June 30, 2009
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

BAND2GETHER: ONE WORLD MUSIC SERIES LAUNCHES IN DOWNTOWN LAKEWOOD

Downtown Lakewood and Lakewood Is Art are proud to announce the 2009 Band2gether: One World Music Series season. Fourteen youth rock bands and four world bands will entertain the community in Sinagra Park at 14921 Detroit Avenue on Fridays from 7-9 p.m. in July and August.

Audience members are encouraged to bring a chair and be prepared to join in the community exuberance of the shared musical experience. The series is free and open to the public.

Band2gether Concerts:
July 3: Trancemitter; Little Known Fact; Nuclear Gun Rack
July 10: Prime Addiction; Whispering Chaos; Blue Fish
July 17: Bleu Hypoxia; Top Hat & Tails; Twin Engines
July 24: Little Known Fact; Jim From Portland; Emergency Exit
July 31: Back for More; J to the 4th; Overload

One World Concerts:
August 7: The Whiskey Island Ramblers (Irish)
August 14: Rice & Beans (Latin); Timmy and Troop dance workshop
August 21: Carlos Jones and the P.L.U.S. Band (Reggae)
August 28: Stars of the East (Middle Eastern); belly dancing demonstration

Band2gether:One World Music was conceived and brought to Downtown Lakewood by Ruth Koenigsmark and Barb Michel of Lakewood Is Art with the invaluable support and professional assistance of Chris Vance of Vance Music Studios.

This concert series is made possible through generous funding from Lakewood Hospital, Cuyahoga Arts and Culture, and Lakewood-Rocky River Rotary plus support from the City of Lakewood, and the Beck Center.

LakewoodAlive is a 501-(c)(3) nonprofit economic development organization that facilitates economic growth and stability in the city of Lakewood, Ohio. Downtown Lakewood is the National Main Street™ program of LakewoodAlive dedicated to revitalizing our historic business district.

Lakewood Is Art is a volunteer organization that promotes and supports a collaborative arts community in Lakewood.