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Happenings in Longleaf Downtown… see previous events below businesses!
Johnny Cash Tribute singer Dave Smith Sat., March 6th from 7pm-10pm across from Downtown Longleaf
Past Events...
Johnny Cash Tribute singer Dave Smith Tues., Nov. 17th from 5pm-7:30, Lonzalo's Restaurant
May 9th-Live in Concert! Back by popular demand!
first...
Spotlight Kids Show Choir "Songs of America" Hawaii Tour Preview Concert starts at 6:30pm then... "The Zoots" starts at 7:30pm and enjoy evening carriage rides through Longleaf... 
April 16th Live in Concert
RANDY McALLISTER
By
Klint Lowry | The
Suncoast News
Published:
April 11, 2009
TRINITY - Fans
of singer-songwriter Randy McAllister know they like his music,
just don't expect them to be able to define it.
Even McAllister's Web site,
www.randymcallister.com,
struggles to categorize his sound.
So, how about going directly to the source? How does McAllister
describe his music?
"It's not really genre specific," McAllister said by phone. "It's
kind of an amalgam."
OK, so people will just have to come out and hear for themselves as
McAllister and his band play an outdoor concert at The Shops of
Longleaf, 3104 Town Ave., New Port Richey, at 7:30 p.m. on
Thursday, April 16.
April is Autism Awareness Month, and the concert is a fundraiser to
buy adaptive playground equipment for children with autism
spectrum disorders that will be installed at Longleaf Elementary
School.
"It's nice to be able to do our job and help out a good cause,"
McAllister said, adding that he and his band adapt their shows
for the audience on a given night. That's understandable since
by all accounts his music is a little bit of everything.
"I grew up in East Texas," McAllister said. With his father being a
musician, McAllister was raised surrounded by musical influences
that all rubbed off on him to varying degrees.
"There's blues, some honky-tonk, some country," McAllister said.
There's also a bit of gospel, some Tex-Mex, a healthy splash of
zydeco and even a bit of rock 'n' roll.
McAllister has been called a "master of Americana." His songs run
the gamut, touching at times on serious social issues and at
other times dwelling on triumphs and tragedies of the heart.
Then there are the times he goes for straight-up, down-home humor.
Georgia Horton, owner of The Town Ground espresso cafe, heard
McAllister at the Suwannee Music Festival and thought he'd be
perfect for the Town Ground Concert Series, which started
earlier this year at the Shops at Longleaf.
While the coffeehouse presents local musicians on a weekly basis,
Horton got the idea to hold larger outdoor concerts, about one a
month, as community fundraisers.
"The Longleaf community is pretty tight-knit," said Timothy Allen,
who has assisted Horton in organizing the concerts. "It's kind
of like going back in time."
The shop and the shopping center are concerned about fostering and
being part of that old-fashioned sense of community and staging
these concerts is part of that commitment, Allen said. A
Valentine's Day "Tribute to Johnny Cash" concert collected
donations for the Volunteer Way Food Bank in New Port Richey.
In March, local performers Steve Santo, Richie Gidaro and Russ
Boyer rocked the stage at a communitywide St. Patrick's Day
party to raise funds for Sky Harbor Wildlife Animal Rescue in
Hudson.
While admission to the April 16 Randy McAllister concert is free,
cash donations will be accepted for the playground equipment,
and there will be drawings for prizes donated by the Shops at
Longleaf. Tickets for the drawing are $1 each.
The concert will be held in an open field at the intersection of
Town Avenue and Starkey Boulevard. Blankets and lawn chairs are
recommended.
For more information, call 727-645-6962 or visit
www.TownGround.com.
Klint Lowry
can be reached at 727-815-1067 or at klowry@suncoastnews.com.
Raffle Prizes! each $1 you
donate gets 1 entry in the raffle... and helps raise funds to
build an Adaptive Playground for kids
… and for the youth volunteers!
Karen Bailey/Remax New Dimensions
727-809-1324
KBailey@Remax.net
St. Patty’s Day at Longleaf….
Tuesday, March 17
6:30pm-10:00pm
3104
Town Avenue off of Starkey Blvd. and S.R. 54 Downtown Longleaf located off S.R. 54 then north on Starkey Blvd. to Town Avenue in Trinity!
Bring the whole family,
dancing shoes and lawn chairs…
(go to
http://www.skyharborwildlife.org/Donations.html for list of
items needed)
Help Volunteer Way Food Bank while listening to sounds of
Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson
By Times Staff Writer
NEW PORT RICHEY
Help food bank while hearing country greats
Tribute artists performing the songs of Johnny Cash and Willie
Nelson will be part of a Valentine's Day fundraiser to benefit
the Volunteer Way Food Bank. The "Legends on the Road" concert
starts at 7 p.m. Saturday at the grassy field at Starkey
Boulevard and Town Avenue. Attendees should bring folding chairs
or blankets to sit in the park while enjoying the show,
sponsored by Town Ground Espresso Cafe. Everyone should bring a
non-perishable food item to donate to the Volunteer Way, and
there will be a $1 suggested donation for the music acts.
Horse-drawn carriage rides also will be available for $35, with
seating for up to four people. For information, visit
www.TheVolunteerWay.org or www.TownGround.com.
Many thanks to Dave Smith, The Johnny Cash tribute singer, and
his wonderful group that included “Willie Nelson” and “Patsy
Cline”… your generosity helped make the first Downtown Longleaf
event a true success! We look forward to having Dave Smith back
on May 9th, 2009! For more information about the
performers,
visit
www.LegendsOnTheRoad.com and
www.TheManInBack.com.
Many Thanks to our visitors who brought canned goods to replenish the food bank at Volunteer Way! www.TheVolunteerWay.org e-mail: Lester@TheVolunteerWay.org
727.815.0433
7820 Congress St.; New Port Richey, Fl. 34653
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