Saturday in the Park 2014

Blues City Journal

The Avett Brothers • Bonnie Raitt • Ziggy Marley The Wild Feathers • Mat D and the Profane Saints • Titans of Industry

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INDEX Dave Speaks....................................4 & 5 Know before you go ...............................9 Food vendors........................................12 Titans of Industry.................................13 Mat D and the Profane Saints..............14 The Wild Feathers ...............................20 Ziggy Marley.........................................21 Bonnie Raitt ........................................24 The Avett Brothers ...............................25 Second Stage...................................... 28 Helmet ................................................ 29 Legal Stuff ........................................... 34

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Music fans get into the groove Saturday as ZZ Ward performs during the free Saturday in the Park concert at Grandview Park.

Arts Alley ............................................. 38 Kid’s Zone............................................ 39 Sponsors ............................................. 42 Top 10 .................................................. 43

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wenty-four years ago a couple of really naive folks started Saturday in the Park. I was one of them and was 24 at the time. Twenty-four years later we are still here in Grandview Park, still running around in some ways like we did 24 years ago, and in some ways not so much.

Twenty-four years ago we raised $12,000 and didn’t have lights. This year our awesome committee set a new record for fundraising, pushing $250,000.

Twenty-four years ago we didn’t have cell phones. Today, every person in the crowd probably has one. Twenty-four years ago Gobblestop Turkey Shop was our first food vendor and today they are still in the No. 1 spot. Things change and Bernstein things stay the same.

This year, we have had a few big changes however, changes that cause one to take pause. Twenty years ago Mark Skibinski and a small crew started providing organized professional security for the festival. Prior to that we had a rag tag group Dawn J. Sagert, Sioux City Journal of volunteers doing security and Mark brought structure The audience reacts before Sublime with Rome performs during 2013 Saturday in the Park at Grandview Park.

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Music makes the everyday extraordinary.

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There’s something about music that enhances the senses and makes us feel like we’re experiencing things for the first time. Baird is proud to support the artists whose efforts continue to shape the world we share.

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and organization to this role. After 20 years Mark and crew decided to change course. Filling their footsteps has been a major task, and not working with so many familiar folks this year won’t be the same, but the entire SITP community owes them a huge thank you for what they brought to the festival for 20 years.

Also this year we lost two other members of our team. For many years Paul Eckert served on our board of directors and was a huge champion of the festival. In his role as city manager, Paul embraced the event and always figured out a way to make whatever needed to happen, happen. He pioneered the strong partnership we have had for many, many years with the city and was personally incredibly enthusiastic and supportive. We owe a big thank you to Paul for this support.

We also owe a big thank you to Durinda Aspleaf who has been a huge supporter and organizer of the festival for numerous years (a mild understatement). Durinda has had to greatly reduce her role with the festival this year but still has SITP’s best interests at heart, especially when things get funky. Her guidance in a pinch has always been invaluable and always greatly appreciated and we hope she will be there to cheer us on this year as well.

Twenty-four years has been half my life, and therefore so has Saturday in the Park. Doing the same thing for half of one’s life is quite daunting. It hasn’t been easy but the friends you make, the friends you “work” with are really the reason one does it. Our primarily volunteer committee really is a group of friends, new and old, coming together to put on a show. Folks come and go, and return sometimes, and that’s what keeps us going. The committee makes it happen, so thank you to all of you! The sponsors also make it possible. Great Southern Bank and all of our record-setting sponsors foot the bill so please thank and support them as your ticket to this show costs exactly ZERO. And a special thank you to Dee and George Polak. You two are like glue, holding it together and keeping it organized while many of us throw random curve balls daily. George, sorry we spent so much money ...

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Volunteer Marc Mozak sets up signs for Saturday in the Park on Friday in Grandview Park in Sioux City. The annual free musical festival is Saturday.

