Late Addition for Sunday, May 6, 2012

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9:30 am-5 pm the FREE 50th annual SIERRA MADRE ART FAIR brings two stages of music, 95 exhibing visual artists, a vast variety of food vendors, kids activities and more to Memorial Park, 222 W Sierra Madre Bl, Sierra Madre 91024. (Note this is NOT the same Memorial Park as the one in Pasadena.)
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On the Main Stage:
11 am SUDBURY & RAMOS, a fine fiddle / guitar duo that plays a mix of Americana, world, and Latin fusion. JEAN SUDBURY was with THE TUMBLING TUMBLEWEEDS when they won top Western music awards, and she's played in more symphonies than we can count. RUBEN RAMOS is a guitar master who has performed Djangostyle and Spanish guitar with many impressive string groups. The two will include selections from their new CD.
2 pm THE BRUCE FORMAN QUARTET will serve-up what they call their "Neo bop" acoustic jazz-based music. BRUCE FORMAN is the leader of COW BOP and artist-in-residence at USC's Thornton School of Music. The group will feature a tribute to Charlie Parker.
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On the South Lawn Stage:
10 am BANNA BEAGLE MALL plays their Celtic eclectic music.
Noon-1:30 pm THE DRBs play two ukuleles and a bass.
2-4 pm THE JOEL PENNER TRIO concludes the day with jazz.
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Strolling the festival is guitarist RICHARD BELLIKOFF.
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It's all produced by the Friends of the Library. More at www.sierramadrelibraryfriends.org/index.PHP?page=artfair