Jammin' For The Animals IV - Reading, PA - This Weekend!
TSI is so pleased to be able to bring you coverage of Jammin’ For the Animals once again this year in Reading PA. This fest offers sooooo much to do and see. The music is always outstanding, and whether you’re looking for a Yoga or hulahoop lesson, kids painting & activities, jewelry making classes, or other festive activities- this festival has it all. It’s a very kid friendly event and of course, an animal friendly atmosphere. Bring your furry friend along to this fest and get your photo taken! All proceeds of photos go to the human society of Berks County. And the entire fest is a benefit for the Humane Society of Berks County in memory of the promoter’s brother, Bobby Jones, who loved all animals & was an avid supporter of the HSBC, as well as the Animal Rescue League.
Music Schedule Friday, July 27
DJ Kosmic Kat…..pre – 5:30pm (SS)
Mantis…..5:30 – 7pm (MS)
DJ Kosmic Kat…..7:00 – 7:10pm (SS)
Jimkata…..7:15 – 8:45pm (MS)
DJ Kosmic Kat…..8:45 – 8:55pm (SS)
Quagmire Swim Team…..9:00 – 10:30pm (MS)
One Shot Nicky (Campfire Jam)…..11:30pm – 1am (CF)
Saturday, July 28
Lakeside Drummers…..11:00am – 11:55am (MS)
John Beacher…..12:00 – 12:30pm (SS)
Wallace Brothers Band…..12:30 – 2pm (MS)
John Beacher…..2:00 – 2:30pm (SS)
Citizens Band Radio…..2:30 – 4pm (MS)
Bret Mosley…..4:00 – 4:30pm (SS)
Klyph Black & Rumor Has It…..4:30 – 6pm (MS)
Bret Mosley…..6:00 – 6:30pm (SS)
The Greatest Funeral Ever…..6:30 – 8pm (MS)
Jim Stilianos’ Freak Show…..8:00 – 8:30pm (SS)
Nick Gianni’s EVOLUTION…..8:30 – 10:30pm (MS)
Bret Mosley (Campfire Jam)…..11:30pm – 1am (CF)
(MS) Main Stage (SS) Side Stage (CF) Camp Fire Pit
Also, during this festival Strangers Helping Strangers will be accepting food donations for Berks Women In Crisis, a Reading-based shelter for abused women and their families.
For more info and ticket info, see below. Stay tuned for more pre-fest coverage of Jammin For the Animals this week and photos and coverage after the fest on TSI!
“Jammin’ For The Animals IV” ~ Blue Falls Grove; Reading, PA
July 27th – 28th, 2012 (Fri/Sat) – Music starts on Friday 5:00pm – 1:00am and Saturday 11:00am – 1:00am w/ camping both nights ~ Gates open at 4pm on Friday & 10am on Saturday.
*** KIDS & FRIENDLY ANIMALS ARE VERY WELCOMED! ***
ALSO, check out the website at www.jamminfortheanimals.co
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FESTIVAL INFO
This family-friendly, camping and jam-oriented music & arts festival at the beautiful Blue Falls Grove in Reading, PA includes an exciting, quality, well-rounded collection of bands starting Friday night with Mantis, Jimkata & Quagmire Swim Team on the main stage. DJ Kosmic Kat will be filling in the gaps between sets on the side stage. One Shot Nicky will entertain us along with psychedelic projection lighting for a late-night acoustic campfire set. The music starts back up at 11:00am on Saturday with the Lakeside Drummers, John Beacher, Wallace Brothers Band, Citizens Band Radio, Bret Mosley, Klyph Black & Rumor Has It, The Greatest Funeral Ever, Freak Show Antics of Jim Stilianos & Nick Gianni’s EVOLUTION to top it off. Delta-bluesman Bret Mosley will then entertain us along with psychedelic projection lighting for a late-night acoustic campfire set. ~ The stage is a covered pavilion with plenty of nearby choice space for camping. This 4th annual multi-arts extravaganza, which benefits the Humane Society of Berks County in memory of my brother, Bobby Jones, guarantees to be a feast for the senses. Included will be plenty to do for kids & adults alike with a total feeling of brotherly/sisterly camaraderie & a complete family vibe. ~ This gorgeous rural setting is exactly what music fans look for in a jamband-like festival atmosphere…hiking, swimming, juggling & hula hooping workshops, tie-dying & pottery workshops, piercing & tattooing seminars, glassblowing, fire performances, live painting in the art village, disc golf, Chinese auction, raffles, dozens of kids activities in their own pavilion, henna & face painting, up-close magic, balloon animals, etc; all taking place while the hand-picked music continuously flows & captivates us all. ~ Late night activities will be planned both nights ~ Modern restrooms & port-a-johns available ~ Cooking with GAS GRILLS ONLY allowed on site ~ NO glass allowed! (MUST use plastic cups/cans) ~ Centrally located in the tri-state area, Blue Falls Grove is less than 2 hours from most NY, NJ & PA metro areas and only a short distance from Interstate 78, as well as PA Routes 222 & 61 ~ Greg Lee & Cosmic Karma Fire will be melting minds into the wee hours of the night ~ Dave Cherba of Scarlet Sound will be providing the sound reinforcement ~ PlusVibes Productions will supply the front gate greeting crew & Vibes Patrol ~ Don Dix of GigGoals will provide stage management ~ Psychedelic Projection Lighting by William Browder-Little of Prodigy Productions ~ Advance tickets will be limited & available through: Dragonfly Studio & Gallery at 398 Penn Ave in W. Reading, PA (610/376-7176); Humane Society of Berks County at 1801 N. 11th St. in Reading, PA (610/921-2348); Brass Lantern at 12th & Pike in Reading, PA (Ask for Chris K.), participating bands or by e-mailing Todd Jones at gratefultaj@yahoo.com ~ Tickets will be $45/advance (limited available) & $60/gate ~ Camping IS included! ~ Children 12 & under admitted free with adult.
