Live Music Festival
November 8, 2008

     Autumn foliage has started here at Boyce Thompson Arboretum, just in time for a Saturday when live music from Arizona originals will fill the air! November 8 should be yet another perfect Saturday for a day of song and melody around the trails and in different gardens... a chance for visitors to enjoy a variety of singers, songwriters and musicians.  Celinda and John Levno, seen at right, will open the day with a 10 a.m. set in the Demonstration Garden, followed by Jim Pipkin, that's Jim pictured wearing a black hat below at right. Come listen Saturday as Jim celebrates the release of his new CD "Rebel Souvenirs" and plays one of his unforgettable concerts near the Drover's Shed.

        Bring chairs and a picnic lunch, and play to stay here all day!  Lawrence Haack, the Mountain Rain trio, Mark Fogelson and the Close Enough String Band will perform at the top of the hour with 45-minute sets. Lawrence Haack brought his instrumental guitar music here last spring during an event in April, and returned by popular demand for our summertime music series once-a-month.

         Mountain Rain played here this summer, too; and a new addition to the November music festival roster this year is Mark Fogelson.

     Fans of "olde tyme Americana" music will want to stay for the 3:00 closing set which will be played by Bob Sandsteadt, seen at left with his banjo, and fellow members of the Close Enough String Band. Bob and the crew bring along their harmonies, fiddles - and even a musical saw! Our live music event at the Arboretum makes for a Saturday truly "both acoustic and eclectic."

      November's live music festival is a singular way to enjoy Boyce Thompson Arboretum. Stroll through our unique collections of arid land plants and ecosystems on the second Saturday in November and you'll also be treated to six hours of song and music from Arizona musicians playing intimate sets in the demonstration garden, herb garden, rose garden and other beautiful locations throughout the grounds. 2008 performances include :

10:00 a.m. The Levno Duo, Celinda and John Levno, play in the Demonstration Garden

11:00 a.m. Mesa recording artist Jim Pipkin plays near the Australian Drover's Shed

12:00 (noon) p.m. Lawrence Haack in the Picnic Area

1 p.m. the Mountain Rain trio performs at the Desert Legume Garden

2 p.m. Mark Fogelson plays on the Smith Building flagstone patio

3 p.m. the Close Enough String Band closes our day onstage in the Eucalyptus grove