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Wine and klezmer music.  A perfect combination! 

No cover. 

C4A faculty 3-finger banjo wizard, Ken Holmes, joins his buddies in the Prairie Dogs  for remarkably entertaining sets of bluegrass, country/western, and their signature parodies at the Iron Post Happy Hour the first Friday of each month.  

Free admission.  

Maestro Ken Holmes and his friends in The Prairie Dogs take their country & bluegrass tunes to Ogden every 3rd Friday of the month at the aptly-named Pink House.  It’s a howlin’ good time!

Last year's performance at the Taste of Champaign

We’re back for more at the Taste of Champaign!  Head over to the family tent  to catch a concert by the Bow-Dacious String Band.  We’ll play a set of our favorite tunes including traditional dance music, international folk music, and more!  This performance is free to the public. 

Come on over for a free performance by the Bow-Dacious String Band!  We’ll play a mix of traditional dance music, charming waltzes, international folk music and more.  Your young ones can sing & dance along! 

Our  shows are super kid-friendly and sure to charm older hearts as well.  

A Day in the Park is a community event being held in Farmer City as part of the celebration of the town’s 175th birthday. The event is being held in the city park, which is in the town’s main square. There are activities throughout the day, starting at 11:00 am. Bow-Dacious is scheduled to play for an hour starting at 3:00 pm, and Cretaceous is scheduled at 4:00 pm, also for an hour.

There will be opportunities for jamming with local musicians afterwards, so anyone interested is encouraged to stay around. If you come early, the Tree Thump Didjeridu Company will give a 30-45 minute didjeridu performance /demonstration at 2:00 pm. If you stay after the C4A performances, the will be a discussion and display by Dave Monk, A.K.A. The Prairie Monk who has a broadcast on WEFT Sunday Mornings at 11:00 am.

C4A faculty 3-finger banjo wizard, Ken Holmes, joins his buddies in the Prairie Dogs  for remarkably entertaining sets of bluegrass, country/western, and their signature parodies at the Iron Post Happy Hour the first Friday of each month.  

Free admission.  

Maestro Ken Holmes and his friends in The Prairie Dogs take their country & bluegrass tunes to Ogden every 3rd Friday of the month at the aptly-named Pink House.  It’s a howlin’ good time!

Campers from the Bow-Dacious Summer Family Camp will perform for a family dance from 7:00 to 8:00 PM.  This is a perfect place for families and beginning dancers.  The dances are taught so you don’t have to know what to do in order to have fun! 

The camp faculty will be the house band for the regular dance from 8:00 to 11:00PM.  Dances are taught  and experienced dancers are always glad to help new folks get the hang of it. 

There’s a $5 admission to the dance.($4 for students)  For more information please visit the Urbana Country Dancers website. 

C4A faculty 3-finger banjo wizard, Ken Holmes, joins his buddies in the Prairie Dogs  for remarkably entertaining sets of bluegrass, country/western, and their signature parodies at the Iron Post Happy Hour the first Friday of each month.  

Free admission.