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ARTISTS
Quagmire Swim Team, Nick Gianni’s EVOLUTION, Jimkata, Mantis, Citizens Band Radio, Klyph Black & Rumor Has It, The Greatest Funeral Ever, The Wallace Brothers Band, Bret Mosley, John Beacher, Lakeside Drummers, One Shot Nicky, DJ Kosmic Kat, Cosmic Karma Fire Troupe & our very own Freak Show / Vaudevillian Host MC Jim Stilianos…with more artists to be added shortly! ~~~ Also, keep your eyes open all weekend for the live painting of ‘Route 222 Crew’, ATP, Tim Reigel plus others; the up-close magic/carnival acts of Jim Stilianos; the mind-blowing, psychedelic, projection lighting of Prodigy Productions; glassblowing by Dragonfly Dave & Ron Elliott of Dragonfly Studio & Gallery plus many others; tie-dye workshop by Keith Giordano; amazing fire-performing by Greg Lee & Cosmic Karma Fire; seminars in tattooing & body piercing; hoopdance workshop by Danielle Licata of Maji Na Bure Hoopdance plus so much more…
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TICKETS / DONATION
Limited number of advance tickets will be $45/ea; $60/ea at the gate – Camping IS included! ~ Advance tickets will be available through Dragonfly Studio & Gallery at 398 Penn Ave in West Reading, PA 19611 (610/376-7176) or by e-mailing Todd Jones at gratefultaj@yahoo.com. Advance tickets will also be available through the Humane Society of Berks County at 1801 N. 11th St. in Reading, PA (610/921-2348), Chris Kratz and participating bands. ~ This is a benefit for the Humane Society of Berks County in memory of my brother, Bobby Jones, who loved all animals & was an avid supporter of the HSBC, as well as the Animal Rescue League…
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BASIC DIRECTIONS TO BLUE FALLS GROVE
Blue Falls Grove
91A Bowers Road
Reading, PA 19605
610/926-1883
DIRECTIONS FROM READING:
Take Route 61 N towards Leesport. Turn RIGHT onto Wiley’s Road a few hundred feet before the traffic light at Rt. 73. Follow Wiley’s Road to its end about 1.5 miles. It will intersect with Ontelaunee Drive, but continue to the right. Wiley’s Road will end & Blue Falls Grove will be straight ahead. Follow FESTIVAL signs!
DIRECTIONS FROM POTTSVILLE:
Take Route 61 South towards Leesport. Continue past the traffic light where Route 61 & Route 73 intersect. Turn LEFT a few hundred feet further down Rt. 61 onto Wiley’s Road. Follow Wiley’s Road to its end. Blue Falls Grove will be straight ahead about 1.5 miles. Wiley’s will intersect with Ontelaunee Drive, but continue to the slight right. Wiley’s Road will end & Blue Falls Grove will be straight ahead. Follow FESTIVAL signs!
DIRECTIONS FROM LANCASTER:
Take Route 30 East. Then take Route 222 North towards Reading/Allentown. Follow Route 222 North around Reading to Route 61. Take Route 61 North towards Pottsville. Follow Route 61 North for a few miles to Leesport. Turn RIGHT onto Wiley’s Road a few hundred feet before the traffic light at Rt. 73. Follow Wiley’s Road to its end. It’ll intersect with Ontelaunee Drive, but continue to the right. If you went to far on Rt. 61 & ended up at the light at Rt. 73, just make a right onto Rt. 73 & then turn right onto Ontelaunee Drive which will become Wiley’s Road in 500′ or so. Blue Falls Grove will be straight ahead about 1 mile. Follow FESTIVAL signs!
