Downtown Grand Rapids, MI • June 6-7-8, 2008
| Friday | |||||
| Time | Stage | Name | Description | ||
| 12:00 PM | Calder | Opening Ceremonies | A pageantry of cultures from Grand Rapids' Sister Cities | ||
| 12:00 PM | Old GR Art Museum | Festival Regional Art Exhibit opens | 155 North Division | ||
| 12:30 PM | Circle | Grand Rapids Accordion Ensemble | Big Band, Polka & Oldies | ||
| 12:30 PM | City | Water for the Thirsty | Contemporary Christian Music | ||
| 12:30 PM | Clock | Kelloggsville HS Jazz Ensemble | Traditional Big Band swing, Latin & funk | ||
| 12:30 PM | Fountain | AARK | Christian contemporary | ||
| 12:30 PM | Indoor Classical | GR Middle School Choir SEAC & Sherwood Park Choir | |||
| 12:30 PM | Outer Fringe | The Steve Anzivino Acoustic Band | Traditional Jazz and Blues | ||
| 1:10 PM | Calder | Ensemble Al-Asdeka | Spicy and mesmerizing Middle-Eastern fusion | ||
| 1:20 PM | Outer Fringe | Cecilia Cofino | Powerful, charismatic Cuban salsa | ||
| 1:25 PM | Fountain | Trinity ftL | Christian Rock | ||
| 1:25 PM | Clock | Ras Tyger | |||
| 1:30 PM | Circle | Living Light Dance Company | Dance | ||
| 1:35 PM | City | Dana Groothuis & Taylor Groothuis | |||
| 1:45 PM | Calder | Rockford School of Dance | Ballet, tap, jazz | ||
| 1:50 PM | Circle | Caledonia MS Choir | Choral | ||
| 1:55 PM | Outer Fringe | El Fuego Del Sol | A great mix of ska & reggae | ||
| 2:10 PM | Clock | Mary Rademacher & Friends | Jazz standards, Broadway & pop | ||
| 2:10 PM | Fountain | Life Beyond Shadows | We rock out for Christ! | ||
| 2:15 PM | Calder | GR Youth Symphony & Classical Orchestra | Classical Music | ||
| 2:25 PM | City | The Strain | Original material with the Willey Family outlook | ||
| 2:30 PM | Circle | Holy Steps | Dance team of the Lamb of God Church | ||
| 2:35 PM | Outer Fringe | John Hilla | Folk | ||
| 2:55 PM | Circle | Union HS Dixieland Jazz Band | Dixieland favorites from New Orleans. | ||
| 3:00 PM | Calder | Pacific Island Dancers | |||
| 3:10 PM | City | Four For Smoking | Indie rock | ||
| 3:20 PM | Outer Fringe | Mike Tatu | Indie folk, singer-songwriter | ||
| 3:30 PM | Circle | Senior Steppers | Energetic 50 years and older jazz/tap dance group | ||
| 3:40 PM | Clock | The Steve Anzivino Electric Band | |||
| 3:40 PM | Fountain | Duffy | Innovative, hopeful Grand Rapids rock | ||
| 3:45 PM | Calder | Grand Rapids Jazz Orchestra | Big band originals & standards | ||
| 3:55 PM | City | RUXY MUZIK | Evolution band | ||
| 4:00 PM | Outer Fringe | Open Mic | |||
| 4:10 PM | Circle | Godwin Heights HS Band | Concert band | ||
| 4:20 PM | Fountain | Cabaret Amari | New York-style cabaret show: jazz, pop & novelty | ||
| 4:25 PM | Clock | Stickerblister | Metal | ||
| 4:30 PM | Calder | Rockford School of Dance | |||
| 4:40 PM | City | winter/sessions | Original songs from the roots with "cerebral lyrics" | ||
| 4:45 PM | Circle | Academy of Dance Arts North | |||
| 4:55 PM | Calder | Black Rose and the Disciples of Funk | Hot like collard greens, hot sauce & cornbread - yum! | ||
| 5:00 PM | Indoor Classical | GRCC Suzuki Strings | |||
| 5:00 PM | Storytelling | Merrilee Benthin | An African Village I, II | ||
| 5:10 PM | Circle | Shag Wagon Deluxe | Funk/retro rock | ||
| 5:10 PM | Clock | Peace on Mars | |||
| 5:10 PM | Fountain | We'll Watch it Burn | |||
| 5:30 PM | Indoor Classical | Westwind Quintet | |||
| 5:40 PM | City | 8th Avenue | Blending pop, punk & alternative | ||
