Community Reunion entertainment
The annual Community Reunion at Fallon’s Oats Park evening will culminate on Aug. 17 with a free concert at 7:30 p.m. featuring Rob Ickes and Trey Hensley.
Known for their white-hot picking, stone country vocals with soul and world-class live musicianship, Ickes and Hensley meld together blues, bluegrass, country, rock and other string band music of all kinds to form a signature blend of music that defies restrictions of genre.
They are equally at home on the stages of prestigious performing arts centers, theaters and the Grand Ole Opry as they are at Americana, jamgrass, bluegrass and jam band festivals.
Ickes co-founded the highly influential bluegrass group Blue Highway and has been a sought-after Nashville session player and live-performing musician for decades. He has credits with Vince Gill, Earl Scruggs, Merle Haggard, Alan Jackson, Reba McEntire and Alison Krauss. Hensley has been called “Nashville’s hottest young player” by Acoustic Guitar magazine, and his soulful baritone vocals have also received acclaim.
DeVotchKa rescheduled for Aug. 24
A cross-pollination of numerous influences, including cabaret, spaghetti Westerns, norteño, punk, and the immigrant dance music of Eastern Europe, Colorado-based quartet DeVotchKa, formed in Denver by multi-instrumentalists Nick Urata (vocals, guitar, trumpet), Tom Hagerman (violin, accordion), Jeanie Schroder (sousaphone, bass) and percussionist Shawn King, emerged as unlikely indie heroes in the mid-2000s infusing modern indie music with a global flavor.
This performance is rescheduled from March 2024 to Aug. 24 at the Churchill Arts Center’s Barkley Theatre.
DeVotchKa found widespread success in 2006 with their Grammy-nominated soundtrack to the hit indie film Little Miss Sunshine. Signing with revered indie label Anti-, the band delivered A Mad and Faithful Telling in early 2008, reaching the number nine slot on the Billboard Heatseekers chart. A lengthy world tour followed, including stops at major festivals like Bonnaroo, Lollapalooza, and Bumbershoot.
Tickets for the previous show will be honored for this event, which begins at 7 p.m. The box office, art bar and galleries open at 6 p.m. Tickets are $17 for members and $20 for nonmembers. Youth and students with a valid student ID are $10.
Tickets can be purchased online at www.churchillarts.org. For information, call the Churchill Arts Council at 775-423-1440.
Churchill Arts Council
Join the Churchill Arts Council this summer for exciting classes involving food. For registration, go to www.churchillarts.org. There is a cost associated with each class. Three classes are available with Stephanie Shaw, including tacos, Mediterranean food and veggie plates.