DIRECTIONS FROM HARRISBURG & POINTS WEST:
Take PA Turnpike east to the first Reading exit near Denver/Ephrata area. Take the Route 222 North exit & follow Route 222 North about 15 miles or so to Route 61. Then take Route 61 North towards Pottsville. Follow Route 61 North for a few miles to Leesport. Turn RIGHT onto Wiley’s Road a few hundred feet before the traffic light at Rt. 73. Follow Wiley’s Road to its end. It’ll intersect with Ontelaunee Drive, but continue to the right. If you went to far on Rt. 61 & ended up at the light at Rt. 73, just make a right onto Rt. 73 & then turn right onto Ontelaunee Drive which will become Wiley’s Road in 500′ or so. Blue Falls Grove be straight ahead about 1 mile. Follow FESTIVAL signs!
DIRECTIONS FROM PHILADELPHIA:
You can take 73 West all the way from Phila. to Leesport. Or you can take Route 422 West out of Phila to Pottstown. Then take Route 100 North for about 5 miles to Boyertown. Then take Route 73 West towards Leesport and Route 61. Turn LEFT on to Ontelaunee Drive at the traffic light where Route 73 and Ontelaunee Drive intersect. (If you pass a school and a restaurant or reach Route 61, you went to far.) Turn LEFT onto Wiley’s Road at the stop sign where Ontelaunee Drive comes to a T with Wiley’s Road. Follow Wiley’s Road to its end. Blue Falls Grove will be straight ahead. Follow FESTIVAL signs!
DIRECTIONS FROM ALLENTOWN:
Take Route 222 South to Route 73. Take Route 73 West towards Leesport and Route 61. Turn LEFT on to Ontelaunee Drive at the traffic light where Route 73 and Ontelaunee Drive intersect. (If you pass a school and a restaurant or reach Route 61, you went to far.) Turn LEFT onto Wiley’s Road at the stop sign where Ontelaunee Drive comes to a T with Wiley’s Road. Follow Wiley’s Road to its end. Blue Falls Grove will be straight ahead. Follow FESTIVAL signs!
DIRECTIONS FROM NYC AREA:
Take I-78 West past Allentown to the Trexlertown exit onto Route 100S. Follow that for about 4 miles or so to Route 222 South. Take Route 222 South to Route 73. Take Route 73 West towards Leesport and Route 61. Turn LEFT on to Ontelaunee Drive at the traffic light where Route 73 and Ontelaunee Drive intersect. (If you pass a school and a restaurant or reach Route 61, you went to far.) Turn LEFT onto Wiley’s Road at the stop sign where Ontelaunee Drive comes to a T with Wiley’s Road. Follow Wiley’s Road to its end. Blue Falls Grove will be straight ahead. Follow FESTIVAL signs!
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SPONSORS & NON-PROFIT FESTIVAL INFO BOOTHS
Dragonfly Studio & Gallery http://
PlusVibes Productions http://www.facebook.com/
Humane Society of Berks County http://
Blue Falls Grove http://
Scarlet Sound http://
Prodigy Productions
Gig Goals http://www.giggoals.com/
Tri-State Indie http://
Strangers Helping Strangers http://www.facebook.com/
Berks Women In Crisis http://
Delaware Valley Golden Retriever Rescue Inc. http://www.dvgrr.org/
Flagship Music Productions http://
*ALSO…Look for Jammin’ For The Animals on Jambase Festival Guide.
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Music: makes ya tingle & feel good all over! Nothin’ left to do but smile, smile, smile…
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MUSIC SCHEDULE
~~~ FRIDAY NIGHT ~~~
DJ Kosmic Kat (5:00pm – 5:25pm), Mantis (5:30pm – 7:00pm) * DJ Kosmic Kat (7:00pm – 7:10pm) * Jimkata (7:15pm – 8:45pm) * DJ Kosmic Kat (8:45pm – 8:55pm) * Quagmire Swim Team (9:00pm – 10:30pm) * late night acoustic campfire jam with One Shot Nicky (11:30pm – 1:00am+)
~~~ SATURDAY ~~~
Lakeside Drummers (11:00am – 11:55am) * John Beacher (12:00pm – 12:25pm) * Wallace Brothers Band (12:30pm – 2:00pm) * John Beacher (2:00pm – 2:25pm) * Citizens Band Radio (2:30pm – 4:00pm) * Bret Mosley (4:00pm – 4:25pm) * Klyph Black & Rumor Has It (4:30pm – 6:00pm) * Bret Mosley (6:00pm – 6:25pm) * The Greatest Funeral Ever (6:30pm – 8:00pm) * Freak Show Antics of Jim Stilianos (8:00pm – 8:25pm) * Nick Gianni’s EVOLUTION (8:30pm – 10:30pm) * late night acoustic campfire jam with Bret Mosley (11:30pm – 1:00am+)
