MOUNT VERNON — Ariel-Foundation Park will present a weekend of music coming up Aug. 4 and 5.
The next event in Ariel-Foundation Park’s 2018 free concert series will be held Saturday, Aug. 4, and will feature Cumberland Run at 7:30 p.m. in the Schnormeier Event Center. The Derek Posey Band will open the evening at 6 p.m.
Cumberland Run is a country band from Nashville performing high-energy, fan-favorite music. First established in 2011, they burst onto the scene in 2014 as a house band on the Legendary Honky Tonks/Lower Broadway strip in Nashville, Tenn. at Margaritaville! Now, they are on the rotation at three fantastic venues in Nashville including Margaritaville, Blake Shelton’s bar Ole Red, and the exclusive, world-famous Wildhorse Saloon after ranking into the Final Four of Wildhorse Saloon’s 2014 “Battle for the Saddle” competition!
They seek to dominate the country music industry with their dynamic, high-octane fueled performances and their powerful original music that transcends the limits of the dance floor.
Local act, the Derek Posey Band, will open for Cumberland Run at 6 p.m. The band consists of Derek Posey on lead vocals and acoustic guitar, Jeff Hatch on lead guitar, Caleb McCoy on bass and vocals and David McCoy on drums. The band is the perfect blend of electrified country and Southern/classic rock, with influences including Waylon Jennings, Merle Haggard, George Strait, John Mellencamp, ZZ Top, Credence Clearwater Revival, and Woody Guthrie.
Food vendors, open an hour prior to concert start time, include Big Papa’s BBQ, Annie’s Concessions, Whit’s Frozen Custard and Domino’s Pizza. Beer and wine will be available for purchase at this event. No outside food or beverages may be brought into the Event Center. No alcohol, other than that purchased on site, will be allowed. Pets and smoking are prohibited in the event center and within the fenced area surrounding it.
Gospel Music Day will take place on Sunday, Aug. 5, as part of its free 2018 summer concert series. The day will feature the Milton Ruffin Choral Group at 4 p.m. and Austin and Lindsey Adamec at 5:30 p.m.
Milton Vaughn Ruffin, music lecturer at OSU, holds a BA in Jazz Studies and BA, MA and Ph.D. degrees in Music Education from The Ohio State University. He has been employed by Columbus City Schools for 24 years, currently as principal and director of the Fort Hayes Metropolitan Education Center. His gospel choir will perform arrangements that combine traditional gospel hymns with a more contemporary style. They will be sure to get the audience singing and dancing in the aisles. This is a participatory experience for all.
Austin and Lindsey Adamec, also known as A&LA, are a husband and wife modern worship duo from Jacksonville, Fla. They started their music recording careers in 2016 with their first self titled EP also released in 2016 by Radiate Music. Austin is a worship leader, multi-instrumentalist and singer/songwriter while Lindsey is an acclaimed vocalist, songwriter and former 1 Girl Nation member. The road to their first recording, was fraught with challenges that refined the newly married couple’s faith and strengthened their bond.
“We’re just worship leaders who love to sing together, who are married, and who enjoy proclaiming all God is doing in our lives,” sums up Lindsey. “If we’re going to write about His presence, we have to go there. You can’t take people where you haven’t been.”
Food vendors, open an hour prior to concert start time, include Big Papa’s BBQ, Annie’s Concessions, Whit’s Frozen Custard and Domino’s Pizza. No outside food or beverages may be brought into the Event Center. Pets and smoking are prohibited in the event center and within the fenced area surrounding it.
For more information, visit www.arielfoundationpark.org or follow the park on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram.
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