Tuesday,
July 22
7:00 p.m.
- Mullet contest - Auditorium
7:30 p.m.
- Baked goods auction to benefit a local charity -
Auditorium
Thursday,
July 24
7:00
p.m. - Austin Rife -
Auditorium - Free
Born in the small
town of New Oxford, Pennsylvania, Austin Rife was raised
on traditional country music. Upon his
Grandfather, Jim Rife's passing in 2004, Austin picked
up his guitar and learned to play. Austin's
grandfather not only passed down the gift of song, but
also the gift of songwriting to him. Although
Austin never played a song with his Grandfather, he
lives with him on stage every night and continues to
carry Jim's legacy. Austin released his first
fully original record Back for More in 2013 while
attending Appalachian State University in Boone, NC.
North Carolina gave Austin hybrid roots that extended
into bluegrass, folk, and non-traditional country.
Although Rife is a modern country singer songwriter, his
roots help to shape the music he writes. In early
2020, Austin reached a deal with OmniSound Studios in
Nashville to independently release his new 5 song EP
Gasoline. Gasoline takes the listener
on a roller coaster with rowdy tunes like "The
Makers" and "Mason Jar" while also bringing humor to a
breakup in "Leave my Dog". "Rife brings heartfelt
rootsy emotion with a touch of romance to songs like
"Small Towns are Home" and "Starting a Fire".
Gasoline was released to the public in late January.
Check out his music at his website at austinrife.com/about/.
Friday,
July 25
7:00
p.m. -
Chris Woodward
and Shindiggin- Auditorium - Free
Chris Woodward's repertoire
encompasses a wide range of country music genres.
He performs songs from his own records as well as
current top 40 hits, old school country hits, Southern
rock hits and classes rock hits. Woodward and his
band, Shindiggin, play 100 to 110 shows a year.
That's certainly a different
twist than the young boy from Mount Union who took
guitar lessons - but quit. Several years later,
when he joined the United States Navy, Woodward picked
up the instrument again. This time, it changed his
life's path. Life at sea can be a lonely place and
the then 21-year-old Woodward decided to buy his first
guitar off a fellow sailor. He thought he could
teach himself how to play the guitar. That's what
he did on his downtime. Before he knew it he was
writing his own songs, and that is how it all began.
Saturday,
July 26
7:00-9:00
p.m. - Country Line Dancing with Lars and Dana - Auditorium - Free