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ALPENA -- The 8th Annual Thunder Bay Folk Festival will be held this weekend at the Alpena Antique Tractor & Steam Engine Club Showgrounds on French Road.
The event will include live music, dancing, workshops, kids' activities, vendors, camping, and more.
Porch stage events on Friday include open mic from 2 to 4:30 p.m.; Love St. Live from 5 to 7 p.m.; Jack Elliot from 7 to 7:45 p.m.; Rich Ryder from 8 to 8:45 p.m.; open mic from 9 to 9:45 p.m.; Hypnotones from 10 to 10:45 p.m.; and Gypsy Heart from 11 p.m. to midnight.
Friday's barn stage performers are PsychoSongs from 5 to 5:45 p.m.; Harbor Hoedown with Larry Dyer from 6 to 7:45 p.m.; Music Therapy from 8 to 8:45 p.m.; Dale Scott/Peacemeal from 9 to 9:45 p.m.; Birch Road Band from 10 to 10:45 p.m.; and Ferdinand The Bull from 11 p.m. to midnight.
Drum Kiva will start at 9 p.m. on Friday.
The festival will continue Saturday at the Alpena Antique Tractor & Steam Engine Club Showgrounds on French Road.
Saturday's porch stage events include Lee Kitzman from 11 to 11:45 a.m.; Spencer Corpus from noon to 12:45 p.m.; Scholastic News from 1 to 1:45 p.m.; Wild Rose and the Thorns from 2 to 2:45 p.m.; Dallas Stephans from 3 to 3:45 p.m.; The Brandons from 4 to 4:45 p.m.; Brian Natzel from 5 to 5:45 p.m.; Chris Crown and the Get Down Band from 6 to 6:45 p.m.; Sean Megoran from 7 to 7:45 p.m.; Charles Madison with Mark Tarsney from 8 to 8:45 p.m.; Ian McConnell from 9 to 9:45 p.m.; John LaCross Group featuring Wolfgang Chuck from 10 to 10:45 p.m.; and Mercier from 11 p.m. to midnight.
On the barn stage Saturday will be Kate Hinote from noon to 1 p.m.; The Hackwells from 1:15 to 2:15 p.m.; Hearth & Hymn from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m.; Seth Bernard from 3:45 to 4:45 p.m.; Mama Song & The Boogie Child from 5 to 6 p.m.; Delilah from 6:15 to 7:15 p.m.; Laith Al-Saadi from 7:30 to 9 p.m.; Full Cord from 9:15 to 10:30 p.m.; and Mark Lavengood from 10:45 p.m. to midnight.
Workshops offered on Saturday include Music Jam Etiquette with Al Gross at noon; Slide Guitar with Kevin Ballmer at 1 p.m.; Ukulele for ages 12 and up with Julie Sherlock at 2 p.m.; Drum Kiva with Paul Conger at 3 p.m.; and Open Position Scales at 4 p.m. Drum Kiva will again start at 9 p.m. on Saturday.
Also on Saturday in the children's tent will be Music Exploration for ages 4 to 6 with Julie Sherlock at 11 a.m., and Ukulele for ages 7 to 11 with Julie Sherlock at noon.
In the health tent, Light Language Art & Sound will be offered. Check posting at tent for times.
For more information, visit thunderbayfolkfest.org.