The Rotary Club of Smith Mountain Lake will sponsor its second annual July 4th Music Festival at Smith Mountain Lake at Bernard's Landing Resort and Conference Center.  Last year 1,500 beach music lovers attended the first festival.  The Embers and Fescue are the featured performers.  Click here for further information

THE EMBERS

 For decades The Embers have been making music by playing a mix of rhythm and blues and hart and soul.  In Virginia, the name that applies best fo the Embers' genre is "Beach Music."  After seventeen albums and many singles, The Embers are one of the most popular and active bands in the USA.  They've played for presidents and princes, students and bankers, at the beach and in the city, on record and in concert.  They have opened for the Rolling Stones, done commercials for Budweiser, and played the Olympics and President Clinton's inauguration.

 FESCUE

Fescue is a five piece bluegrass band that has endured, like the grass after which it is names, through more than 20 years of presenting their style of bluegrass music to fans in Virginia and other southeastern States.  Fescue's stage show features a wide range of bluegrass muisic from slow ballads to hard driving energetic bluegrass tunes.

FESTIVAL DETAILS

This year's music festival starts at 3:00 p.m. and ends at 8:00 p.m. on Friday, J.uly 4th at Bernard's Landing Resort and Conference Center.  A full complement of food and beverages will be provided at the music festival by local non-profit organizations.  All proeeds from the festival will be returned by the non-profit Smith Mountain Lake Rotary Club to the local community.

 Tickets are $15 per person at the door or $12 in advance until July 2.  Children under 12 years are FREE.  Discounted tickets are available in advance from the Smith Mountain Lake Chamber of Commerce at Hales Ford Bridge, Hager Insurance, Hot Shots Golf and Radio Shack.

 Festival attendees should bring appetites for great beach music and food, plus their own folding chairs and blankets.

Bernard's Landing Resort & Conference Center is located at 775 Ashmeade Road, Moneta, VA 24121