Our show this year will be amazing, albeit quite technically challenging. Thank you (and sorry in advance) to John Steever and crew for all of the hard work you do to get this show on the road and in the shell as it’s greatly appreciated by all. Ray McAvoy and “The Titans of Industry” following Phil Claeys and the National Anthem to open the fest this year will be great, as Ray hasn’t been allowed backstage for quite awhile. And speaking of Phil, he’s the first guy most of us see as we pull in Saturday morning, and he’s a wonderful sight. Mat D is out supporting some great new material and was long overdue for an SITP encore. The Wild Feathers have an infectious sound perfect for SITP, and ideal to warm the crowd up for Ziggy Marley’s long overdue return. Helmet and many others will simultaneously keep the second stage rockin’ all day. Finally, the combination of Bonnie Raitt and The Avett Brothers will provide for an unparalleled musical experience, all here in the one and only Grandview Park Bandshell. So kick back and enjoy what is bound to be one heck of a mind-numbing musical extravaganza. Thank you for coming, and helping us get one step closer to 25.

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KNOW BEFORE YOU GO Ride the bus

just one day.

A hassle-free way to attend without the frustration of finding a place to park is to take the bus.

3. The price is right. Buy five tickets for $20.

Individual tickets cost $4.50.

Park at the Tyson Event Center, 401 Gordon Drive, and get picked up near the Tyson fountain.

Regularly scheduled buses will return you to the parking lot.

4. What’s brewing. We’re very proud of this year’s lineup of of high-end draft and specialty beers and wine: Goose Island 312 Urban Wheat, Shock Top, Michelob Amber Bock, Millstream Schild Brau Amber, Rolling Rock, Bud Light LimeCost for a ride to the park is $1.80 for adults, A-Rita, Bud Light Lime Raz-Ber-Rita, Bud Light $.90 for seniors and disabled and $1.55 for Jim Lee, Sioux City Journal Lime Mang-O-Rita, Bud Light Lime Straw-Beryouth. Children 5 and under are free with an People walk through the food court during Rita, Johnny Appleseed Hard Apple Cider, Copa adult.

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Di Vino Wine. Premium beers include: Budweiser, Children are not allowed to ride unattended and Bud Light, Bud Light Lime, Shock Top Lemon cash before the event but then we couldn’t collect the bus will not be acting as a babysitter for the Shandy, Michelob Golden Light, Budweiser Sethe $2 fee. day. lect, Bud Light Chelada, Select 55 and Bud Light Have fun, ride the bus, be safe, be thankful and We’re trying to keep you prepared – especially Platinum. may peace be our journey. since two of the ATMs will be next to the beer tent.

– Philip Claeys, SITP keeper of the gates Plus, you never know what you may find from the Blue Zones vendors in Arts Alley.

Check out the Blue Zones Project at Saturday It’s easy being green at SITP in the Park. We will have a tent set up along Arts Beer breakdown Alley with giveaways provided along with informaWhile your neighbor one blanket over may Grab a cold one and enjoy the SITP festivities tion about the project. In hopes of working toward seem a little trashy, that is still no excuse to throw in style. Here’s what you need to know about the our goal of 12,855 Sioux City residents to take a your garbage in their direction. Take the time to personal pledge to live longer and better, we are dispose of it properly. Help out the small army of beer this year: volunteers who clean the park after the festival 1. No BYOB. No alcoholic beverages are allowed hoping the weather is beautiful and this is a sucby throwing your trash away in the appropriate to be brought on the premises. You may think this cessful event for us and everyone else involved. recyling and garbage bins located throughout the rule is harsh but remember, you got into this festipark. Thank you for your earthly consideration. val free. The more beer you buy from us the more Help feed the hungry money we’ll have to persuade next year’s artists Bring a can of food to Saturday in the Park and Cash for days to come perform here. help feel Siouxland’s hungry. In conjunction to the Move for Hunger program we invite you to bring ATM machine will fill Saturday in the Park with 2. No peeing in public. Again, we know this that sweet smell of money. rule is harsh ... especially when the line for the re- canned food items with you this year when you Don’t think for a second we don’t have you cov- stroom reaches around Grandview Park, but SITP come to SITP. ered. Of course we could recommend you bring

is a family event. Keep it in your pants people. It’s

Simply drop off your donation at the Claeys

Brothers Moving truck at the main park entrance at 24th and Grandview streets. All collected canned food will be taken to our local food bank to help feed our neighbors.

