2012 10^th ANNIVERSARY GROOVEFEST AMERICAN MUSIC FESTIVAL

JUNE 19-24, CEDAR CITY, UTAH

CONTACT: TIM CRETSINGER, 435-867-9800, GROOVEFESTUTAH.COM

CEDAR CITY – This “best of” the Groovefest American Music Festival will be held from Tuesday, June 19^th through Sunday, the 24^th in historic downtown Cedar City, Utah. Celebrating ten years, the organizers are happy to announce that the music at the annual event will be performed by musicians who have previously performed at the nationally recognized festival!

This will be a first for the fest; for at no time in the last decade have the same main-stage acts performed more than once. And every year the Groovefest planners add something new. This year: LitFest – The Energy of Words will be held at Braun Books and consist of literary readings and acoustical performances by local musicians. Last year’s Groovefest added the Run For the Music – Quarter Marathon, which will continue this year. See www.runforthemusic.com.

The 2012 Groovefest will be incorporating all of the elements that have made it a music festival that rivals many across the United States and yet still remains one of the only festivals of its kind to remain free to the public!

With nearly 50,000 people attending annually and more than $1 million in city revenue generated, Groovefest has become known as “one of the best little big festivals in the country,” a destination fest for travelers from near and far for good music, atmosphere and a beautiful mountain backdrop near Zion and Bryce Canyon National Parks.

Groovefest remains a “free admission” festival because of the grassroots efforts of the community that makes Cedar City unique. Not only is the committee – the “Groove Crew”, as they are better known – dedicated to making the festival happen each year, but also because of local advertising supporters – business who believe in and support what Groovefest is, has, and will become.

“I don’t know what we would do without our financial supporters,” says Tim Cretsinger, founder and director of Groovefest, “well, I guess I do – we wouldn’t have a festival!”

Cretsinger has always strived to find the best entertainment possible for this event – to bring musical acts to town that would not normally have found their way to southern Utah. The formula has worked over the past ten years; many of the Groovefest performers have returned time and time again, literally putting Cedar City on the musical map.

Cretsinger acknowledges that it has not been easy to put Groovefest together since 2002… “Somehow it always comes together and is such a blast! I’m so thankful for all the help that Lisa [Cretsinger] and I have received – this has truly been a great thing for Cedar City.”

The music festival has kept in place all the popular events such as the Campfire Concert in the Canyon, The Kick-off Show, the After Hours Concerts, the intimate daily Music Workshops, the Sunday Groovefest Gospel Hour, as well as all the main and side stage music,etc.

And for this, the anniversary celebration, the “Best of the Best” will be highlighted.

Cretsinger mentions that not all of the acts he contacted were available for the celebration; some have gone on to be unaffordable, others were already booked for this weekend – but the line-up is a great representation of what he feels is the best from as many years as possible.

2012 will be the third year that the Cedar City Arts Festival joins Groovefest, which only enhances the festival-going experience; and once again, there will be lots and lots of food booths.

As mentioned, the Groovefest American Music Festival operates solely on the generosity of local businesses and the donations and support individuals who plan and carry out each aspect of the event, from building stages to marketing to feeding the artists.

If would like to volunteer, advertise, donate or help out in any way, send an email to groovefest@groovacious.com, call 435-867-9800 and ask for Tim Cretsinger, or send a message through the Groovefest website at www.groovefestutah.com, where the schedule, in its entirety, the musicians who are playing, and the year they played initially, can be viewed.

Hollow Body Electric Guitar,

provided as a tribute, in the names

of Dave Goddard & Scott Wallace

(two of the original Groovefest crew)!!

The UAS-920F was an elegant addition to the Carlo Robelli family of fine instruments. This hollow body jazz guitar sports a slightly thinner body making it quite comfortable to play. Its features are its bound neck and body; rounded Venetian cutaway, volume and tone controls mounted on the pick-guard, gold hardware, block markers, rosewood fingerboard, floating pickup, trapeze tail-piece, and solid top and flamed back.

It was made in Korea in the early 2000’s by SMC – Samick, for Sam Ash music stores as their house brand. The list price for this guitar when it was brand new was $659.95. This one is just slightly used, and a very nice case is included with the prize!

Overall, this guitar is a quality made instrument that could easily sell in the $700 to $1,000 range on today’s market.

As a tribute to Dave and Scott, please enter this drawing… the suggested donation to enter is just $5.00. You can enter as many times as you like and the winner will be chosen on Saturday evening, June 23, during the Groovefest main stage show at Main Street park – you need not be present to win. All proceeds go to the support of Groovefest 2012; special thanks to Ryan Durfee!

THANKS AND GOOD LUCK!!

The complete schedule and a list of additional activities will be posted when we get them – keep your eyes on this page and spread the word!

CLAUDIA RUSSELL (2005)
NICOLE CAMPBELL (2004)
KATE MACLEOD (2007)
PETE ANDERSON (2005)
NOWHERE MAN & A WHISKEY GIRL(2008)
7TH DAY BUSKERS (2004)
THE NEW FAMILIARS (2010)
JOHN BATDORF (2010)
HYMN FOR HER (2011)
TREVOR GREEN (2010)
JACKSTRAW (2003)
TRAVELER (2010)
ANTIOQUIA (2011)
BASTARD SONS OF JOHNNY CASH (2005)
TODD WOLFE (2008)
THRIFT STORE COWBOYS (2007)

Call for entries: 3 inch X 3 inch original artwork unframed, any medium (but light enough to be hung with pushpins).

All artwork submitted must be available for sale. All proceeds benefit The 2012 Groovefest American Music Festival 10 Year Anniversary Reunion.

Artwork will be sold at $10.00 each and be on display at the Grind Coffeehouse, 19 N. Main St. throughout December 2011.

Please submit your artwork signed, and contact information included to The Grind Coffeehouse.

Thank you for your participation.

June 19th through the 24th!!

Many of the favorites of the past ten years will be invited back for the biggest Groovefest ever!!

There are some great new additions planned as well!