Music Festival Set for Labor Day Weekend

The Jana Jae Fiddle Camp and Music Festival brings musicians and
entertainment to the Grand Lake area over Labor Day weekend. All events at
Snider's Camp, located just south of Grove on the beautiful bank of
Grand Lake O' the Cherokees, are free to the public with great food and
entertainment on Friday and Saturday nights. The food line opens at 7:00
p.m. with delicious barbeque on Friday night and a fish fry on Saturday
night, food is $5 a plate. Bring your lawn chairs and enjoy good food
and great entertainment and jammin'!!

The Amateur Fiddle Contest highlights the evening on Saturday and is
always great fun for all. For those not enrolled in the Fiddle Camp,
registration for this contest is $5 with cash awards going to the top
three winners in six divisions.

Daytime fiddle workshops will be held at the Grove Civic Center on
Saturday and Sunday from
10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Students can enroll at the Civic Center at 9:00
a.m. Fiddle instructors will demonstrate and teach various music styles
including Celtic, old-time, bluegrass and contest. There will be other
very interesting and entertaining sessions as the participants learn to
play in jams, put on a successful performance, compete in contests,
handle stage fright, play harmony for twin or triple fiddles and much
more. In addition to the fiddle workshops there will be a mandolin
workshop and guitar workshop on Saturday at 12:30. All participants will be
featured in the Fiddle Camp finale on Sunday afternoon at 3:30 p.m. at
the Civic Center. There is an enrollment fee for the workshops but
the public is invited to the entertainment with free admission.

This Festival is made possible by volunteers of Grand Lake Festivals,
Inc., many local and area sponsors, the area media, with the assistance
of the Oklahoma Arts Council and the National Endowment for the Arts
and is a special event as the work of learning becomes fun as the
participants share their talents with each other and the spectators. Held at
the Grove Civic Center Sat. and Sun., Sept. 1 and 2, and at Snider's
Camp Fri. and Sat. evenings, Aug. 31 and Sept. 1
Call 918-786-8896 for information or visit www.grandlakefestivals.com

Schedule of Events -
Jana Jae Fiddle Camp & Music Fest - August 31, September 1 & 2, 2007
Special entertainment at various times throughout the weekend. Bring
lawn chairs to Snider's Camp.

FRIDAY, August 31 - at Snider's Camp - Free Admission
7:00 p.m. Barbecue Dinner ($5 a plate), Kick-off Party & Entertainment
Jam with old & new friends--enjoy!

SATURDAY, Sept. 1 - at Grove Civic Center
9:00 a.m. Registration
10:00-4:00 p.m. Group sessions
with Master demonstrations
and Group performances
12:30 Guitar & Mandolin Workshop

SATURDAY, Sept 1 - at Snider's Camp - Free Admission
7:00 p.m. Fish Fry Dinner - $5
Special Entertainment
8:00 p.m. AMATEUR FIDDLE CONTEST
10:00 p.m. Jamming


SUNDAY, Sept. 2 - at Grove Civic Center
10:00-4:00 p.m. Group sessions
with Master demonstrations
and Group Performances
3:30 p.m. Farewell Jam

8/8/07 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
FROM: Kathleen Pixley, Grand Lake Festivals, Grove, OK --
918-786-8896, 800-526-2523
www.grandlakefestivals.com