Sioux City Journal/ Weekender live coverage We’ve got all you need to know about SITP from photos, live blogging, twitpics and more. Look for complete coverage for the festival.

If you want to know what the weather’s doing before you get there or hear how the crowd is reacting to each artist, head to www.siouxcityjournal.com or find us on Twitter @scj and @ scweekender.

Also don’t forget to follow the SITP’s official Twitter @sitpfest for the inside scoop including backstage tidbits. Those who want to be included in our live blog be sure to include #sitpfest in your tweets.

After party

If you aren’t ready to let the party stop after The Avett Brothers strikes the last chord, head to Marty’s Tap, 1306 Court St., for a free after- party.

The Reminders from the second stage and local musicians Jon Jubilee and White Headphones will provide entertainment.

The Chesterfield, 1225 Fourth St., also will have an after-party. Helmet and Shawn James and the Shapeshifters from the second stage and local band The Pentagon will keep the SITP fun going late into the night. Entrance costs $10.

Both shows are for those 21 and older.

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FOOD VENDORS Grandview Park

Yep, here are more.

Inflatables and other fun stuff.

Please don’t shower in the fountain.

Restrooms

Say ‘thanks’ when you see one walking around and ask how you can help next year.

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Beer consumption may lead to use of these facilities.

Volunteer Tent

Arts Alley

Water Towers

Buy some cool gear.

Check out the murals!

Sponsor Tent Not a sponsor?

Too bad.

Restrooms

Also known as Porta-Potty or kybo.

ATM, Beer Tickets, SITP Merchandise

Bandshell

Get the goods, more money, beer tickets and more.

Get a front row view of your favorite performer.

Limited spots so get here early!

Plenty of cold brews for anyone with a drink ticket.

Beer Tickets #2, ATM

You don’t have to leave to get more tickets!

Mist Tent Food Vendors Pizza, BBQ and more! YUM!

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Beer Garden #1

Information, Lost People

Beer Garden #2

Key to SITP map Food Vendors Restrooms Beer G arden Kid’s Zone Arts Alley First Aid

Food is among the attractions at the annual Saturday in the Park free concert.

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Rose Garden

McDonald St.

When you vicariously get the munchies in the middle of Ziggy Marley’s set, there is no need to fear because the SITP food vendors are there to serve your most serious cravings.

From burritos to turkey legs, there’s something to satisfy everyone. Head to the food area located south of the bandshell stage for offerings from this year’s 21 vendors.

■ Stapleton’s Tornado Funnel Cakes ■ Tornado Enterprise ■ Marc O’s ■ Papa Johns Pizza ■ Godfather’s Pizza ■ Kock’s Kettle Korn ■ Gobblestop Turkey Shop ■ Blue Bunny ■ Coney Island ■ Burrito Island ■ Papa Johns Greek Foods/ The Parthenon ■ Boss Hog BBQ ■ Holy Trinity ■ Three Guys and a Ribeye ■ A. Harsma Concessions ■ La Juanita ■ Famous Dave’s ■ Snowflakes Gourmet Shaved Ice ■ Siouxland Turkey King ■ Scratch Cupcakery ■ Status One

Map by Amy Hynds

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First Aid

Cool off and check out the people arriving.

Hope you don’t need it, but here it is if you do.

Shuttle Bus Drop-Off/Pick-Up

Single file, no pushing.

Second Stage Wander over to see some great local acts.

SITP

12:05 P.M.

