4th Annual Buffalo Grass Fest

Cuándo:

February 23, 2025 to February 24, 2025

Dónde:

Various venues (see event website)

Sobre el evento:

Event Producer:

Lubbock Cultural Arts Foundation
Stacy Keith
Stacy@lubbockculturalarts.org

Musical Festival, Symposium
Roots, Blues, Bluegrass, Folk, Country, Rock

The Buffalo Grass Fest is an event created out of the Texas Music Friendly Community program which certified Lubbock as a Music Friendly Community in 2020. The Lubbock Music Advisory Committee has seized that recognition to create meaningful and fun music education and development programs over the last four years. Buffalo Grass Fest is a unique hybrid music event. Part conference and part concert, the event features a different topic each year for both workshops and musical genres.

Buffalo Grass Fest will be held February 23 and 24 at LHUCA. The public portion will be Sunday February 23, for which tickets are on sale now. The outreach portions, in partnership with Lubbock ISD Fine Arts and Texas Tech University School of Music, will be held Monday February 24. This event is FREE for students – but they must be registered for admission.

The schedule is as follows:

• Conference and Concert February 23 1:00pm-9:00pm (dinner at 5:00pm catered by Chez Sami) ($35 – Eventbrite fees will apply)

• Concert only tickets are available. ($20 – Eventbrite fees will apply)

• Outreach Concert by Dust City Opera at Monterey High School (must be a registered Lubbock ISD student to attend – sign up through the school)

• Open Forum with Dust City Opera at Texas Tech School of Music at Hemmle Hall Monday February 24 at 7:00pm. All are welcome to this free conversation. This year’s featured educational topic will be: “Amplifying Your Voice” . The workshops will consist of panels and presentations designed to teach participants the importance of the radio and podcast industries to get music out. Radio has always been a key element to a successful music career. Podcasts also allow listeners to learn about musicians and their music. The panels will consist of:

Radio Panel : Jenni Dale Lord moderating J.R. Rebel, Jenn Martinez, and Derrick Ginter.

Podcast Panel: Taylor McAlpine moderating Jason Robertson and Sean Dillon.

A keynote for dinner will be delivered by Lisa Low of Texas Tech University on the Implications of Generative AI on Artistic Authenticity. Dinner will be catered by Chez Sami.

For youth this year, sessions will be led by Lubbock Symphony Orchestra Education Coordinator, Kea Beasley, who will share insight on careers in music and ways that students can leverage to pay for their education if they choose to attend college.

The event will also have college booths to showcase local universities and community colleges to answer questions and talk with students about the steps after high school.

A jam session led by Lubbock Musician Joy Harris is an important part of this unique event. Allowing musicians to sign up as they register to participate in a session with area local musicians who will make up the back line, is a unique opportunity for songwriters, students and emerging artists in the community to have a chance to share their talents.

For the evening concert, Dust City Opera will headline along with Clement Hall Band which will open for them. This great indie rock combination will be a show not to be missed. The general public is welcome to purchase tickets to the concert and need not attend the workshop.

Tickets are on sale now for the February event at buffalograssfest.info. That site will lead to an EventBrite site where tickets may be purchased.

Buffalo Grass Fest is underwritten by support from the community including the following sponsors: Presenting Sponsor: Lubbock County; Strong Roots Sponsor: New Mexico Junior College and Texas Tech University School of Music; Grass is Greener: LHUCA; Blade of Grass: MWM Architects, Lubbock National Bank, Chez Sami Growth Sponsor: Evensky and Katz, Downtown LBK , Utmost Printing and Design, Brad Green, CPA, Dan and Denise Pope, TTU System Chancellor’s Office, South Plains College Creative Arts; Radio Lab; Supporting Sponsor: John and Katie Salter, Chicken Express, School of Rock; Printing: Fused Graphics; Guitar: Amusement Park Recording Studio and Tarpley’s; Education Outreach Sponsor: Lubbock ISD; Hotel: Cotton Court

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