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Weather superb for July First Weekend

Saturday, July 13, 2013

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SWEET SEASON

This Week PUNK ROCK

By Katherine Clark katherine@denpubs.com

PLATTSBURGH Ñ Clear skies and warm weather invited locals and visitors to downtown Plattsburgh for First Weekend July 5 and 6. This was the second volunteer-driven First Weekend for Plattsburgh. The two-day festivity was brought to Plattsburgh by members of Vision 2 Action Group, the North Country Cultural Center for the Arts (NCCCA), ROTA Gallery, the Adirondack Young Professionals (ADKYP), Downtown Business Visitors Association, area businesses, the Champlain Valley Transportation Museum (CVTM), and the Imaginarium ChildrenÕ s Museum. Music filled the streets July 5 with artists performing such as Convergence, Jay Lesage, Giovanini Bucci, Bruce Lawson, James Van Etten, Herb CONTINUED ON PAGE 15

Return of the Fly to perform for Mayor’s Cup. PAGE 2 BBQ NIGHTS

Laura Rulfs picks strawberries at Rulfs Orchard in Peru. Strawberry season is now in full swing and pick-your-own opportunities abound. Look on page 4 for an article on strawberry picking. Photo by Katherine Clark

Gibson Brothers hire new mandolin player By Andy Flynn

Photo by Andy Flynn

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The Gibson Brothers bluegrass band plays a set June 19 at the Jenny Brook Bluegrass Festival in Tunbridge, Vt. From left are Clayton Campbell, Eric Gibson, Leigh Gibson, Mike Barber and Jesse Brock.

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CHAMPLAIN Ñ The North CountryÕ s own Gibson Brothers bluegrass band will return to New York state for performances July 19 at the Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival with a new mandolin player. On June 19, the Gibson Brothers announced that Jesse Brock will replace Joe Walsh as the bandÕ s full-time mandolin player. Ò We welcome Jesse and wish Joe the best in his future endeavors,Ó the Gibson Brothers said in a statement. Walsh announced in April that he would be leaving the band after more than four years on the road and playing on the past three albums recorded at Compass Records in Nashville, including the latest, Ò They Called It Music.Ó Brock is the 2009 International Bluegrass Music Association Mandolin Player of the Year and is no stranger to the Gibson Brothers, having played with them in concerts in the past. He has also played with Lynn Morris, Michael Cleveland and Flamekeeper, Chris Jones, and Audie Blaylock and Redline. Brock began playing with his family Ñ the C.W. Brock Family Band Ñ at age 9 and debuted at the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville at the age of 11.

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