Kachemak Bay Shorebird Festival

2010 Festival Entertainers

Dan Pascucci Alaskan musician Dan Pascucci has been entertaining and educating children and adults across the State for many years. Whether teaching in a classroom, performing in a Folk Festival or at open mike, Dan combines his passion for nature and music into a high energy show that will entertain the entire family of all ages. Join Dan on Saturday May 8, 3pm-4pm at the Homer High School Choir Room. No fee, but registration is required.

Jazzmom's Special Jazz Trio. Anchorage jazz diva, Melissa "Jazzmom" Bledsoe Fischer, a pianist/vocalist with over 15 years of professional music experience will perform with a trio of outstanding Alaskan jazz musicians including Dirk Westphall on bass and Pat Owens on trumpet and flugelhorn. With four CD's to her name, "Jazzmom" Melissa Bledsoe Fischer has established herself as one of Anchorage's premiere performers, voted "Anchorage's Best Singer" in 2005 and "Best Solo Act" in 2009 by readers of the Anchorage Press. Join Melissa at one or both of her performances - May 8 at 8pm and May 9 at noon. Enjoy the concert and a wine bar on Saturday evening, or indulge in Jazzmom's Mother's Day Special, a concert and brunch buffet catered by Maura's Cafe & Deli on Sunday. Tickets are $20 for the May 8 concert and $40 for the May 9 brunch and concert at Bunnell Street Arts Center. $5 discount for Gallery members.

Mr. Whitekeys, brings The 3rd Annual Shorebird Follies to the 2010 Kachemak Bay Shorebird Festival, and this year's show will be bigger and better than ever. Featuring cheesy songs, tacky costumes, a whiz-bank digital multi-media show, and oodles of shorebird fun. Joining Mr. Whitekeys on stage will be fabulous chanteuse Miss Crissy Ditmore. According to Mr. Whitekeys, she's the ultimate shorebird entertainer: "She sings like a nightingale, she eats like a bird, and she has been known to lay an egg or two." Crissy has preformed at Disney World, Universal Studios, Busch Gardens, and once saw a Fork-tailed Storm Petrel on the way to Valdez. Mr. Whitekeys has performed extensively throughout Alaska. Highlighted appearances during this past winter have included the Romig Middle School 8th Grade career Fair and a political fundraiser in the living room of a guy named Vito. Join Mr. Whitekeys at one or both of his performances - Thursday May 6 or Friday May 7 from 8:30pm-10pm at Alice's Champagne Palace. Tickets $25.00 per person. 21 or Older only.

The Whiskey Jacks This energetic Anchorage band will play foot-stompin' Irish and American tunes at Alice's Champagne Palace. The group's vibrant blend of Irish and American folk music includes selections from the Clancy Brothers, the Pogues, Townes Van Zandt and Robert Earl Keen Jr. All proceeds from this benefit concert will support Kachemak Heritage Land Trust (KHLT), a non-profit organization that preserves, for public benefit, significant Kenai Peninsula conservation land, including areas important to birds and birders. Check out The Whiskey Jacks at www.whiskeyjacks.blogspot.com. Join the Whiskey Jacks on Saturday, May 8 from 9pm-midnight at Alice's Champagne Palace. Admission is $15, which includes an individual introductory annual membership to Kachemak Heritage Land Trust.