| 5:45 PM | Calder | Awards | |||
| 5:45 PM | Circle | Caledonia Dance Center | Dancers ages 6 to adult | ||
| 6:00 PM | Adult Involvement | Wazobia | African dance moves and drumming | ||
| 6:00 PM | Storytelling | Kevin Kammeraad | Puppetry, music & more | ||
| 6:10 PM | Circle | Schubert Male Chorus of Grand Rapids | Choral music for all ages & tastes | ||
| 6:10 PM | Clock | Lynn Thompson Band | Modern power pop & rock | ||
| 6:10 PM | Fountain | The insane theater | A tribute to The Doors, & more | ||
| 6:10 PM | Outer Fringe | Signal Trip | Fresh, original rock n' roll | ||
| 6:15 PM | Indoor Classical | Voice Students of Margi Derks Peterson | Classical & musical theatre selections | ||
| 6:25 PM | City | Jazz Furnace | Be-bop & straight-ahead jazz | ||
| 6:30 PM | Calder | Resurrection Life Church Music Ministry | High-energy praise & worship | ||
| 6:55 PM | Fountain | Courier | Indie rock | ||
| 7:00 PM | Storytelling | Grace
Wolbrink, Andrea Nightingale Muffin Dancers: Emily & Elizabeth Foster; Matja Saarenheimo-VanderHorst |
Dutch in Time | ||
| 7:10 PM | City | Jeremy Hoekstra | Acoustic pop/rock | ||
| 7:10 PM | Clock | Igby Iris | An epic, memorable experience | ||
| 7:15 PM | Calder | Hearts in Step Christian Dance Academy | Ballet, Tap, Jazz and Hip Hop | ||
| 7:15 PM | Indoor Classical | Ma Non Troppo | Chamber music for 2 clarinets & bassoon | ||
| 7:30 PM | Circle | Capoeira Mandinga Michigan | Brazilian martial arts & music | ||
| 7:40 PM | Fountain | The Lazy Blue Tunas | Eclectic acoustic | ||
| 7:45 PM | Adult Involvement | Cardio Salsa by Rich Benoit | Easy-to-follow, dance-based movement class featuring traditional Latin dance | ||
| 7:55 PM | Calder | Kent Philharmonia Orchestra | Classical pops repertoire | ||
| 7:55 PM | Outer Fringe | Edye Evans Hyde & Friends | Jazz, blues & funk | ||
| 8:00 PM | Circle | FLEDfive | Original hard rock | ||
| 8:00 PM | Indoor Classical | Kim Hall, New Orleans Style Blues and Jazz Piano | |||
| 8:00 PM | Storytelling | Grace Wolbrink | Wedded Bliss or Scorpion's Kiss | ||
| 8:10 PM | City | Truckstop Cobras | Truckabilly | ||
| 8:10 PM | Clock | The Mines | Epic indie pop/rock | ||
| 8:25 PM | Fountain | Nick Ayoub and Friends | Classic pop/folk | ||
| 8:40 PM | Outer Fringe | Neon Graffiti | Original rock 'n roll, funk & blues | ||
| 8:45 PM | Calder | Ada Dance Academy | Ballet, tap, jazz | ||
| 8:45 PM | Circle | Caledonia Dance Center | Dancers ages 6 to adult | ||
| 9:05 PM | Fountain | The Good Libations | 50's & 60's oldies, a capella | ||
| 9:10 PM | Calder | Conklin Ceili Band | Music & humor of the Irish | ||
| 9:10 PM | Circle | Twofivesix | Rock | ||
| 9:10 PM | City | The Steve Hilger Band | Original house rockin' blues | ||
| 9:10 PM | Clock | Debra Perry and Majestic Praise | Contemporary gospel | ||
| 9:15 PM | Outer Fringe | River City Improv | |||
| 9:15 PM | Adult Involvement | East West Karate Center | Tiger, Dragon and Crane | ||
| Saturday | |||||
| Time | Stage | Name | Description | ||
| 10:00 AM | Circle | The Rawhide Johnson Band | Austin Country | ||
| 10:00 AM | City | Mike B Lyon | True life story telling music | ||
| 10:00 AM | Clock | The Great Lakes Chorus | Popular songs, sung acapella in the barbershop style, by an all male chorus. | ||
| 10:00 AM | Fountain | Club Sticks | Standards from the 'people', only not so standard | ||
| 10:00 AM | Old GR Art Museum | Festival Regional Art Exhibit opens | 155 North Division | ||