Sioux City’s Titans of Industry kicks off SITP

BY KAY KEMMET hen you pull five of Sioux City’s most talented musicians into one rehearsal space, you find a band that, without much practice, is worthy of one of Siouxland’s more revered gigs: Saturday in the Park.

The Titans of Industry with long-time musicians Ray McAvoy, Jamie Bowers, Rick Brienzo, Buckley Mills and Steve Lange will open SITP’s mainstage on Saturday (July 5).

After spending the last year as a guitarist for “The Voice” contestant Casey Muessigmann, McAvoy was ready to get back to leading his own group and pulled together a group of his closest and most musically talented friends.

“We’re all veterans of the music scene in one aspect or another,” McAvoy said.

This isn’t McAvoy’s, Bowers’, Brienzo’s nor Mills’ first time on the SITP stage. The four musicians played together in a band called the Rogues.

While Titans of Industry covers some of the same ground and sticks within the acoustic rock genre, the band members said it’s a completely different project.

“If you look at our instrumentation,” Lange said, “you’d think we were a bluegrass band.”

McAvoy juggles an acoustic guitar and mandolin. Brienzo picks at the strings of a banjo. Bowers works a stand-up bass. Mills rocks out on violin. And Lange plays the cajone as if it were a drum kit.

This will be Brienzo’s third time performing at SITP. The first time he played with the Rogues as a drummer. The second was with his band Mount Suzuki on baritone bass, and for this SITP, he will break out a banjo he built himself.

McAvoy and Mills also played in a band called Jain Jeffer, which is where they met Lange. The band was one of the first Sioux City groups to release an original album and Lange was their sound engineer.

Mills plays violin and has for much of his 38 years. His professional violin-playing father told him he had to play violin or move out of the house.

Mills moved back to Sioux City about a

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Rick Brienzo, left to right, Buckley Mills, Ray McAvoy, Steve Lange and Jamie Bowers play acoustic rock as Titans of Industry.

year ago after a 10-year stint in Nashville and four recording contracts. He has jazz and classical violin albums playing on the radio on a regular basis.

Lange played in an eight-piece country band The Leafy Spurge until he injured his arm. He picked up the cajone as an alternative and works the traditional Peruvian box drum like he would a drum kit.

McAvoy, Bowers and Brienzo started playing together in February, and the rest of the band joined them just a month before they’ll rock SITP. “I knew it was a long shot,” McAvoy said about the day he told SITP chairman Dave Bernstein about his latest musical project.

The SITP main stage will launch the

The details WHO: Titans of Industry WHEN: 12:05 p.m.

WHERE: Bandshell stage at Grandview Park

band as a local rock act with original music and obscure covers you might mistake for original tunes.

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varying instrumentation but also the jumble of influences each brings to the rehearsal space.

As they practiced a collection of original tunes and covers, McAvoy danced with his guitar, his flip flops thumping to the beat.

Bowers had the look of honest bliss on his face as he rapped his fingers against the strings of the bass he has been playing since high school.

Mills looked completely comfortable dragging his bow against the strings of his mahogany violin. He has been playing with McAvoy since he was 17.

Together, the five men, who range in age from 37 to 62, bring a cohesive sound that represents those years of experience.

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1:15 P.M.

Mat D and the Profane Saints brings powerful local tunes to SITP

BY KAY KEMMET at D and the Profane Saints will never be a band that plays top 40 singles.

The Sioux City Americana band returns to the Saturday in the Park main stage at 1:30 p.m. The band last played the festival in 2006.

Kurt Mullins and Jeff Deignan took the stage at a wedding dance. The friends had been performing together for years and known each other since they were kids.

The groom at this particular gig asked to sing a song for his new wife, which Mullins said tends to be a terrible idea.

But this newlywed was different. He got up, sang and definitely didn’t suck.

That’s how Mat DeRiso met his profane saints. He was the groom at that wedding and impressed Mullins and Deignan with his musical talents.

