2nd Street Festival 2014 schedule

The 2nd Street Festival is back!

October 4, 2014; 12:22 PM • by Jennifer Nesossis

Ah, the smell of funnel cakes is in the air, music can be heard playing throughout the neighborhood, the 2nd Street Festival is back.

From Venture Richmond:

This year, the Festival features headliner Midnight Star on Saturday, and on Sunday premier Virginia gospel artists Larry Bland and the Volunteer Choir Featuring “Promise” will perform before Johnny Houston and the Legends close out the festival…The festival features four stages of musical entertainment, along with food vendors, a marketplace, a Kidz Zone programmed by the Children’s Museum of Richmond, and Artists Row featuring Larry “Poncho” Brown, Karen Buster, Debbie Crawford, Greg Paige and Kelvin Henderson.

Here is the lineup and schedule for 2014:

October 4, 11:30 AM to 7:00 PM

Waverly R. Crawley Main Stage (2nd and Marshall streets)

• 11:30 AM-12:15 PM: Ban Caribe
• 12:45-1:15 PM: Grace & Company Fashion Strut
• 1:35-2:35 PM: U.S. Army TRADOC Brass
• 3-3:15 PM: Radio One – Richmond
• 3:50-4:50 PM: Plunky & Oneness
• 5:45-7 PM: Midnight Star (headliner)

Joe Kennedy Jr. Jazz Stage (Clay and 3rd streets)

• Noon-12:50 PM: Just Us Band
• 1:10-2 PM: Macon Mann Quintet
• 2:20-3:10 PM: F.R.E.N.S.
• 3:30-4:30 PM: Quintessential Jazz
• 4:50-6 PM: James “Saxsmo” Gates Quartet

Nina’s Bistro Stage (Clay and 1st streets)

• 11:30 AM-12:30 PM: DJ Tree
• 1-1:30 PM: FM Stereo/Franklin Military
• 2-2:45 PM: Touch of Charm
• 3-3:30 PM: Spicy Divas
• 4-5:30 PM: Visions Band

Eggleston Hotel Community Stage (2nd and Leigh streets)

• Noon-1 PM: Stan Scott Trio
• 1:30-2 PM: Richmond Ballet Minds In Motion Team XXL
• 2:30-3 PM: Carlos “Line Dance” Prince
• 3:30-4:30 PM: Papa Rule featuring John Mitchell
• 5-5:45 PM: Sisterly Grace Dance & Modeling

October 5, 12:00 PM to 6:00 PM

Waverly R. Crawley Main Stage (2nd and Marshall streets)

• 1-1:30 PM: Sisterly Grace Dance Ministries
• 2-3 PM: Larry Bland & the Volunteer Choir featuring “Promise”
• 3:30-4:30 PM: Doors Wide Open
• 5-6 PM: Johnny Houston & the Legends

Joe Kennedy Jr. Jazz Stage (Clay and 3rd streets)

• 1-1:50 PM: G7 Jazz
• 2:10-3:10 PM: Cloud 9 featuring Rudy Leeper
• 3:30- 4:30 PM: Jason Jenkins Quartet
• 5-6 PM: Debo Dabney and The Happy Band

Nina’s Bistro Stage (Clay and 1st streets)

• 1:30-2 PM: F.A.B.C. Youth Choir
• 2:30-3:15 PM: ACCLAIM
• 3:45-4:45 PM: NO BS Brass Band
• 5-6 PM: Grace & Company Fashion Show

Eggleston Hotel Community Stage (2nd and Leigh streets)

• 1:30-2 PM: Youthful Praze – Sharon Baptist Church
• 2:30-3 PM: Sixth Mt. Zion Baptist Church Music & Movement Ministries
• 3:30-4 PM: DJ Kibby
• 4:30-5:15 PM: D & G Line Dancing

Image from 2nd Street Festival Facebook

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