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Muskie Days Music Festival 2022

Arts and Entertainment

July 19, 2022

From: Muskie Days Music Festival

Schedule:

Friday, July 22, 2022

2:00 p.m - 8:00 p.m: Inflatables 50-foot obstacle course, climbing wall and slide. Bounce houses for little ones.
2:00 p.m - Dusk: Muskie Market  Crafters, artists and flea market treasures along the beautiful Heartland Trail.
4:00 p.m - 8:00 p.m: Fish Fry at Muskie Pavilion. Hosted by the Nevis Lions Club.

5:00 p.m - 7:00 p.m: Robotics Exhibition Nevis High School Robotics Team 3102 , Tech-No-Tigers will be demonstrating, discussing and letting You drive their robots  They will have multiple robots on display and available for the public to take the controls. At the Muskie.  Hosted by Team 3102-Nevis T-N-T.

5:00 p.m - 8:00 p.m: Muskie 5K Registration and packet pickup at the Muskie. Race is Saturday 9am. All proceeds benefit Nevis School Track and Cross Country Teams.  
Entry fee: $30 adults, $15 under 19.  T-shirts and refreshments provided.  Race day registration fee increases $5  Online registration link

6:00 p.m: Horseshoe Contest Teams of two people. Entry fee.  For information or to sign up, call Darrin at 652-5050

Free Live Music - No Admission Fee:
4:30 p.m: Native Hoop Dancers:  Waubun nu anaung Norcross and Cameron Dewey will entertain and teach the crowd about native Hoop dancing.
6:00 p.m: Ben Ranson Ben’s dynamic, nylon-string, finger-style guitar work features jazzy chords, counterpoint, and unusual combinations of textures. You can hear chicken pickin’, blues, and hints of jazz and flamenco in Ben’s music. He is notable for combining ironic, quirky songs with sophisticated guitar arrangements featuring extended solo improvisation.
7:30 p.m: Rootz Within  Rootz Within promotes positivity, community and personal growth through relatable lyrics and catchy hooks. Delivered with their signature easy-going island style, they combine elements of rock, funk, and jamband-like improvisation with a smooth reggae foundation.
9:00 p.m: Blue Dog Blue Dog is an award-winning Native blues band featuring female blues vocals, rocking blues guitar, hot keys and solid rhythm and bass.
11:00 p.m: Corey Medina and Brothers Corey Medina and Brothers are a Blues-Rock band based in Minnesota led by Corey Medina from the Navajo Nation. Corey Medina is a Native American Blues Artist from Shiprock, NM. Shiprock is on the Navajo Tribal Nation where Corey was born and raised. He moved to Northern Minnesota in 2012 . Corey refers to the Brothers as a representation of the relationship he likes to keep with his fellow band mates. Currently the Brothers band consist of Eric Sundeen of Bemidji, MN on Drums and Gary Broste also from Bemidji, on upright bass.

Iron Horse Stage - on the Iron Horse deck:
3:00 p.m - 6:00 p.m: Hunter Schroeder
6:00 p.m - 9:00 p.m: Teddy Arunski
9:00 p.m - Close: MidBros

Saturday, July 23, 2022

8:00 a.m - Dusk: Muskie Market  Crafters, artists and flea market treasures along the beautiful Heartland Trail.
8:00 a.m - 11:00 a.m: Pancake Breakfast  Nevis Senior Citizens Center will host a pancake breakfast. They will serve pancakes, sausage, juice and coffee.

9:00 a.m: Muskie 5K  Out and back certified 5k course on the Heartland Trail.  Chip timing.  Registration and packet pick up from 7:30 – 8:30am at the Muskie statue.  
Race day registration fees increase to $35 adults and $20 under 19.   Age group awards and refreshments after the race. Proceeds benefit Nevis School Track and Cross Country Teams.  Online registration link

