Acts announced for Art, Rhythm, & Brews
PHOTO COURTESY OF THE CENTER STATE
St. Joseph-based trio The Center State will perform live folk and Americana music Friday evening during Art, Rhythm, and Brews, a downtown festival organized by the Maryville Public Arts Committee. The event will take place from 7-10 p.m. around on the square and along West Fourth Street. Wristband tickets cost $30 and are available at the Maryville Hy-Vee supermarket, City Hall, and online at www.maryvillepublicart.org/tickets.
The Maryville Public Arts Committee has announced the musical acts to be featured during Friday night’s downtown Art, Rhythm, and Brews festival.
The street party, which starts at 7 p.m. and continues through 10 p.m. around the Maryville square and along West Fourth Street, and will feature a variety of live entertainment, food, craft beers, and designer cocktails.
Musical acts include The Center State, a three-member folk and Americana group based in St. Joseph. The trio, formed in 2012, derives its name from a 19th century phrase used to describe Missouri.
Other performers will include the RiverSong a capella women’s chorus, also from St. Joseph; country singers Brian Nelson and Nicole Salmond; acoustic rockers Hendrix and Craig from Springfield, a duo noted for original tunes as well as covers of hits by such artists as the Eagles, Simon & Garfunkel, the Beatles, Jimmy Buffet, and Zac Brown; and the Matt Cook Collective, a jazz group from the Kansas City.
Art, Rhythm, and Brews is the first event of its kind in Maryville and was conceived by MPAC as a way to celebrate local art initiatives, especially the installation of sculptures downtown.
Three new sculptures were placed on the square earlier this month, and a fourth, “Cultural Pedestrians” by Sue Quinlan, was set up near the intersection of West Fourth and North Buchanan.
On Friday, a pavilion dispensing drinks and live music will be set up near each artwork.
The event will also include food samples from Simply Siam, the St. Francis Hospital Bread Basket, A&G Restaurant, and Grill Sergeant Barbeque along with tastings of craft beers, cocktails, and non-alcoholic beverages.
Organizers have advertised the event as being geared for adults age 21 and up. Wristband tickets will be required in order to consume alcohol.
All funds raised from the event will go toward future MPAC events and displays.
Wristbands cost $30 and are available at the Maryville Hy-Vee supermarket and City Hall. They can also be purchased at a slightly higher cost online at www.maryvillepublicart.org/tickets or downtown during the event.
