Heart of Virginia Festival - 2004: The Outdoor Art Show

Sponsored by: Branch Banking & Trust Company of Virginia

[A Picture of the Southside Jazz Quartet]

10 amsBill Gurley
Talented multi-instrumentalist Bill Gurley will be providing music at the Weyanoke Stage for the opening of the Art Show. Bill is from Lancaster Va. and plays a collection of music from soothing to toe tapping. He has released several CD's.

1 pm - Southside Jazz Quartet
The Southside Jazz Quartet has offered the best in mainstream jazz to audiences in Central Virginia since 1994. In the summer of 2003, the group recorded a CD of jazz and jump-style selections. More information can be found at: http://www.longwood.edu/staff/ckinzer/SSJQ.html.

The Bicentennial Stage on High Street will feature several regional groups from 11am-4pm.

11 am - "The Purveyors"
The Lynchburg, Virginia-based Purveyors bring a variety of music to audiences who haven't heard it before, and do it in a welcoming, comfortable atmosphere. If you haven't heard some or even most of the songs they play, good, that's why they're here. The band draws on a rich reservoir of cover and original material not heard through mainstream channels. It's Americana in the broadest sense: A mix of folk, country, blues, Western swing and rock. And they tie it all together with refreshing acoustic arrangements, arresting harmonies and personal anecdotes that tell stories they've been singing for years. More information on the band can be found at http://www.purveyorstheband.com/.

2 pm - Farmville United Methodist Church Praise Band
The Farmville United Methodist Church Praise Band performs contemporary praise and worship selections and covers of artists including Michael W. Smith, Caedmon's Call and Mercy Me. The band can also be seen each Saturday at the church's contemporary worship service, The Treehouse.

3 pm - Within May
"Within May" is made up of local high school-aged musicians. They play songs by groups such as Incubus, The Used, Smashin' Pumpkins, Deftones, Staind, and Thursday. Their genre of music is broad. Their sound is like the new hard rock genre.

On the Lawn of the Weyanoke

The Bicentennial Stage