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.180 ways .to rock C Music Festival marks 14th year, ar, A r �b BY KATELYN FERRAL STAFF WRITER - CAR11130110 - There maybe few things in life that beat a Q �, blend of live music and the quirky, carefree-brand of im- ev " promptu dance found in Carr- boro. `_ Damp wood chips and'dirt were the venue floor for,that blend in front of Weaver. " Street Market on Sunday,but Janet Bratter,a street musician,wasn't on the program " Aharona Shackinan' dampness didn't hamper the of the free music festival Sunday.She staked,her pink ' teaches West-African dance or the sounds of the. flamingo and b4ckets on East Main Street. dance:in Carrboro. small town's"annual music showcase. The Carrboro Music Festi- the dedication of its residents 'and not enough venu'es;"he Onlookers, a:crowd of about val returned to the streets and" tonurture an arts scene that` said. 100. back alleys of downtown Carr- spans far beyond its"town lim- dirt waltzes with tweens boro-for its 14th year with its. 'Our annual party'. and"boogied with toddlers. more than 180 acts at 25 ven- , "Its a community that seri- Rhythmically moving'around ues across town.Local groups ously supports all aspects of Carol Edenton of Carrboro the Weaver-Street.Iawn, he played music all afternoon the arts and that's tough for a t kisted and kicked and" beckoned"onlookers to stand and into the night'on stages small community to do these jumped and twirled in front of up and move with him. indoors and out,for free. days,"he said...`.`Ies a g"ood re- a stage built out the back`of The man has danced and is- T h o u s a n d s Of people flection'of what Carrboro is all Tyler's Taproom restaurant on tened to music at the festival poured down sidewalks and about. Plus;for new folks... Main Street downtown. for the past 12 years.No mat- into downtown's crevices:lis this•is'-a good way to hear On the stage,which fe'a ter where.you're'fMm or wbo tening to bands.'play selec- 'some of the bands who play tured an American flag motif, you.are, music can unite; it tions from a wide spectrum in- around on'a regular basis." the Straight 8s played rocka can bring peace,he said: ' eluding country, rock, rocka- Performers audition to play billy. "Music connects with us all billy, swing, bluegrass,jazz for free grid a choice of a meal Edenton and her family on some level,"he said."All of and folk from stages built in voucher or a festival T-shirt. come to the festivalevery year. ,. life is music and.all of life and around some of the town's • Now,so many apply that some "It's just our annual party,I " dances." restaurants, bars and music are:turned away because love it;"she said."The music venues. there's not enough"s`p'ace,Wit- is awesome—this is my favor Packed venues The festival, which started liams said.:The festival gets iteband." as a celebration of the summer 250�applications.and can only As the flute acid guitars and The indoor venues Sunday solstice, has doubled in size " accept about 180,he said: drums'and cellos sang their„ were as packed as the outdoor since it began,said organizer "Most of them can't find a Americana songs in the Puri- ones.The CarrBros played Gerry Williams. It's a reflec- .place to play. `on a regular basis tan Rodeo band,Bruce Thom-, their folk rock music to a tion.of the town's values and because there's so many bands ' as of Chapel Hill danced for jammed,bar floor in The Sta- tion on East Main Street. Alison Weiner of Carrboro played the melodica,a small 3 keyboard with a flutelike mouthpiece,with the band.It was one of three,gigs for her + Sunday,a.day that's the high- light of her year. "It just celebrates,music here,"she said."This is really Carrboro's best day. ... The power of music brings people together and we need more of that." Gary Mitchell and Lynne Hicks,left,and Cindy Jones,a djembe d'rummer,. Climb Jacob's Ladder play kferral@newsobservercom or dance on the Weaver Street Market lawn. - on the lawn. 919-932-8746 a