11:00am
Kick-off and Welcome!
Our 2-day live stream features favorite local musicians, artist studio tours, workshops and much more!Join the Artists Live on Zoom Starting at 11:00am
11:15am
Joe’s Day Off
Joe’s Day Off (JDO) is a local Williamsburg Virginia band that covers country, rock, standards, & oldies with great harmonies and a variety of instruments. They’ve been rocking the town since 2007. Frontman, Joe Duggan, can play solo, or the band can perform as a duet, trio, quartet, or quintet. For small venues and special occasions, JDO can perform acoustic sets, or for large event, they can add additional players.
Noon
Meet the Visual Artists
12:30pm
Fiddler’s Green
The father/son duo have been playing their authentic Irish-style music for years here in Williamsburg and in Irish Pubs all around New York City.
1:15pm
Meet the Visual Artists
1:45pm
Timeline Jazz
A Williamsburg Virginia based versatile jazz trio will perform favorite jazz standards including latin, brazillian, funk, rock, and original compositions. Timeline Jazz features: JR Erb, bass; Lance Pedigo, drums; Harris Simon, piano & Atiba Taylor, sax and vocals.
2:30pm
Meet the Visual Artists
3:00pm
Skip Friel and the Resonators
“Friel is a very talented vocalist with a big and unique voice,” writes Toronto Exclusive Magazine. Whether performing original compositions or favorite cover songs, award-winning songwriter Skip Friel delivers an energetic and moving performance. Entertaining solo or with his band, The Resonators, Friel’s music spans from acoustic variety to tasteful rock. Cover songs include both contemporary and popular tunes of the past. Skip is at home in large festival venues, as well as on intimate, acoustic-friendly stages.
3:45pm
Meet the Visual Artists
4:00pm
Steve Prince Interview
Steve Prince is on a mission to deliver art to the people, people to the art and all of it to William & Mary’s Muscarelle Museum of Art. Steve is the museum’s first director of engagement and distinguished artist in residence. His approach of making art while interacting with and involving those around him is what makes him a self-described “art evangelist.” He engages others in an entire process around what he does, often referencing his native New Orleans, and themes of reconciliation and healing.Join the Artists Live on Zoom Starting at 4pm
4:15pm
Poisoned Dwarf
Poisoned Dwarf is a Celtic music group that plays virtuosic, innovative and passionate renditions of traditional Irish and Scottish music on acoustic instruments. Five talented musicians create a driving sonic energy that has been captivating audiences for over a decade with whistles, flutes, violin, guitar, percussion, and Uilleann pipes together with exciting and lyrical vocals. Poisoned Dwarf performs at a wide variety of musical venues from highland festivals to theaters, from churches to sophisticated listening venues throughout the East Coast, to the occasional pub just for fun.
11:00am
Kazoo Parade
An annual event at An Occasion for the Arts!Join the Artists Live on Zoom Starting at 11:00am
11:15am
Scrapper Tuesday
Scrapper Tuesday is a trio that plays pop and rock and makes it sound like Americana. They mix in blues, bluegrass and roadhouse to create their good time sound. Phil Casey writes toe-tapping originals, often about the people, places and history of Hampton Roads, and plays guitar, mandolin and cigar box guitar. Matt Houser, Phil’s son-in-law, plays the tasty licks on electric guitar and cigar box guitars (which he also makes.) Mark McGowan ensures the center holds on bass. They started playing together in 2016.
Noon
Steve Prince Workshop (1st Session)
Presented by Wells Fargo Advisors
In these workshops, participants will create popular cartoon and anime characters, and the fundamentals of making your own original creations. Students will learn basic figure drawing skills and how to create expressive characters that emerge from the page! Children are welcome!
Join the Artists Live on Zoom Starting at Noon
12:30pm
Sammy Lee
Rooted in blues tradition, Sammy Lee has a soul that wails. Cadence-driven, acoustically inclined, Motown folk is showcased in his pristine and energetic performances, with stylistic nods towards the cities that have provided him with his unique sound. Many vocalists of closely related genres seem tepid and soft spoken by comparison. Sammy offers a shock to the system with a skilled and polished delivery that provides a glimpse into the expertise developed over the many evolutions his career has endured. Over a decade of vocal expertise allows this rough and dirty baritone to stun audiences with a range that bewilders, a devastatingly honest lyrical vulnerability, and a power and range that leaves Sammy in a category all his own. Needing no pretense and no disguise, Sammy’s show is a stripped down and naked performance by design. His thoughts in a world of processed and filtered pretenders? Less is more, passion speaks for itself, and authenticity reigns.
1:15pm
Meet the Visual Artists
1:45pm
Clan McCool
Williamsburg based band Clan MacCool is a fun, high energy band specializing in original and traditional Irish/Scottish music. Thier play list spans several centuries and includes many pirate inspired originals. This local favorite is comfortable on stage in front of hundreds or roving events making one on one connections with your patrons.
2:30pm
Steve Prince Workshop (2nd Session)
Presented by Wells Fargo Advisors
In these workshops, participants will create popular cartoon and anime characters, and the fundamentals of making your own original creations. Students will learn basic figure drawing skills and how to create expressive characters that emerge from the page! Children are welcome!
Join the Artists Live on Zoom Starting at 2:30pm3:00pm
RunAway String Band
Runaway String Band is "an impressive ensemble of awesome musicians with a foot tapping, irresistible sound,” say the Tidewater Friends of Folk Music. With lush vocal harmonies and hot instrumentals, the band provides their audiences with a taste of traditional and popular American music. They perform in concerts and festivals around Virginia as well as private events such as weddings and parties, combining mandolin, guitar, 5-string banjo with the 7-string viola da gamba, a family member of the upright bass with a tender, haunting sound.
3:45pm
Meet the Visual Artists
4:00pm
Closing Statements
Thank you for joining us!
4:15pm
The Smith Wade Band
The Bank of America and Merrill Lynch Showstopper!
The guys play songs you love to hear, sing along to and yes, You Can Dance If You Want To. Smith and Wade also perform their own music from their new CD, Time Well Wasted.
Sunday, October 4th
