Music and Theatre

Music on Friday and Saturday, theatre on Saturday.

Music

Friday, July 11 — Main Stage

8 to 9:30 pm — Washington Symphony Orchestra

Saturday, July 12 — Main Stage

2025 coming soon

2024 Daytime performances:

MVAA Fife & Drum Band unit will not only be in the history march at noon, but they will take the main stage at 12:30 pm on Saturday, July 13th to kick off our music lineup! Mon Valley Academy for the Arts, Inc.

Faire May Music's three members, Zac Gordon, Jariel Henthorn, and Jacob Coughlan, collaborate to bring old-world music to the modern world. You will hear anything from banjos to bagpipes, jaw harps and beyond. The band loves to play music in the genres of Appalachian, Irish, Scottish, Italian, Bluegrass, Early American, and Appalachian. In addition to our usual concerts, Faire May also specializes in historical music from the 18th, and 19th centuries. The band is able to accurately demonstrate music from America's past while also authentically portraying garb from the colonial and Victorian Eras. Faire May goes on stage at 1:30 pm.

Whiskey Drinks are a seasoned group of musicians who blend jam, bluegrass, and folk genres in their unique musical cocktail. They push musical boundaries with a bold mix of original, traditional, and cover songs, giving a great reason to toast another round. The Whiskey Drinks will perform at 3 pm on July 13th.

Evening performances:

Joe Mattzie will entertain the crowd at 7 pm before the Main Act begins at 8 pm. Joe is an award-winning songwriter as well as an accomplished guitarist and singer. Growing up in Pittsburgh PA, Joe began playing music at the age of five and has surrounded himself with acoustic music styles his whole life.

The Clarks are the 2024 headliner. Early on, The Clarks were once described as a bunch of out of tune country hicks. The band took irreverent offense to the comments, saying they were never country hicks. Eleven studio albums and a couple of guitar tuners later, The Clarks have struck again with Madly In Love At The End Of The World, a lively ride down a rural lane, laced with love, mourning, and questions about where it all goes from here. The band recorded the eleven song album in a converted A-frame church, which helped highlight a series of warm, rock and Alt-Country tunes.

With a highlight reel that includes the Late Show with David Letterman, The Simpsons, and others, The Clarks are enjoying their stage time together now more than ever. “It’s one big extended family,” says guitarist Rob James. “Dave’s son Noah plays on this album, and with us live, so saying that isn’t just a metaphor, it’s fact!” Singing and playing the songs of Madly In Love At The End Of The World has rekindled a fire in The Clarks’ sometimes broken, sometimes mended hearts.

The Clarks are:

Greg Joseph: Bass Guitar, Vocals

Scott Blasey: Lead Vocals, Electric & Acoustic Guitars

Robert James: Electric & Acoustic Guitars, Vocals

David Minarik, Jr.: Drums, Vocals.

Time	Band Name
12:30 to 12:45 pm	MVAA Children's Fife and Rope Drum Band
1:30 to 2:15 pm	Faire May Music
3 to 3:45 pm	Whiskey Drinks
7 to 7:30 pm	Joe Mattzie
8:00 to 9:30 pm	The Clarks