2010 Dan Emmett
Music & Arts Festival

Thursday - Sunday
August 12-15, 2010

Schedule of Events

Thursday | Friday | Saturday | Sunday

Thursday, August 12
Theme “Dance to the Oldies”
     
Out and About
11:00 am - 8:30 pm   Homemades & Trades Show (South Main Street)
4:00 - 6:00 pm   Woodward Opera House Tours (101 South Main Street)
7:00 pm   Cheer Competition (South Main Street)
Sponsored by Central Ohio Technical College
     
Welcome Tent
Sponsored by W. S. Hogg Insurance
First Aid Tent
Sponsored by American Red Cross &  Knox Community Hospital
Main Stage -  Day
Sponsored by Comfort Inn of Mount Vernon
     
First-Knox Main Stage on the Square
12:00 noon - 4:00 pm   Senior Day on Square
12:00 noon   MV Players Youth Showcase
Sponsored by AAA Ohio Auto Club
2:00 pm   Andrew Clarkson HS Band
Sponsored by Ohio Rental
3:00 pm   Diane Dingler & Students
Sponsored by The Home Loan Savings Bank
5:00 pm   Joe Barone
Sponsored by Right Brain Productions
6:30 pm   Kokosing River Surf Club
Sponsored by T-Shirt Express
8:00 pm   Retreat – Retire the Flag
8:00 pm   Heritage Singers
Sponsored by City of Mount Vernon
8:30 pm   Phil Dirt & the Dozers
Sponsored by Ariel, First-Knox National Bank
 
First-Knox South Stage on Gambier Street
4:30 pm   Alex Ashbrook
Sponsored by Hardlines Design Co.
5:00 pm   Jordan Schremshock
5:30 pm   Ohesians
Sponsored by Southside Diner
6:30 pm   Jackie Miller, Jenn Casner, Kate Redfield
7:00 pm   Padula Oblongata
Sponsored by Knox County Convention & Visitors Bureau
 
First-Knox Center Stage on Vine Street
All Day   Antique Vehicles
Sponsored by Dumbaugh Insurance Co
 
ThePlace@TheWoodward
7:00 pm   Autumn Daze
     
Friday, August 13
Theme “It's Hollywood” - A Night to Celebrate our Youth
     
Out and About
11:00 am - 8:30 pm   Homemades & Trades Show (South Main Street)
11:00 am - 7:00 pm   Fine Arts & Crafts (South Main Street)
12:00 noon - 8:00 pm   Knox County Quilt Show (YMCA Sports Center)
4:00 - 6:00 pm   Woodward Opera House Tours (101 South Main Street)
4:00 - 8:00 pm   Dan Emmett Flower Show (The Living Center)
     
Welcome Tent
Sponsored by W. S. Hogg Insurance
First Aid Tent
Sponsored by American Red Cross & Knox Community Hospital
Main Stage - Day
Sponsored by Pressler & Carpenter Family Dentistry
     
First-Knox Main Stage on the Square
12:00 noon   Youth Showcase
Sponsored by Peoples Bank
5:00 pm   Cupcake Eating Contest
Sponsored by The Pink Cupcake Bakery
6:00 pm   Apple Valley Singers
Sponsored by Laurels of Mt. Vernon
7:00 pm   Sweet Adelines
Sponsored by the Kenyon Inn
8:00 pm   Retreat – Retire the Flag
8:00 pm   Heritage Singers
Sponsored by City of Mount Vernon
9:00 pm   Knox Idol
Sponsored by Knox Partnership for Arts & Culture
 
First-Knox South Stage on Gambier Street
12:00 noon   Youth Showcase
Sponsored by Peoples Bank
5:00 pm   New Rebellion
Sponsored by Holiday Inn Express
5:30 pm   Jamie Gresley
Sponsored by Neff’s Supermarket
6:00 pm   Rachel Aust
Sponsored by Mid-State Waste
6:30 pm   Bryanne Groom
Sponsored by Kahrl & Co.
7:00 pm   Ben Peverly
7:30 pm   TaVaci School of Music
Sponsored by Mount Vernon Rotary
 
First-Knox Center Stage on Vine Street
All Day   Antique Vehicles
Sponsored by Dumbaugh Insurance Co.
 
ThePlace@TheWoodward
6:00 pm   Chautauqua - Mark Twain
6:30 pm   Chautauqua - Paul Lynde
7:00 pm   Chautauqua - Victoria Woodhull
7:30 pm   Chautauqua – Jesse James
Sponsored by Elixir
     
Saturday, August 14
Theme “Art, Bluegrass, Rock, & More”
     
Out and About
8:30 am   UPI 5 Mile Run (West Gambier Street)
10:00 am - 5:00 pm   Dan Emmett Birthplace Home Tours
10:00 am - 6:00 pm   Civil War Encampment (Dan Emmett Birthplace Home)
10:00 am - 8:00 pm   Knox County Quilt Show (YMCA Sports Center)
10:00 am - 8:00 pm   Dan Emmett Flower Show (The Living Center)
11:00 am - 7:00 pm   Fine Arts & Crafts (South Main Street)
11:00 am - 8:30 pm   Homemades & Trades Show (South Main Street)
12:00 noon - 7:00 pm   Woodward Opera House Tours (101 South Main Street)
     
Welcome Tent
Sponsored by W. S. Hogg Insurance
First Aid Tent
Sponsored by American Red Cross & Knox Community Hospital
Main Stage - Day
Sponsored by ICONN Video Productions
     
