Acoustic rock/folk-rock group Blue Line Highway grows in popularity every time they grace our stage. Give but one listen to the flawless harmonies, the seamless flow throughout the show, and the band’s unflagging joy in their music, and you’ll know why they’ve become one of the best-loved groups to play here. The show starts at 8pm/$5.

Listen at www.bluelinehighway.com.

The event that brought us the phrase “You never know what you’re going to see at Rapunzel’s.” If you’ve got a talent, we’ve got the stage. Show starts at 8pm, signup begins at 7:30.

Whether playing as a country duo or as a full-on Western dance band, The Halliday Line are sure to deliver the goods. Steeped in American music traditions ranging from honky-tonk to swing to old-time Appalachian music, The Halliday Line blend it together in a way that will take you back to another time, while making it unmistakably original.

Band Members:

• Katie Burke ( a.k.a. Sweet Halliday) (acoustic guitar, vocals) is the daughter of a music teacher, and it’s not a stretch to say that she was singing before she was born. She started her vocal training around the time she learned to talk, and hasn’t looked back since. Katie has also lent her strong rhythm guitar hand to various bands in Central Virginia, including The Chickweeds and The Blue Ridge Rhythm Devils.
• Liam Kelly (a.k.a. Picky Halliday) (pedal steel and electric guitars, banjo, vocals) has played more instruments in more bands than can be counted. He most recently fronted The Jugbusters, an old-time honky-tonk band from Blacksburg, Virginia, voted “Best Local Band” in the 2010 Collegiate Times Reader’s Poll.
• Jerry Renshaw (electric guitar, vocals) is a recent transplant from the country music scene in Austin, Texas. Jerry has played lead guitar for the likes of John Howie Jr. (of The Two Dollar Pistols) and Lucky Tubb, great nephew of country great Ernest Tubb. Equally comfortable in classic country or western swing genres, Jerry has a mastery of technique and style that few can match.
• Aaron Olwell (fiddle) has extensive experience fiddling for contra dances, square dances, Irish set dances, and anything else where his stunning combination of rhythm and melody can play a role.
• Lew Burruss (bass) is one of the most sought-after bass players in Central Virginia. Aside from his work in The Halliday Line, he currently holds down the bottom end for The Don’t Tell Darlings, Acme Swing Mfg., The Rivanna River Chiggers, and about any other band that can schedule him in.

Check them out at www.hallidayline.com. The show starts at 8pm/$5.

An entire evening of bellydancing! Come see the area’s best amateur and professional dancers shimmy and undulate the night away. Our Haflas are all about celebrating the ancient art of bellydance, the ultimate expression of feminine grace and beauty by women of all ages, shapes and styles.

www.fatamorganabellydance.com

8pm/$7.

If you’ve got talent, we’ve got a stage. The festivities begin at 8pm…signup begins at 7:30pm.

Naughty Dynamic & the Design brings us a soulful, powerful mix of covers and originals ranging from modern rock to r&b, funk, and soul. Powerhouse female vocals and an irresistible groove and beat bring the sound into an unstoppable force that, whether delivered acoustic or electric, pulls you inexorably into the rhythm.

Listen at www.myspace.com/naughtydynamicandthedesign.

The show starts at 8pm/$5.

Our annual fundraiser for Rapunzel’s Further Ado Foundation, the 501(c)3 organization responsible for everything that happens on our stage (and around it.) Proceeds help with music licensing fees and operating costs-help keep live music in Lovingston!

Featuring:

Adrienne Young

Eli Cook

Byron Massie

Andy Waldeck & Jenn Rhubright

Gene & Gayla Mills

The Pitch-a-Biscuit String Band

Jim & Carol McAvoy

The Stump Skunks

Erin James

Willie Kirschbaum

Fata Morgana Bellydance

Bent Theatre Comedy Improv

Junior Moment

Blue O’Connell

…and more!

The show starts at 8pm/$10.

Or, be there in spirit-donations are tax-deductible!

Featuring the Hot Jam Band. 8pm/$5. More info TBA.