Experience a FREE Concert along the Bayside

Efest offers a full day of world beat, reggae, latin, folk, acoustic & more

On Saturday, May 13, one of the many free Efest activities will highlight ongoing performances on two stages along the Bayside at the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall. Performers include:

StitchCraft, a musical duo out of Sarasota, Florida that's guaranteed to make your head turn! Creating intricate vocal harmonies layered on jazzy, eclectic rhythms and melodies, it is the colorful poetry that shines in their songs, pulling in their audiences and revealing the connection they have with each other on stage.

Ideal and The Cultural Revolution is introducing roots punta rock to Sarasota! The complex Afro-Caribbean rhythms will have you shaking your body and healing your soul. Ideal is from Guatemala and his music highlights the culture of his people - the Garifunas (Black Carib Indians) of Central America. It's uplifting Belizian-style party music with traditional drumming, turtle shells and amazing rhythms from contemporary instruments.

Sarasota native, Tanya Radtke, and her seasoned band blend Americana, folk, and soul that create a soundscape evoking raw, personal, and thought-provoking energy. Her songs are capsules of the human experience; spiritually hopeful and potent, yet vulnerable and refreshingly honest. This trenchant, acoustic-flavored band will inspire you with their newly comprised songs to be released this summer on the forthcoming CD titled, "Begin"...

Radio-Free Carmela and the Transmitters perform their own blend of rootsy acoustic music. Their style reflects a passion for Americana influenced rock, along with the more tongue in cheek fringes of alternative country.

Big Night Out, a tropical style dance band that blends Latin, Caribbean, Funk & Soul. An explosive horn section and a pulsing conga add to the bouncing rhythm section and passionate bilingual vocals of Joni Adno. Voted 2005 Best of the Best of Sarasota - Weekly Planet

About Efest:

Efest, Florida’s festival created to celebrate sustainable living is a one-day event benefiting the Friends of Sarasota County Parks. The mission of Efest is to EDUCATE individuals about the benefits of sustainable living by raising the consciousness of our community, INITIATE lifestyle choices, ENCOURAGE personal responsibility towards protecting our local environment, and CELEBRATE the art of sustainable living by showcasing supportive businesses at an annual festival. For more information, visit the Website http://www.efest.us

Details:

When: Saturday, May 13, 2006

Time: 10:00 am – 5:00 pm

Where: Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall bayside Sarasota, Fl.

Cost: FREE

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Sarasota Convention & Visitors Bureau