Johnstown set to host art, music festival this weekend; 10 bands, including Sawyer Fredericks expected

Johnstown set to host art, music festival this weekend; 10 bands, including Sawyer Fredericks expected

JOHNSTOWN - There will be music pouring out of Johnstown’s Main Street Park on Saturday thanks to the Harmony of Art festival. In its inaugural year, the event promises artmaking, live music from 10 bands — including Sawyer Fredericks — and art workshops. “I’m really just trying to bring people into our area and show them what Johnstown has to offer,” said William Brett Schrader, who founded the festival. The Johnstown resident grew up in the area and is an artist, though not formally trained. He got the idea to organize Harmony of Art after attending Electric Forest, a music festival in…
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98 Degrees at Rivers Casino, FreshGrass Festival at MASS MoCA – Of Note

98 Degrees at Rivers Casino, FreshGrass Festival at MASS MoCA – Of Note

OF NOTE - The Capital Region’s music scene is perpetually busy, especially in the summertime. Whether it’s a stadium show at MVP Arena, an outdoor concert at SPAC or an intimate show at Caffe Lena, there’s always a band to see. Here are a few shows coming up that are among our best bets. Thursday Millennials are in for a night of nostalgia with boy band 98 Degrees heading to Rivers Casino & Resort tonight. Jeff Timmons, Justin Jeffre, and brothers Nick and Drew Lachey entered the pop scenes in the late 1990s with “Invisible Man.” Now on a 25th-anniversary…
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