| 10:00 AM | Outer Fringe | Open Mic | |||
| 10:00 AM | Calder | Northview High School Jazz Ensemble | Jazz | ||
| 10:30 AM | Fountain | Frontline Community Church | Gospel | ||
| 10:45 AM | Calder | Caledonia Dance Center | Variety of dancing performed by ages 6 to adult | ||
| 10:45 AM | Circle | Expressions Dance Academy | |||
| 10:55 AM | City | The Flowbs | Rock 'n rock with a height advantage | ||
| 11:00 AM | Adult Involvement | East West Karate Center | Tiger, Dragon and Crane | ||
| 11:00 AM | STROLLING | Dave Wells Strolling Oompah Band | |||
| 11:10 AM | Clock | Spectral Mornings | Electronically-infected rock | ||
| 11:25 AM | Calder | Deliverance | Inspiring gospel | ||
| 11:25 AM | Circle | Comstock Park Jazz Ensemble | Big band jazz | ||
| 11:25 AM | Fountain | Buffalo Cannon | Blues rock with an attitude | ||
| 11:55 AM | City | Dilly Songs | Delightful, silly songs for kids! | ||
| 11:55 AM | Clock | TLG | Unexpected classics & originals | ||
| 12:00 PM | Circle | Dance Plus | Creative, spirited & modern tap, jazz & swing | ||
| 12:00 PM | Storytelling | Grace Wolbrink | I heard it on the Fairy Vine | ||
| 12:10 PM | Fountain | The Law | Good Time Rockin' Country | ||
| 12:15 PM | Calder | The Armenta Studio | A blend of belly dancing and modern dance in the Armenta format | ||
| 12:25 PM | Circle | Alive | Contemporary Christian | ||
| 12:25 PM | City | Chapter Four | |||
| 12:30 PM | Clock | The Mayne Studio Middle Eastern Belly Dance Troupe | Mid-Eastern belly dance | ||
| 12:40 PM | Calder | Happy Hour | Indie Folk with a twist of 60's | ||
| 12:50 PM | Fountain | Greg and Kathy Proulx | Contemporary folk | ||
| 1:00 PM | Adult Involvement | Tai-Chi Praying Mantis Kung Fu Studio with Master Lee | |||
| 1:00 PM | Circle | Academy of Dance Arts South | |||
| 1:00 PM | Storytelling | Lee Maschmeyer | The Story Man tells SPOOOOky Stories | ||
| 1:10 PM | Clock | Endangered Reign | Melodic metal, ultra-heavy sound | ||
| 1:10 PM | Outer Fringe | Amy Young & Friends | Pop, folk & jazz originals | ||
| 1:25 PM | Circle | River City Jazz Band | High society dance band | ||
| 1:25 PM | City | Big Ugly | |||
| 1:30 PM | Calder | Body Language School of Dance | |||
| 1:30 PM | Indoor Classical | Archive Guitar Duo | Classical, Celtic & jazz | ||
| 1:50 PM | Fountain | Ken Bierschbach | Singer/songwriter | ||
| 2:00 PM | Circle | Harmony Dance Source | |||
| 2:00 PM | Calder | Midtown Horns & Rhythm, featuring Mary Rademacher | Swinging jazz standards | ||
| 2:00 PM | GR Civic Theatre | GR Civic Theatre Traveling Troup | "The Adventures of Nate the Great" - for ages 4-adult | ||
| 2:00 PM | Storytelling | Gretchen Weaver | Legends of the Far East | ||
| 2:05 PM | Outer Fringe | The Proulx Brothers | Kingston Trio folk | ||
| 2:10 PM | Clock | 7 Ways | |||
| 2:15 PM | Adult Involvement | Zumba with Tara Lundquist | Popular cardio-dance, combination of sassy Latin and hip hop dance to get the heart pumping | ||
| 2:25 PM | City | MR. Whooha | Variety rock cover band | ||
| 2:25 PM | Fountain | Our Rock | Christian classic rock | ||
| 2:30 PM | Indoor Classical | Bonnie Jean Johnson Music Studio | |||
| 2:40 PM | Circle | A + | Positive pop | ||
| 2:45 PM | Calder | Caledonia Dance Center | Variety of dancing performed by ages 6 to adult | ||
| 2:55 PM | Clock | Lady and The Tramps | Original, "unplugged'-style songs | ||
| 3:00 PM | Storytelling | Roberta Talbet-Rossi | Artful Dodgers | ||
