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2024 Pearisburg Festival in the Park
Venue: Pearisburg Community & Recreation Center, Pearisburg
Directions: Google Map Link
Date: Saturday, June 8, 2024
Time: 9:00 AM - 11:00 PM
Event Types: Music, Food, Miscellaneous, Family Friendly, Arts & Theatre, Speaking Engagements, Charity
Cost: Free

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Description:
The 39th Pearisburg Festival in the Park will be held over three days starting on Thursday, June 6, 2024 and continuing through Saturday, June 8, 2024 on the grounds of the Pearisburg Community Center.

Saturday Schedule:
• 9:30 AM: Dance Motion Performs
• 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM: Cancer Kids and Christmas Cruise-In
• 11:00 AM: Giles County School of Dance Performs
• 12:00-1:00 PM: Tron on site
• 12:15 PM: George Pearis Chapter NSDAR Presentation
• 3:30 PM: New River Voices in Concert
• 4:00 PM: Amanda Menconi in Concert
• 5:00 PM: David Francisco in Concert
• 6:00 PM: Ride'n Shotgun in Concert
• 8:00 PM: Ray Scott in Concert
• ~9:15 PM: Fireworks

The Pearisburg Festival in the Park celebrates its 39th anniversary in Giles County, Virginia. This year promises to be one of the best ever! Enjoy carnival rides, three days of live entertainment, food vendors with your favorite festival foods, special activities, vendors and crafters. There will be rides and games for the whole family!

Saturday headliner is Ray Scott.

There’s no mistaking the voice of musician Ray Scott. It is a pure country voice through and through. Blessed with a Johnny Cash baritone and the wit of Jerry Reed, the son of a country singer, Ray Scott grew up in Northern Carolina with what folks there call "real" country music.

Listed alongside his influences legendary singer/songwriters such as Willie Nelson and Kris Kristofferson is Ray Sr., Scott's father. Ray Sr.'s music had a profound effect on his son: "I realize more all the time that listening to his versions and comparing them to the originals I heard on the radio taught me a lot about how to make a song your own," Scott says.

After slugging it out with his own band in North Carolina, Scott headed to Atlanta and obtained an Associate's degree at the Music Business Institute. It wasn't long before the singer made his way to Nashville, the promised land for a young man with traditional country music burning in his soul. Time in the trenches learning the craft of songwriting led to a deal with publisher Tom Collins.

Scott's first taste of music city success came as a songwriter after Randy Travis ("Pray for the Fish") and Clay Walker ("A Few Questions") recorded his songs. It wasn't long before Warner Brothers Nashville came calling. In December 2005, the label released Scott's old-school debut, My Kind of Music. For hardcore country music fans the album was a breath of fresh air. Scott's rumbling baritone and bona fide outlaw style quickly won him a dedicated following.

The first single and title track cracked the top 40, but a combination of label politics and radio’s reluctance to embrace his fresh approach to country traditions had him off the label less than two years later. But a funny thing happened on the way to post-label obscurity – a level of success many major labels might envy.

Crazy Like Me (2008) was put together to have a project to sell on the road, but ended up getting strong critical reaction and surprising sales. Encouraged, Ray connected with producer Dave Brainard (Jerrod Niemann, Brandy Clark) to record Rayality (2011). The single “Those Jeans” received substantial airplay on SiriusXM and went on to sell a couple hundred thousand copies.

Ray Scott is a rare find in country music today. The digital music revolution has turned out to be a “Rayincarnation” for the acclaimed country storyteller. While a label-free utopia where artistic merit trumps popular whims remains as unlikely as it always was, the internet age has allowed a certain kind of creator to connect with an audience and chart a self-determined course.

Links:

• http://www.rayscott.com/
• https://www.facebook.com/RayScottPage
• https://www.twitter.com/RayalityCheck

Admission is free and all are welcome.

Unlimited ride wristbands to use from 5:00-9:00 PM are available for pre-sale for Thursday-only for $18.00 at the Pearisburg Town Hall and at the festival for $20.00. Individual tickets for rides will also be available at the festival.

The Cancer Kids and Christmas & Pearisburg Festival Cruise-In will be held on Saturday from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM. Entry is $20.00 and vehicles must be registered by Noon. Trophies and prizes will be awarded. For more information, visit: https://www.facebook.com/events/2173973142982373.

There will also be free fire truck rides on Saturday morning.

Free shuttle bus service is offered all nights of the Pearisburg Festival in the Park to and from downtown Pearisburg. Those planning to attend the festival may park behind the courthouse, ride the shuttle, and be dropped off right at the front lawn of the Pearisburg Community Center. The shuttle will make continuous loops and those planning to ride shouldn’t have to wait more than 10-15 minutes. The shuttle service will run as long as necessary to ensure festival goers can get back to their vehicles.

Handicap-only parking is available at Deep River Chapel located at the corner of Wenonah Avenue and Elm Street.

Chairs and blankets are welcome.

The event is rain or shine.

Details for Rest of Festival:
• Thursday Event Listing: http://www.nextthreedays.com/FeaturedEventDetails.cfm?E=777991
• Friday Event Listing: http://www.nextthreedays.com/FeaturedEventDetails.cfm?E=778189

The Pearisburg Community Center is located at 1410 Wenonah Avenue in Pearisburg, VA.

To view the event flyer, visit: https://i.postimg.cc/V6NM1c3h/image.png.

For more information, visit: https://www.facebook.com/PearisburgFestivalinthePark or https://www.facebook.com/events/2034966153508128/ or call the Pearisburg Town Office at 540-921-1222.