Weekend "Escape-the-Heat" FESTIVAL Scene – Fri through Sun, Sep 6-8, 2013

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(Updated, Sep 7, 2:07 am)
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With 100 degree days, it’s obvious summer is NOT over. So it’s time to escape to a FESTIVAL in kewl & COOL surroundings! This weekend offers OUTSTANDING choices – one high up in the alpine coolness of Mt. Baldy (with views to make Cecil B. DeMille’s jaws drop), one by the ocean in Long Beach, and another on the ocean – as in, ON the ocean – at Dana Point.  Face it: You’re not staying home.
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(We also include a Northern Cal festival, one in Colorado, and one in New York, if you want to travel to get out of the heat. Hey, we endeavor to take care of ya, don’t we?)
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There are SEPARATE current editions for FESTIVALS and for CONCERTS:
♪  FESTIVALS happening THIS WEEKEND (that’s THIS edition)
♪  Weekend CONCERTS, club gigs, coffeehouse shows, benefit shows, workshops for artists, showcases, open mics, and much more – through the weekend and BEYOND, waaaay in the future (right here, in a separate edition)
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You’ve gotta start somewhere, so, why not in cooler places you can escape to…
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Let’s get started!
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♪  FESTIVALS happening THIS WEEKEND:
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Fri-Sun, Sep 6-8,
FESTIVAL,
on Mt. Baldy:
2nd annual "BIG HORN MUSIC FESTIVAL" at the "Top of the Notch" on four stages in a high, wild, truly alpine environment at nearly 8,000 feet elevation at the top of the Mount Baldy ski lifts; parking at the lower terminus of Mt Baldy Ski Lifts, 8401 Mt Baldy Rd, Mt Baldy Village 91759; 909-982-0800; www.bighornmusicfest.com; some additional info at www.mtbaldyskilifts.com
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This festival has unique aspects that start with getting there. Guests gain access to all the live music and kaleidoscope of fun via a 20-minute scenic ride up the canyon on the ski lift. It's not every festival where the fun begins en-route. (They also have “Sherpa Service” to get there.)
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Last year's inaugural festival brought wonderful music and lots of it on three stages (there are four stages this year). Truly, some outstanding acts performed at the first festival. But… it suffered from being underpublicized and therefore being grossly under-attended; only Guide readers and those who saw it in a few newspapers or heard about it at the Folk Music Center in Claremont knew about it.
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Check-out the multipart documentary music vid of last year’s festival:
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q484llzMy4g
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kz-TEHFt3bI
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This year again has wonderful acts booked, though they were not announced until late. Producers are calling the festival, "Mt. Baldy's other Pride & Joy," and it has the potential to be that. Big Horn Music Festival features three days of music on four stages "at the Southland's most unique spot to camp under the stars and enjoy the area's best Americana, blues and folk bands," and the claim is a valid one.
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There’s top quality sound by RK Diversified, who does major shows; and you’ll find art exhibits, vendors, and a “Storytelling / Music in Motion” area for kids. There’s a variety of food – including all-you-can-eat breakfast, and full dinner and BBQ menus – and you’ll find informative booths and vendors (really unusual goods and fun folks exhibited last year). In short, they do everything right except for letting the world know about it.
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THE TERRACE STAGE, or the “welcoming stage,” is at the top of Lift #1 and hosts sets from 10 am to 5 pm Saturday & Sunday.
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MAIN STAGES A & B are located in front of the Ski School and Rental buildings where they alternate sets for music without delays from 11 am to dusk Saturday & Sunday.
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THE NOTCH STAGE hosts the opening night Jam Session and some of the Saturday and Sunday night headliners after dark.
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Festival goers are encouraged to stay for the entire weekend. Folks are free to pitch a tent and set up camp within eye and earshot of the live music and festivities; bands will be performing as late as 11 pm each evening.
