The Corn Hill Neighborhood Association will host thousands on Saturday, July 11 and Sunday, July 12, for the 41st annual Corn Hill Arts Festival. This year's event features four stages of live music including bluegrass, jazz, reggae, rock and classical rock, as well as art works by more than 400 artisans from across the United States and Canada.
There's also an "Emerging Artists Expo" showcasing works by Rochester's young and up-and-coming artists. The Children's Activity Area includes the Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom Adventure Tour.
The festival runs from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday in the historic Corn Hill neighborhood, off Exchange Boulevard and Plymouth Avenue. Admission is free.
Free shuttle bus service will operate from 9:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. on Saturday and 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on Sunday (the final shuttle bus run each day will depart from the Corn Hill Arts Festival shuttle stop at South Plymouth Avenue and Troup Street).
The shuttle stops are setup near parking areas that are at South Clinton Avenue and Woodbury Boulevard; Broad Street and South Avenue; Broad and Fitzhugh streets; South Plymouth Avenue and Main Street; and Bausch and Lomb Place Circle. Handicapped parking will be available in the parking lots at South Plymouth Avenue and Broad Street for $5. (This service is provided by Step-By-Step for a $5 fee, which will be donated to the organization). For more, go to: www.cornhill.org.
Main Stage
A Chicken Pickin' Lunch with Jeff Riales, Jed Curran and the Flipsiders: special guests Dave Donnelly, Al Keltz and Connie Deming. 10:55 a.m. to 12:55 p.m. July 11.
Chet Catallo and the Cats: 1:30 to 3 p.m. July 11.
Po Boys Brass Band: 3:30 to 5 p.m. July 11.
Jimmie Highsmith Jr.: 11:30 a.m. to 1:10 p.m. July 12.
Gabe Condon Band: 1:45 to 3:45 p.m. July 12.
Gazebo Stage
Deep Blue Dream: 11:15 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. July 11.
Dan Schmitt & The Shadows: 1:15 to 2:45 p.m. July 11.
Walt Atkison: 3:15 to 4:45 p.m. July 11.
The Delinquents: 10:15 to 11:50 a.m. July 12.
Dubblestuff: 12:20 to 1:50 p.m. July 12.
Beale Street Blues Band: 2:20 to 4:10 p.m. July 12.
Avery Mall Stage
Westview Project: 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. July 11.
Left on Red: 2 to 4:50 p.m. July 11.
Connie Deming: 11:40 a.m. to 1:40 p.m. July 12.
27 Atkinson St.
Lake Effect: 11:20 a.m. to 1 p.m. July 11.
Talia Paul: 3:30 to 5 p.m. July 11.
Ernie and Andy Lawrence: 3:30 to 5 p.m. July 11.
Jed Curran: 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. July 12.
Left on Red: 1 to 3:50 p.m. July 12.