| 3:05 PM | Outer Fringe | Celtic Kilroy | Traditional Celtic & songs of the Great Lakes | ||
| 3:10 PM | Calder | The Eschelons | Music from the 50s and 60s: Rock and roll, doo-wop, and blues. | ||
| 3:15 PM | Circle | Body Language School of Dance | |||
| 3:20 PM | Fountain | Mark Swanson | Acoustic music from one guy and his guitar | ||
| 3:25 PM | City | Spencer Mulder Band | Original melodic rock | ||
| 3:30 PM | Indoor Classical | Edelweiss Choir & Northern Sayors | German ethnic choir | ||
| 3:40 PM | Circle | Four Lincolns | Unique blend of folk, rock & pop | ||
| 3:50 PM | Outer Fringe | Tim Perry & Jeff Oxford | Folk | ||
| 3:55 PM | Clock | Paul Sherwood & The Rhythm Section Jazz Band | Classic jazz & swing band | ||
| 4:00 PM | Calder | The Moving Company | |||
| 4:00 PM | Storytelling | Kevin Kammeraad & Ryan Hipp | A Curious Glimpse of Michigan (music and puppetry) | ||
| 4:10 PM | Fountain | Simien the Whale | Original break-beat, neo-alternitive funk/rock | ||
| 4:30 PM | Circle | Grand Rapids Ballet - Junior Trainees | The Princess and the Pea | ||
| 4:30 PM | Indoor Classical | Mary R. Dean & Linda Hoisington | |||
| 4:40 PM | Calder | Karisa Wilson | Jazz & R&B-inspired folk | ||
| 4:50 PM | Clock | The 13th Hour | Acoustic & electric light rock | ||
| 4:55 PM | Fountain | The Koul Band | Instrumental jazz | ||
| 5:00 PM | Storytelling | Merrilee Benthin | Japanese Ghost Stories I, II | ||
| 5:05 PM | Circle | Kentwood Senior Chorale | Patriotic, sacred & popular songs | ||
| 5:10 PM | City | Matt Bell | Folk rock | ||
| 5:30 PM | Calder | Awards | |||
| 5:35 PM | Outer Fringe | Divine Design | Gospel band | ||
| 5:40 PM | Clock | Daddy's Having A Breakdown | High energy classic & original Rock 'N' Roll | ||
| 5:40 PM | Fountain | Absinthe | The new sound of rock | ||
| 5:45 PM | Circle | Body Language School of Dance | |||
| 6:00 PM | Indoor Classical | Grand Rapids Symphony Orchestra | |||
| 6:00 PM | Storytelling | Grace
Wolbrink, Andrea Nightingale Muffin Dancers: Emily & Elizabeth Foster; Matja Saarenheimo-VanderHorst |
Oh My! Really. Why? | ||
| 6:10 PM | Circle | Righteous | Funk/blues/Motown classic rock | ||
| 6:10 PM | City | Seeing Eye God | High energy music to get you moving | ||
| 6:15 PM | Calder | Grand Rapids Symphonic Band | Highlights from the 2007-08 season | ||
| 6:20 PM | Outer Fringe | Celtic Archive | Traditional Celtic | ||
| 6:25 PM | Fountain | New Spiritual Reflections | A capella gospel singers | ||
| 6:40 PM | Clock | The Willeys | Original folk-rock with a twist - folkwave! | ||
| 7:00 PM | Circle | Integrity School of Dance Arts | Tap, ballet, jazz & lyrical | ||
| 7:00 PM | Adult Involvement | Dark Sizzlin'Swingers | Country Western line dancing | ||
| 7:00 PM | Calder | Grand Rapids Ballet Senior Trainees | Mixed Repetory Pieces | ||
| 7:00 PM | Storytelling | Gloria Cangelosi | On the Scary Side Tales | ||
| 7:10 PM | City | Crisi & Band | Indie rock with a positive life message | ||
| 7:15 PM | Indoor Classical | Embellish | American handbell compositions | ||
| 7:25 PM | Fountain | Marco | Great songs that make you want to dance! | ||
| 7:25 PM | Outer Fringe | The Adams Family | Acoustic folk rock | ||
| 7:30 PM | Clock | The Outer Vibe | Rock and roll extravaganza | ||
| 7:40 PM | Circle | Left Hand Daisy | Rock, Rock, Rock | ||
| 8:00 PM | Indoor Classical | Michael Manion | |||
| 8:00 PM | Outer Fringe | Grand Rapids Folk Arts Presents | The Bert Jones Band, We Three Strings and Larry Conkle | ||