Water Hill Music Fest welcomes neighborhood musicians to perform
The second annual Water Hill Music Fest takes place next weekend, and organizers are still signing up musicians to participate.
Last year saw the event become an immediate hit in Ann Arbor, and already more performers have signed on than last year, organizer Paul Tinkerhess said. There's still room for more, but the deadline to sign up is this Sunday, April 29.
The festival is set for 2-6 p.m. Sunday, May 6, with a rain date of May 13.
Any genre of music is welcome. The one restriction is that the performer or at least one member of each performing group either live or work in Water Hill, the neighborhood immediately northwest of downtown Ann Arbor.
Interested musicians can find full details here on the festival's website. For more information on the event itself, see the fest's website or Facebook page, and watch for a preview article next week on AnnArbor.com
Bob Needham is director of entertainment content for AnnArbor.com. Reach him at bobneedham@annarbor.com or 734-623-2541, and follow him on Twitter @bobneedham.
Comments
a2grateful
Sat, Apr 28, 2012 : 3:29 p.m.
Why not just send the black-dressed red-lipped girl band to perform behind you?
Robert Palmer
Fri, Apr 27, 2012 : 5:55 p.m.
Very cool. I shall return to read and say more!
Jonathan Blutarsky
Fri, Apr 27, 2012 : 7:09 p.m.
Simply Irresistible eh?
M
Fri, Apr 27, 2012 : 5:36 p.m.
Get the city involved this time. Hundreds of people milling about on unclosed roads was a complete nightmare last year. You can't just close down a square mile of the city because you feel like having a music festival, and then not put any signs up to warn motorists. After accidentally driving into this festival last year, people were complete jerks because I was "Driving through their party". My car was hit by people (They slapped the hood or trunk or threw garbage at me), and I was frequently cursed at.
Peter Baker
Sat, Apr 28, 2012 : 2:51 a.m.
Yeah, I don't buy that for a second. I drove through it too (and visited on foot), and while it was momentarily inconvenient, people moved out of the way with nary a dirty look, let alone thrown garbage.
rusty shackelford
Fri, Apr 27, 2012 : 6:39 p.m.
I second Needham's comment. Knowing that neighborhood, the worst that probably happened is some 50+ stoner sent some bad vibes at you.
Bob Needham
Fri, Apr 27, 2012 : 5:51 p.m.
Wow, this is completely different from anything I experienced. I thought it was amazing, and every single person I saw couldn't have been nicer. I frankly find this extremely hard to believe.
Dog Guy
Fri, Apr 27, 2012 : 5:21 p.m.
Again the misnomer "Water Hill" for Spring Hill: A lie repeated often enough replaces history.
Chip Reed
Sat, Apr 28, 2012 : 12:53 a.m.
I don't like the self-proclaimed name either, but it's better than what it used to be called in the 50's and 60's (and probably before).
DubiousWorth
Fri, Apr 27, 2012 : 10:22 p.m.
At least the area was not named after Felch and Hiscock streets.
rusty shackelford
Fri, Apr 27, 2012 : 6:38 p.m.
Meh. Springs are made of water. bark bark.
A2anon
Fri, Apr 27, 2012 : 6:06 p.m.
It's our name. We like it.
Bob Needham
Fri, Apr 27, 2012 : 5:53 p.m.
The name Water Hill really seems to be catching on ...