First-Knox Main Stage on the Square
10:00 am   Flag Ceremony
Sponsored by Emeritus at Hillenvale
10:00 am   Fiddle Contest  Registration
11:00 am   Fiddle Contest
Sponsored by The Loft Violin Shop, Meg Litteral, and Duane Stix
~2:00 pm   Chestnut Ridge
Sponsored by Mid State Waste
5:00 pm   Elixir
6:00 pm   Dan Emmett Ceremony
Sponsored by Knox County Convention & Visitors Bureau
6:30 pm   Caffiends
8:00 pm   Heritage Singers - Retreat
Sponsored by City of Mount Vernon
8:00 pm   Festival Bell Auction
Sponsored by Dan Emmett Music & Arts Festival
9:30 pm   Sha Na Na
Sponsored by Ariel, First-Knox National Bank, Time Warner Cable
 
First-Knox South Stage on Gambier Street
12:00 noon   Youth Showcase
Sponsored by T-Shirt Express
2:00 pm   Ashley Burke
Sponsored by 1st Federal Savings & Loan of Centerburg
2:30 pm   Diane Dingler
Sponsored by Ohio Cumberland Gas
3:00 pm   Knox Choraliers
Sponsored by Central Ohio Technical College
3:30 pm   Colonial Kids - Right Brain Production
Sponsored by Kurt E Schisler
4:30 pm   Erin Bell
Sponsored by Larry & Sarah Reed
5:00 pm   Blake Jackson
Sponsored by Ramser Arborteum
6:00 pm   Kevin Oliver & the Folsom Prison Blues Band
Sponsored by Flappers Bar & Grill
7:00 pm   Safire Sun
Sponsored by Killbuck Savings Bank
 
First-Knox Center Stage on Vine Street
9:00 – 11:30 am   Antique Vehicles
12:00 noon   Panther Kenpo Karate
Sponsored by Mount Vernon News
1:00 pm   Carol Dance Studio
Sponsored by Russell Cooper House
2:00 pm   Dance Revolution
7:00 pm   Civil War Ball
Sponsored by Mount Vernon News
 
ThePlace@TheWoodward
12:00 noon - 5:00 pm   Bruce Jacklin & Company
Sponsored by Bruce Jacklin & Company
6:30 pm   Harmony Brothers
     
Civil War Era Living History
10:00 am   Dan Emmett House open
10:00 am   Flag raising on square by Civil War Honor Guard on the square
10:30 am   Parade from square to Civil War camp
11:00 am - 5:00 pm   Civil War camp open for visitors
11:15 am   Drill demonstration by Infantry
11:45 am   Artillery Demonstration
12:00 Noon   Steve Ball of Ball & Stahl will perform (riverfront)
1:00 pm   Demonstrations (Civil War artillery, flintlock musket)
1:00 pm   Artillery Demonstration
1:30 pm   Early American flintlock rifle demonstration
2:00 pm   Steve Ball of Ball & Stahl will perform
3:00 pm   Combined Arms drill demonstration (Artillery, Infantry and Early American)
5:00 pm   Dan Emmett house closed
5:00 pm   Camps closed
 
Sunday, August 15
Theme “Crafts, Gospel, & Cars”
     
Out and About
10:00 am - 2:00 pm   Dan Emmett Birthplace Home Tours
10:00 am - 2:00 pm   Civil War Encampment (Dan Emmett Birthplace Home)
10:00 am - 4:00 pm   Knox County Quilt Show (YMCA Sports Center)
10:00 am - 4:00 pm   Dan Emmett Flower Show (The Living Center)
11:00 am - 5:00 pm   Fine Arts & Crafts (South Main Street)
11:00 am - 5:00 pm   Homemades & Trades Show (South Main Street)
12:00 noon - 3:00 pm   Motorcycle Show & Cruise-In (The Square)
12:00 noon - 4:00 pm   Antique & Classic Car Show (on the Square and West High Street)
2:00 - 4:00 pm   Woodward Opera House Tours (101 South Main Street)
     
Welcome Tent
Sponsored by W. S. Hogg Insurance
First Aid Tent
Sponsored by American Red Cross & Knox Community Hospital
     
First-Knox Main Stage on the Square
10:00 am – 4:00 pm   Antique & Classic Car Show
Sponsored by Donley Ford Lincoln-Mercury
12:00 noon   Motorcycle Show
Sponsored by Mid-Ohio Suzuki-Honda-Yamaha-Kawasaki
12:00 noon   Project Roundtable
Sponsored by Mid-Ohio Suzuki-Honda-Yamaha-Kawasaki
3:00 pm   Motorcycle Show Awards
4:00 pm   Car  Show Awards
     
First-Knox South Stage on Gambier Street
12:00 noon   Transformed
Sponsored by Mount Vernon Nazarene University
1:00 pm   Bound for Glory
Sponsored by CES Credit Union
2:00 pm   McManaways
Sponsored by Killbuck Savings Bank
3:30 pm   Dale Powers & Friends
Sponsored by New Hope Industries
 
First-Knox Center Stage on Vine Street
2:00 – 3:00 pm   Columbus Zoo
Sponsored by Mortellaro McDonald’s
 
ThePlace@TheWoodward
12:00 noon - 4:00 pm   WNZR DJ Bowl
Sponsored by WNZR and Mount Vernon Nazarene University
     
Civil War Era Living History
10:00 am   Dan Emmett house and camps open
12:00 Noon   Combined arms demonstration (Infantry, Artillery and Early American)
2:00 pm   Dan Emmett house and camps closed
     
5:00 pm   FESTIVAL ENDS - SEE YOU IN 2011 !

 

Note: All schedules and events are subject to change without notice. Please continue to check our website for all the latest updates.

For more information, call 740-392-FEST (3378) or e-mail: [email protected]

For travel and visitor information, visit the Knox County Convention & Visitors Bureau at www.VisitKnoxOhio.org or call 1-800-837-5282 or (740) 392-6102