Stone Arch Festival of the Arts music lineup announced

For fans of local art and music, the Stone Arch Festival of the Arts, held over Father's Day weekend, is a must-see event. Over the past few years the music lineup has gotten bigger and better, thanks in part to Stone Arch music booker/photographer/Cake in 15 blogger Stacy Schwartz, who culls the cream of the local crop to fill four stages with great music. Add to that over 250 booths of local artists who are hand-picked by a jury to be featured at the event, an art car display, and plenty of activities for kids, and it's one helluva way to kill a hot summer weekend.

This year's Stone Arch Fest runs June 20-21, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. each day in Father Hennepin Park. See below for a full schedule of the music at this year's festival. Poster design by Jeff Hagen.

Saturday, June 20

Star Tribune Stage

1:15pm Adam Svec
3:15pm Spaghetti Western String Co.
4:15pm The Cloud Hymn

City Pages Stage

11:00 a.m. Crowd Control
12:00 p.m. The Alrights
1:15 p.m. Joey Ryan & The Inks
2:30 p.m. The Pendrakes
3:45 p.m. The Idle Hands
5:00 p.m. Roma di Luna

Cities 97 Stage

11:15am Neal Swanger
12:15pm Peter Lochner
1:15pm Bob & Lynn Dixon
2:15pm Thomas Kivi
3:15pm Shawn Gibbons
4:15pm Brad Senne
5:15pm Eliza Blue

St. Anthony Courtyard Stage

11:00 a.m. Aria Souder
12:15 p.m. The Badinovs
1:30 p.m. Brian Just Band
2:45 p.m. Caroline Smith & the Good Night Sleeps
4:00 p.m. Farewell Milwaukee
5:15 p.m. The Smarts
6:30 p.m. Mississippi Mud


Sunday, June 21, 2009

Star Tribune Stage
1:15pm Café Accordian Orchestra
2:15pm Anna Laube
4:15pm Jistoray

City Pages Stage

12:00 p.m. Half Demon Doll
1:15 p.m. We Became Actors
2:30 p.m. Wars of 1812
3:45 p.m. The Absent Arch
5:00 p.m. Me & My Arrow

Cities 97 Stage

11:00 a.m. Scott Wooldridge
12:15pm Andy Juhl
1:15pm Chicane Theory
2:15pm Andy Elwell
3:15pm Dustin Thomas
4:15pm Kyle Turck & Patrick Henz
5:15pm John Swardson/Eliza Blue - Get Gone

St. Anthony Courtyard Stage

11:00 a.m. Dustin Thomas
12:00 p.m. The Suits
1:15 p.m. Jason Shannon
2:30 p.m. Jenny Dalton
3:45 p.m. Ryan Paul & the Ardent
5:00 p.m. Chastity Brown