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Here’s the full line-up, including 26 full-time professional acts:
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♪  Dustbowl Revival
♪  Show Ponies
♪  The Dave Gleason Trio
♪  Alice Wallace
♪  Zachariah & the Lobos Riders
♪  The Freedom Ledges
♪  Wicked Saints
♪  Pilgrim
♪  The Get Down Boys
♪  Pi Jacobs
♪  Stone Foxes
♪  Reverend Deadeye
♪  Claremont Voodoo Society
♪  Stage 11
♪  Other Mother Brother Band
♪  Travis Creeps
♪  Patrick Carrico Band
♪  Matthew Morse
♪  Gabrielle Graves
♪  The Fallen Stars
♪  Wicklow Atwater & the Fallen Flame
♪  The Amber
♪  Royal Albatross
♪  The Christopher Hawley Rollers
♪  Lee and Kellie
♪  Joel Henry Stein
♪  Devastating Karate
♪  Mama's Kitchen
♪  Tamara Laurel
♪  Niantic
♪  Bizarra
♪  Robbie Davis
♪  The Coleman Dixon Line
♪  Abner Who?
♪  Matt Morse
♪  These Pilgrims
♪  Canto
♪  Philip Boone
♪  Chris Lee and The Mighty Joaquins
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If you’ve ever wanted to get into the heads of some festival producers, you can here, with their q & a, “Have you been to a blues or folk festival and thought to yourself the music you heard sounded generic? The Big Horn Music Festival will be unlike any music event you’ve been to before. While Mt. Baldy has a long tradition of roots and blues enthusiasts, emerging scenes in the genre have changed the music entirely; have spun the top completely backwards and on its end, and taken lessons from bluegrass, punk, and even country. At the Big Horn Festival, expect music that won’t just make you nod your head, expect music that will make you stomp your feet and clap your hands.”
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Last year’s festival makes that credible. The L.A. Nu-Folk / Americana music scene has eclipsed Austin, and this festival is the scene’s best showcase. Plus, it’s where it is: in a place more spectacular than anything Texas or Memphis can offer. (Could this be the next Telluride? Maybe.)
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You will certainly escape the sounds of the city for some fine Home Grown American Roots music. This is an incredibly affordable weekend getaway into the fresh mountain air, with breathtaking views, plenty of alpine hiking trails and unforgettable vistas as backdrops, as the Guide’s editor personally attests. Escape the sounds of car horns and leaf blowers. Go.
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Single Day Pass is $25 (include round-trip lift ride).
The full 3-Day Pass is $50 (includes daily round-trip lift ride).
Cheap camping is included in the $5-a-day parking fee, if you car-camp in the lot at the bottom of the ski lifts (the daily round-trip lift ride is included in your festival pass).
A 3-Day Pass with on-site camping (up top) is $75.
A VIP 3 Day Pass with camping up-top and all meals in the restaurant is $199.
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Sat & Sun, Sep 7 & 8,
FESTIVAL,
in OC (Dana Point):
Annual "TOSHIBA TALL SHIPS FESTIVAL" brings multiple-masted sailing vessels for on-board visitation, tours and mock battles on the high seas, and sea chanteys and other maritime music, and more, at the Ocean Institute, Dana Point Harbor, 24200 Dana Point Harbor Dr, Dana Point 92629; 949-496-2274.
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Music performances by:
♪  WILLIAM PINT & FELICIA DALE (stars in the genre, from Seattle)
♪  BILL DEMPSEY
♪  JOHN KRAUS (multi-instrumentalist and himself captain of a “tall ship”)
♪  JOHN KRAUS GROUP (John with his acoustic band)
♪  SLACKJAW BROTHERS
♪  LEGACY
♪  PATTY McCOLLOM
♪  BARBARA GERSHMAN solo hammered dulcimer
♪  HULA CONNECTION
♪  HALAU HULA LANI OLA
♪  LOS SONADORES
♪  and more.
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This is always a lot of fun. If you’re on a budget, there’s more than enough to do with the basic admission and ship tour pass, and there’s plenty of music. (If you can splurge, go to sea on a tall ship.) Plus, in various places, the festival site includes naval historical shows with costumed reenactors, an underwater archaeology demonstration, parrot shows, “monsters of the deep” shows, a discussion of pirate craft, squid dissections, mermaid story time, tunes and tales for toddlers, Cap’n Jack’s Pirate School for Scallywags, and more.
