The Effingham Youth String Music Program
A Project Sponsored by The National Youth Orchestra Foundation
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A Project Sponsored by The National Youth Orchestra Foundation
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| The 2005 Balloon Launcher's Bar-B-Que The 2005 Balloon Launcher's Bar-B-Que has been cancelled. We hope to host this event again in June 2006. The 2004 Balloon Launcher's Bar-B-Que The 2004 Balloon Launcher's Bar-B-Que was held the Saturday following Memorial Day, June 5, 2004, at the Childress Farm, south of Effingham, KS. Once again we will have many performers to provide a full day of music, food, and fun! This year we featured the "Shyster Mountain Gang" bluegrass band from Topeka, and "Rhubarb Pie" the traditional family band made up of Dad and three kids of the Steve Mason Family from Lawrence. We also featured the "Swingin' Strings" playing Gershwin tunes, show tunes, and old favorties during the supper hour. Many students and fellow fiddlers from Kansas, Iowa, and California were with us again this year.
Rhubarb Pie The Shyster Mountain Gang Please watch this site for announcements regarding the dates for our upcoming concerts and events. For additional information and reservations, please contact Curt Childress at 913-833-4598, or cchildr@earthlink.net. The 2003 Balloon Launcher's Bar-B-Que, was held on Saturday May 31, 2003, 1:00 PM to 11 PM. The 2003 Balloon Launcher's Bar-B-Que was held on May 31, 2003 at the Childress Farm, south of Effingham, KS, from 1 PM to 11 PM, and was attended by approximately 200 people. The Faris Family Bluegrass and Gospel Band were our featured performers. In addition, members of the Kansas Oldtime Fiddlers, Pickers, and Singers, members of the Iowa Fiddle Association, Members of the Effingham Middle School Violin Class, Musicians from the Atchison Community Orchestra, and from the United Methodist Church of the Resurrection Orchestra, and many others provided us with a full day of musical enjoyment. Friends from California, as well as some of those who have found and returned our balloon cards in the past, were our special guests. This year, the Bar-B-Que was a fund raising benefit for The Effingham Youth String Music Program
Curt Plays a tune with Ann, Shari, and Annie Music Program Students Play from Auburn, CA. Ten violins play dinner music. The Faris Boys with hot fiddles.
The Balloons Get Ready to Fly. Let 'Em Fly Away!!!! We have received balloon cards back from Kansas, Missouri, and Arkansas so far this year!! If you missed the nice article on our BBQ, appearing in the June 2, 2003 edition of The Atchison Daily Globe, go to www.atchisondailyglobe.com, scroll to the bottom of the home page, and click on "Balloon Launchers Meet on the Farm". |
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