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The Hands On Music Spring Festival, April 2005

Sponsors

  • Threadgill's World Headquarters
  • Austin American Statesman
  • Carol & Mike Woodward
  • Ann Kennedy
  • Lauren Newton
  • Northwest Hills Eye Care
    • Nan Bulla
    • Dr. Laura Miller
  • Phyllis Nelson
  • Caroline Legette
  • Dr. LuOuida Vinson Phillips
  • R.H. Nagy & Company
  • Raleigh & Aletha Southwell
  • Austin Animal Clinic
  • Bob Richter
  • Sigman & Sigman, L.L.P
  • Mr. & Mrs. Keith Hill
  • Ms. Connie Hughes
  • Andromeda Food Services Inc
  • Gail Dalrymple
  • Carol Vaughan

Seven extraordinary and diverse bands came together to raise money for music, art and drama instruction for visually impaired children in Texas on Saturday, on April 23, 2005, from 11:00 am until 10:00 pm. The benefit concert took place at Threadgill's World Headquarters, 310 W. Riverside Drive, Austin, Texas.

Headlining the evening program were two exciting and popular Austin-based bands. Vallejo, with their Latin rock sound and high-energy performance, followed by the amazing acoustic grooves from the all-star line-up of The Resentments.

The afternoon's musical and entertainment offerings included a program of local bands, each with its own music style:

  • Karen Poston and the Crystal Pistols (hardcore country mixed with Southern rock)
  • Carl Smith and the E.C.F.A.Trio (jazz and blues)
  • Bigamy Sisters (alternative rock)
  • River City Jazz Group (jazz classics)
  • The Bishop Elect (pop rock)
  • Sensei Strange (magician)
  • Silence Gribbie (storyteller with song)

Morning activities from 11:00 to 1:00 were aimed at children and included a magician, a storyteller, fun and games, as well as face painting and balloon animals.

THANKS to all those who provided sponsorship money and those who attended this wonderful Hands-On Music Spring Festival.