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Check the latest at www.tallshipsfestival.com/schedule.html
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Tix: “Pirate Adventure Passes” are $10 ($7 members of Ocean Institute) and include above-deck tours of all tall ships, activities aboard the brig “Pilgrim,” and admission and activities in the Ocean Education Center; children’s tix (age 3-12) are $5.
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Free parking.
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If you want to set sail, there are two options. The “Tall Ship Sunset Parade Sail” is $45 adult, $35 child. More exciting are the “Tall Ship Cannon Battle Sails” and tix are $65 adult, $55 child.
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The “Parade Escort Cruise” or “Cannon Battle Escort Cruise” are aboard the Ocean Institute’s smooth-cruising research ship, a motor vessel, and give you great photo possibilities of the sailing ships; it’s $30 adults, $25 child.
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Fri-Sun, Sep 6-8,
FESTIVAL,
in Long Beach:
17th Annual “ORIGINAL LONG BEACH LOBSTER FESTIVAL” at Rainbow Lagoon Events Park in Long Beach.
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Runs Friday 5-11 pm; Saturday Noon-11 pm; Sunday Noon-10 pm.
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It’s all about eating fresh flown-in Maine lobstah, and listenin’ ta live music.
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Performers include:
♪  LAZY BRAD LEWIS, won CCMA awards for “Band of the Year,” “Vocalist of the Year.”
♪  EDDIE ESTUDILLO & HUSH - Southbay Music Awards, “Contributing Artist of the Year.”
♪  THE BILL MAGEE BLUES BAND, performed with James Brown, B.B. King, Muddy Waters.
♪  GRAND JUNCTION 1-3 PM Any fan of heartfelt, traditional country music, would be well served to check out this dynamic ensemble playing some of the best country music in Southern California.
♪  A.J. GIBBS “MR. 1 MAN SHOW” zydeco he calls “Mydeco.”
♪  DECADES ’70s / ’80s dance band
♪  RUMBLE KING, “twist on early styles of American music.”
♪  UPSTREAM, reggae, calypso, soca.
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There’s also a CHILDREN’S STAGE with storytelling, magicians, inflatable impressions, bounces, and more. Terrell & Takako headline, variety entertainers specializing in juggling, magic, mime, origami, and unicycling. They have performed for thousands of audiences in Canada, Japan, and the US, and been featured on television in all three countries.
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College and NFL Football presented on big screens at the festival for the addicts.
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More at www.originallobsterfestival.com
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Sat, Sep 7,
FESTIVAL,
in Northern Cal:
11:30 am-7 pm  18th Annual “SEBASTAPOL CAJUN ZYDECO FESTIVAL” brings Cajun food and Zydeco music, and a huge and shaded wooden dance floor – all under the giant redwoods in lush Ives Park, in downtown Sebastopol. Info and lineup, www.winecountrycajun.com/thebands.shtml
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There’s gator sausage, gumbo, BBQ, ice cream, watermelon, shave ice, beer, wine, margaritas, hurricanes, oyster shooters and world-class zydeco music. Gates at 11 am.
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Fri-Sun, Sep 6-8,
FESTIVAL,
in Colorado: 
"LONGS PEAK SCOTTISH & IRISH FESTIVAL" in Estes Park, CO, gateway to Rocky Mountain National Park.
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Includes a performance by San Diego-based HIGHLAND WAY, a fine band going big time.
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Full info, www.scotfest.com/Scottish_Festival/Home.html
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Fri-Sun, Sep 6-8,
FESTIVAL,
in New York State:
Annual “TURTLE HILL FESTIVAL” in Rush, NY, sponsored by Rochester's Golden Link Folk Singing Society, now in its 42nd year.
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Performers include John Gorka, Bruce Molsky, Cindy Mangsen & Steve Para, The Stray Birds, Mustard's Retreat, Pesky J. Nixon, The Honey Dewdrops, and Scott Alarik.
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Full info at www.goldenlink.org/festival.html
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♪  CONCERTS, club gigs, coffeehouse shows, benefit shows, workshops for artists, showcases, open mics, and much more, through this weekend and waaaay in the future, are HERE NOW, in a separate edition…
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♪  MORE FESTIVALS, and MUSAIC CONFERENCES – happening in September, October, and November – are coming your way in a separate edition…
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