9:00 a.m - 10:00 a.m: Kids' Fishing Tournament for ages 5-12 on the Lake Belle Taine fishing pier. Bring your own equipment; bait provided. Prizes awarded.  Thank you to Lindow Surveying and Mapping for hosting this event.
10:00 a.m: Casting Contest for kids and Adults.  Test your casting accuracy and win prizes!  Rods provided. Meet at the Lake Belle Taine fishing pier.  Thank you to Jeremy Anderson of Jones Guide Service for hosting this event.
10:00 a.m - 4:00 p.m: Putt For Prizes Mini-Golf Games  win prizes doing goofy shots, hosted by Shenanigan's Gifts and Art.
10:00 a.m - 8:00 p.m: Inflatables!  50-foot obstacle course, climbing wall and slide. Bounce houses for little ones.  Unlimited jumping: KIDS ARE FREE thanks to TruStar Federal Credit Union.
10:00 a.m - 12:00 p.m: Kids' Games in Muskie Park. Ring toss, can crush, plinko, minnow races, and more.   Hosted by Stony Lake Beavers 4-H Club
11:00 a.m - 8:00 p.m: Nevis Lions Food Stand at Muskie Pavilion. Enjoy sloppy joes, hot dogs, french fries, sno cones, pop and water. Hosted by the Nevis Lions
12:00 p.m - 4:30 p.m: Ojibwe Crafts and games for kids under the then in Shenanigan's yard.  All ages welcome.  Pony Bead Keychains with Teresa Rojas and Dreamcatchers with Alicia Alvia. Sponsored and Hosted by the Niijii Radio
12:00 p.m: Classic Summer Games.  All ages are welcome. Meet at the Muskie for some timeless summer games like tug of war, egg toss, sack races, and more.  Hosted by the Nevis Volunteer Fire Department
12:00 p.m: Earl Spurlin Memorial Cornhole Tournament  Teams of two will battle for the title.  Prizes for top 4 teams.  $20/team  Sponsored by Nevis C&C. Preregister at Muskie Waters.     
1:00 p.m - 6:00 p.m: Gyroscope Rides Twist, turn and spin around inside a gyroscope.  Minimum height requirement. Purchase ticket to ride. $3 each or 2 for $5  Two Person Human Gyroscope Video
1:30 p.m: Ice Cream Eating Contest for all ages. Warning: brain freeze may occur.  Meet at Muskie Waters.  Hosted by Muskie Waters Co.
4:00 p.m: Kids' Buried Treasure Dig at the dome jungle gym in Muskie Park. Three age groups: 0-5, 6-8, and 9-10 yr olds. Dig for buried money and chance to win a new bike in each age group.

Free Live Music - No Admission Fee:
12:00 p.m: Todd Sisson, Todd Sisson is a guitarist in Frazee, Minnesota.
1:30 p.m: Darren Quam  Darren is a local Favorite from Battle Lake. Playing a mix of original music and unique covers of great songs from artist like: Bob Dylan, The Beatles, Eric Clapton, Grateful Dead, Robert Johnson, and much more!
3:00 p.m: Cropdusters The Cropdusters are a rotating cast of Fargo-Moorhead musicians known for their folk/bluegrass/Americana style.
4:30 p.m: Buffalo River Drum and dance demonstration
7:00 p.m: New Salty Dog   New Salty Dog is a five piece funk/jam band based out of Duluth Minnesota. A fun, north-woods funk jam band New Salty Dog consists of Jacob Mahon on guitar and vocals, drummer Owen (Owie) Mahon (who also does vocals), and Calzone on the Bass.

9:00 p.m: Charlie Parr:  An easily confused and very shy individual, Charlie Parr has been traveling around singing his songs ever since leaving Austin Minnesota in the 1980's in search of Spider John Koerner, whom he found about 100 miles north at the Viking Bar one Sunday night. The experience changed his life, made him more or less unemployable, and brings us to now: 13 recordings, 250 shows a year or more, 200,000 miles on a well broke in Kia, and a nasty fear of heights. Resonator fueled folk songs from Duluth Minnesota.

10:30 p.m: Hooligan Fire:  Caliab Heiderich ( Fire Performer) is Hooligan Fire. A man of many talents, fire spinning is one of them. Not many words to describe his performance it is a show you have to come see for yourself!

Iron Horse Stage - on the Iron Horse deck:
3:00 p.m - 6:00 p.m: 2 Towns Down
6:00 p.m - 9:00 p.m: Teddy Arunski
9:00 p.m - Close: MidBros

Date: July 22 - 23, 2022

Location: Various Venue, Nevis, MN 56467

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