The Town of Lansing and the local non-profit organization, GLAD (Greater Lansing Area Development), would like to announce plans to pay tribute to Ola Belle Reed by hosting The Ola Belle Reed Festival on August 19, 2023. This will be a one day event, 12:00-8:00pm, featuring judged performances and songwriting in the style of Ola Belle by bands and individuals, adult and youth, with guest performances and a square dance following the competition.
We want to get the word out to artists, teachers and students with interest in the contributions of Ola Belle and in the history and performance of Appalachian Music.
We look forward to hearing from you and would like to thank you in advance for your consideration of participation in this upcoming event.
Ola Belle Read Festival – Saturday, August 19, 2023
Schedule and Information
12:00 PM – 1:30 PM – Youth Registration ($10 per contestant, $15 per band) 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM – Jackson Cunningham & Nobody’s Business
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM – Youth Competition
2:00 PM – 2:30 PM – Break
2:00 PM – 4:00 PM – Adult Registration ($20 per contestant, $30 per band) 2:30 PM – 4:30 PM – Adult Competition
4:30 PM – 5:00 PM – Judges Break
5:00 PM – 6:00 PM – Sheets Family Band
6:00 PM – 6:15 PM – Announcement of winners
6:15 PM – 6:45 PM – Performances by the winners
6:45 PM – 8:00 PM – Square Dance
MC & Square Dance Caller – Arvil Scott
Competition Judges – Cathy Fink, Marcy Marxer, Randy Sheets
If you have questions, suggestions, interest in participating or just wish to express your support, please contact: Dick Greenwood – Chairman, GLAD Events Committee (zdgreenwood@gmail.com) or Jim Parsons –GLAD Project Manager (pineycrkpar@gmail.com)
The entry fee is $10. Children under 12 get in free.
Here’s the registration information for the competitions:
Youth competition
15 individual contestants, $10 per contestant
5 bands, $15 per band
Adult competition
30 individual contestants, $20 per contestant
10 bands, $30 per band
