For those unfamiliar, Nelsonville is an easy drive from Columbus and a REALLY easy drive from Athens, OH.
Headlining this year’s festival will be The Avett Brothers on Saturday night and Pennsylvania’s Akron/Family on Friday night. Other national acts include folk-legend Michael Hurley, New York City’s O’ Death, the Cajun swing of the Red Stick Ramblers, and Uncle Monk (Tommy Ramone’s bluegrass band!). The Nelsonville Art and Music Festival will also feature many local and regional acts including Southeast Engine, Woody Pines and the Lonesome Two, Silo Circuit, and Casual Future. Many more bands will be announced on the Stuart’s website in the next few weeks!
Full press release after the jump.
NELSONVILLE, Ohio- A partnership between Stuart’s Opera House, The Hockhocking Music Group & Hocking College, the 4th Annual Nelsonville Art and Music Festival will take place the weekend of May 16th-May 18th at Robbins Crossing Historic Village on the Hocking College campus. Over 20 bands will play the festival on multiple stages, including national, regional, and local music. Earlybird weekend passes will go on sale at special pricing for only three weeks starting on Monday, February 25th.
Headlining this year’s festival will be The Avett Brothers on Saturday night and Pennsylvania’s Akron/Family on Friday night. Other national acts include folk-legend Michael Hurley, New York City’s O’ Death, the Cajun swing of the Red Stick Ramblers, and Uncle Monk (Tommy Ramone’s bluegrass band!). The Nelsonville Art and Music Festival will also feature many local and regional acts including Southeast Engine, Woody Pines and the Lonesome Two, Silo Circuit, and Casual Future. Many more bands will be announced on the Stuart’s website in the next few weeks!
Along with 3 days of over 20 bands, the festival also features camping, art vendors, kids activities, local food, and workshops all in the setting of the beautiful Hocking Hills. This is the fourth year for the Nelsonville Art and Music Festival, but first at Robbins Crossing Historic Village. Robbins Crossing had been home to the Hockhocking Festival, but after nine years that festival’s organizers decided to pass the torch to Stuart’s Opera House. Stuart’s decided to move their one-day summer festival to Hocking College and expand it to the whole weekend which formerly featured the Hockhocking Festival. “Hockhocking was a great event, our hope is to help carry those traditions on and continue to offer a weekend of great music that will continue to bring people into this area” said Tim Peacock, Executive Director of Stuart’s Opera House and former co-cordinator of the Hockhocking festival.
The 4th Annual Nelsonville Art and Music Festival will take place May 16th- May 18th at Hocking College with over 20 acts playing on multiple stages all weekend long. Saturday night’s headliners will be The Avett Brothers, Friday night’s headliners will be Akron/Family. Earlybird weekend passes are available from Monday, February 25th through Sunday, March 16th for only $30! For more information call (740) 753-1924, visit the festival’s website at www.nelsonvillefest.org, or go to Stuart’s website at www.stuartsoperahouse.org.