange
of ideas, services and products that promote art and creativity supported by a
natural and healthy lifestyle. Produced largely by community brainstorming and
group energy, utilizing more than 500 volunteers and calling on the talents of
hundreds of musicians, artists and performers, the event is supported by
progressive business leaders including: Toyota, Whole Foods, Organic Valley, New
Belgium Brewery and over 400 independent vendors and exhibitors.
This
year’s theme “Global transformation, local activation” encapsulates the mission
and vision of the event’s creators—working together in harmony, we can
positively transform the world—the future is now, come and join the
celebration!
For the first time ever we will be presenting “Harmony After
Dark” extended Saturday night programming that will keep the festival going full
swing until 2:00am. This evening music festival hosts world-class musicians and
performances in three unique venues:
- Japanese world music pioneer
Kitaro and singer / songwriter Jon Anderson of YES will perform a rare concert
together, in the “Hall of Moons” an intimate 500-seat theater.
- The Eco
Village Eco-Theater will host a program entitled “Voices of The World” with a
diverse collection of artists performing in an acoustic-based format. Featured
performers include Nigerian afro-beat legend Majek Fashek; Bay Area blues
sensation David Jacobs Strain, Joe Craven from the David Grissman Quintet;
Austin, Texas based rocker Patrice Pike and Sonoma’s own Markus James and
Wassonrai (Mali), PLUS
- The amazing Techno-Tribal Community Dance Party
returns to the Grace Pavilion on the festival grounds with a music and
performing arts extravaganza featuring live performers, International DJ’s,
circus acts and headlined by The Mutaytor the Los Angeles based music and
performing collective of Burning Man fame.
This year’s festival also
features a new layout of each of the five major field attractions: Eco-Village,
Healing Sanctuary, Goddess Temple, Global Bazaar, and Crafters Village. The
vending rows have been transformed into unique village themed attractions
featuring distinct entranceways and natural curves and turns. The Global Bazaar
has now become a circular Moroccan-style market, with a “Bizarre Bazaar”
sideshow stage in the center. The Eco-Village has become a flourishing
permaculture playground with flowing water, planted area capped by a magnificent
canopy covered Eco-Theater. In an indoor expo hall, the Foods of the Earth Expo
features over 30 organic and natural food vendors in a farmers’ market setting;
in addition to exhibits showcasing the latest advancements in natural health,
green business and self-improvement products and services.
The Harmony
Festival is dedicated to being one of most “youth friendly” festivals around.
Our enhanced Kids Zone features engaging activities for kids of all ages, with a
live performance stage, interactive art and music activities, fun and games.
Kids 12 and under are free, and teens are just ten dollars, providing economical
entertainment for the whole family.
We invite everyone to experience the
best festival in the North Bay. In addition to the affordable $20 per day
advance ticket price and $25 “Harmony After Dark” pass, for a limited time the
Harmony Festival is offering a special online discount ticket that gets
attendees into both days of the Harmony Festival plus Harmony After Dark for
only $55. With a full day and night of stellar world class music on ten stages,
along with dozens of free workshops and lectures with nationally known,
leading-edge speakers––it is overall the best value of any event of its kind on
the west coast.
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