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Come join us for CHICKSTOCK! Saturday, October 29, 2011, 11 am - 7 pm CHICKSTOCK is a family-friendly outdoor event produced to benefit the North Chickamauga Creek Conservancy. CHICKSTOCK features local and regional bluegrass and American music, local food and art vendors, and outdoor activities for all ages. The event promotes the importance of local land conservation, cultural appreciation, and responsible stewardship of our natural resources. |
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Submitted by admin on Thu, 08/12/2010 - 09:31
Cellist Ben Sollee to Headline Conservancy’s Chickstock Festival
HIXSON, Tenn. – It’s a day of local and regional music, artists, outdoor activities and family-oriented fun benefiting the North Chickamauga Creek Conservancy. It’s Chickstock! The 2010 event, scheduled for Sun, Oct. 10, at Greenway Farm, will feature genre-bending cellist Ben Sollee as well as favorite local and regional bluegrass acts.
“We’re really excited to have Ben Sollee headline this year’s Chickstock,” said Larry Cook, executive director of the North Chickamauga Creek Conservancy. “He’s a phenomenal artist, and his music is a great complement to the other artists in the line-up.”
Sollee’s commitment to touring part of each year by bike also meshes well with the environmental and conservation mission of the North Chickamauga Creek Conservancy.
The line-up for Chickstock 2010, which is part of Chattanooga’s RiverRocks celebration, also includes local and regional favorites like Lou & Lynn Wamp and their band Bluetastic Fangrass, Gerle Haggard, Lone Mountain Band, New Binkley Brothers, Bluegrass Pharaohs, Blue John, Ogya and Slim Pickens. The event will also showcase local artists, food and outdoor activities.
“As in past years, Outdoor Chattanooga will offer festival-goers free canoeing, kayaking and biking,” said Cook. “We’re also planning a number of special events and activities just for kids. Chickstock is a wonderful way to get the whole family outside to enjoy the beauty of Greenway Farm and North Chickamauga Creek. Last year, we had about 1,200 people come out, and we’re hoping for an even bigger crowd this year.”
Advance, discount tickets to Chickstock 2010 go on sale Aug. 18 at www.chickstock.org, for $8 through Sept. 15. After Sept. 15, the regular ticket price will be $10.
All proceeds from the Chickstock event support the conservation efforts of the North Chickamauga Creek Conservancy.
The North Chickamauga Creek Conservancy is a citizen-created non-profit 501(c)(3) dedicated to conserving the significant natural, historic and cultural resources located within and near the watershed of the North Chickamauga Creek, including areas of the Cumberland Trail, and other wilderness areas in and around Chattanooga, Tenn.
Submitted by admin on Tue, 08/17/2010 - 16:48
