The Villages’ biggest annual two-day local music festival takes place Sept. 27-28 in Savannah Center.
It’s called the “Music Lover’s Showcase” and features a host of local performers. Groups will perform in Savannah’s main theater and also in the individual banquet rooms. Here is the schedule:
Thursday, Sept. 27, Theater
9 a.m.: Butterbean Band
11 a.m.: Forever Young
1 p.m.: Remember When Doo Wop
3 p.m.: Boardwalk
5 p.m.: Hollywood and the Tropix
Thursday, Sept. 27, Banquet Rooms
9:15 a.m.: Sparky’s Strummers
9:30 a.m.: M&M
9:45 a.m.: Shades of Blue Octet
11 a.m.: Mr. Blue Skies Entertainment
11:15 a.m.: Groovin’ With Gary
11:30 a.m.: Red Garter Trio
12:45 p.m.: Frank Ardino
1 p.m.: Broadway and Beyond Entertainment
1 p.m.: Jazz Connection with Phil Caltabellotta, Bob Wilson and Al Cheatham
1:15 p.m.: Billie Thatcher
2:30 p.m.: Allegro
2:45 p.m.: Bob Fowler
3 p.m.: Kevin O’Connell Trio with Billie Thatcher and Phil Caltabellotta
4:15 p.m.: Mary Diamonds
4:30 p.m.: Haulin Notes
4:45 p.m.: Joe Mankowski
5 p.m.: The Jam Factory
Friday, Sept. 28, Theater
9 a.m.: The Villages Jazz Workshop
11 a.m.: Bill Board and the Headliners
1 p.m: The Moonlighter’s Big Band
3 p.m: Ambassadors Dance Band
5 p.m: The Savoys
Friday, Sept 28, Banquet Rooms
9:15 a.m.: The LaLiPops
9:30 a.m.: The Chickettes
9:45 a.m.: Jim McGreevey
10 a.m.: Jennifer David
11 a.m.: Phil Caltabellotta and Friends
11:15 a.m.: Sassy Duo with Jan Lavin and Diana Arlt
11:45 a.m.: Fine Tuned
12:15 p.m.: The Villages Harmonica Band
12:45 p.m.: Ukulele Players
1 p.m.: JG Songsters
1:30 p.m.: The Soft Tones
2 p.m.: The Parking Lot Band
2:45 p.m.: MadriGals and Guys/Acapella Gold
3:15 p.m.: Time of Our Lives
3:45 p.m.: Georgianne Hill
4 p.m.: Mark Steven Schmidt
Tony Violanti is a veteran journalist and writes for Villages-News.com