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ARTIST LINKS
Nick Gianni’s EVOLUTION http://www.nickgianni.com/
Quagmire Swim Team http://www.facebook.com/
Jimkata http://www.jimkata.com/
The Greatest Funeral Ever http://
Klyph Black & Rumor Has It http://www.facebook.com/
Citizens Band Radio http://
Wallace Brothers Band http://
Mantis http://
One Shot Nicky http://www.facebook.com/
John Beacher http://
Bret Mosley http://www.facebook.com/
DJ Kosmic Kat http://www.facebook.com/
Cosmic Karma Fire http://
Jim Stilianos http://www.facebook.com/
Maji Na Bure Hoopdance http://www.facebook.com/
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WORKSHOPS
** Tie-dyes by Keith Giordano – AKA “The Ice Cream Man” – vending & doing a kids workshop. Check info booth for time.
** Glassblowing workshops by David Statler & crew of Dragonfly Studio & Gallery – vending & also doing seminars in tattooing & body piercing.
** “Art of Spinning Poi” with Karrissa Stitt & others – check Dragonfly booth for schedule & on-going workshops.
** “Making Hemp Jewelry” workshop TBA.
** Kids painting area with Tim Riegel.
** Kids Pavilion activities coordinated by Katrina & Joe of Camp Awesome.
** Hoopdance workshops by Danielle Licata of Maji Na Bure Hoopdance – check her vending table for more info.
** Ongoing workshops in various arts with Greg Lee & crew of Cosmic Karma – check the Cosmic Karma vending table for more info.
** Walk-around up-close magic, juggling, animal balloon-making, plate-spinning & general carnival antics by Jim Stilianos.
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Christine Mitchell of Christine Mitchell Photography will be walking around taking photos of pets & their owners and offering them for sale by donation for instant prints. She will be available between the hours of 10am – 4pm on saturday. All funds raised will be donated to the Humane Society of Berks County. So keep an eye out for Christine if you want a print…
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YOGA CAMP (full schedule of various types including kid’s yoga)
July 27th (Friday)
~ 10:45 – 11:30pm…..Kirtan with David Dragonfly & Friends
July 28th (Saturday)
~ 12 noon – 1:00pm…..Kids Yoga with Janna Morey
~ 1:30 – 2:30pm…..Yoga Dance with Michele Yost
~ 3:00 – 4:00pm…..Laughing Yoga with Carol Lott
~ 4:30 – 5:30pm…..Qigong with Kevin Breidigan
~ 10:45 – 11:30pm…..Kirtan with David Dragonfly & Friends
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CHINESE AUCTION
During this festival, a Chinese auction will take place throughout the day in which 100% of the proceeds received will directly benefit the Humane Society of Berks County. Items from numerous businesses throughout the Berks County area will be displayed & available to win during the auction. The total amount raised during this auction plus admission to the festival proceeds will be a very needed boost to help our furry little friends.
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FOOD DRIVE
Strangers Helping Strangers will again be accepting donations for Berks Women In Crisis, a Reading-area shelter for abused women & their children. The items being accepted at the festival will be any non-perishable canned or boxed food products, toiletries/hygiene products & pet food products. Cool gifts of appreciation will be available for those who donate to SHS…
ITEMS MOST NEEDED AT AREA FOOD BANKS
Below is a list of some of the items most needed at area food banks. When possible please donate All Natural/Organic food products and please do not bring any items in glass containers. We can not accept products in glass containers. All items must be recently purchased, unopened & in decent condition. Feel free to pass this around to others who may be attending the JFTA III festival. Thanx! Rock On…
Meat & Protein
Canned meat, ham & chicken
Peanut Butter
Macaroni & Cheese
Canned Stews
Sauces
Soups
Canned tuna & salmon
Powered milk
Dried canned beans
Baby Food
Baby Formula
Fruits & Vegetables
Canned fruits & juices
Canned vegetables
Canned soups
Juice boxes
Non-Food Items
Toothpaste
Toothbrushes
Deodorant
Hairbrushes
Toilet paper
Paper towels
Bar Soap
Laundry Detergent
Dish Soap
Plastic/paper plates & cups
Feminine Hygiene /Sanitary napkins & tampons
Breads & Cereals
Oatmeal/Cream-Of-Wheat
Breakfast cereal
Breakfast Protein/Energy bars
Pop-Tarts/Toaster cereal bars
Rice & rice cakes
Pasta
Animal Care Products (for Humane Society)
Cat & Dog Food (dried or canned)
Animal Treats – Milk Bones, Pounce, etc
Cat Litter (we use a lot of litter!)
Kennel beds for dogs (can be slightly used)
Stainless steel bowls
Sanitizable pet toys (Kong, etc.)
Aspen chip bedding for small animals
Laundry Detergent
Chlorine bleach
Wash Cloths, Towels & Blankets (can be slightly used)