The three have been collaborating as Mat D and the Profane Saints for eight years and released their fifth album, “Holyoke” in March.

The album stayed in the Top 10 for best selling albums on Amazon.com for six weeks.

DeRiso wrote some of the songs six years ago and originally planned to make a solo album. He had most of the album finished and recorded with the help of Mullins who doubles as the band’s producer.

The album took a long time to produce, and at one point, DeRiso and Mullins scrapped the entire project and brought the full Profane Saints lineup on board.

“We felt like it was never going to get finished,” Mullins said.

“Holyoke” is darker and more complex than other Profane Saints’ music.

“It’s an emotional album,” Mullins said.

Compared to “Dirt Town and City Limits,” the band’s 2009 album, “Holyoke” sounds less like country and more like the Americana and folk music DeRiso consistently produces as a solo act.

The album also comes with a heavy dose of rock coming in part from the band’s new bass guitarist, Shawn Blomberg, who brings the average age of the group down about 10 years.

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alternative rock sound as an Alice in Chains, Pearl Jam and ‘90s grunge rock fan.

DeRiso compared the process to refining a precious metal. They took his music, ground it down and put it back together.

“This album was transformative for us and our sound,” DeRiso said.

The resulting sound is a strong cocktail that’s two part roots rock, another part honky-tonk country with a dash of explicit lyrics – explicit for content rather than profanity. Shake and drink it up.

“The thing that I’m most proud of,” DeRiso said, “we sound like ourselves.”

Mat D and the Profane Saints prides itself on original music that distinguishes it from most other acts in the Sioux City music scene.

DeRiso is now working on two new

The details WHO: Mat D and the Profane Saints WHEN: 1:15 p.m.

WHERE: Bandshell stage at Grandview Park MORE INFO: www.matdandtheprofanesaints.com

albums, one with solo material and the other with the Profane Saints. The new music, he said, is more powerful.

While the band doesn’t play in Sioux City much, avoiding saturating the area with their rough roots music, the group hits regional hot spots and has sold out

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shows in Sioux Falls, S.D. “The connection with the audience is the most important thing,” DeRiso said. “We like to interact with our audience.”

While DeRiso regularly plays the area as a solo act, he said he prefers to perform with his Profane Saints.

“I would rather do five solo shows and 20 band shows then the other way around,” he said.

Together, the members push each other to play better.

“We’re neurotic,” DeRiso said, providing consistent criticism and opinions. “I’m surprised that we like each other.”

Somehow they do, and hope to continue making music for a long time.

“Hopefully,” Mullins said, “we can continue on that way for years to come.”

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2:45 P.M.

The Wild Feathers’ whirlwind fame hits Siouxland

BY KAY KEMMET aylor Burns, the soulful singer from the Wild Feathers, has been on an unimaginable ride.

Burns’ bluesy growl, Ricky Young’s smooth, folk tone and Joel King’s powerful rock ‘n’ roll voice blend for a unique sound that has landed the band on the same stage as Willie Nelson, Bob Dylan and Paul Simon.

“It’s surreal,” Burns said. He still can’t believe he played with Bob Dylan even though his parents have hundreds of photos to prove it.

The Wild Feathers – with Young, King and Burns sharing the lead vocalist spotlight and songwriting pressure, Preston Wimberly on bass and Ben Dumas on drums– has had a whirlwind few years since they started collaborating in 2010.

“It’s been incredible to say the least,” Burns said. “It’s hard to look back and realize everything we did.”

The band released its debut album last August and has been lighting up stages since. It will bring its rock-country sound to Saturday in the Park next.

“All our families just think we’re famous or something,” Burns said.

He hears his songs playing in Walmart in cities like Toledo, Ohio, and still can’t believe the fortuitous years he’s had.

“I think we haven’t fully accepted it,” Burns said. “We’re still busting our a---s.”

The Wild Feathers sticks out for its interesting lineup, collaborative music style and catchy lyrics. The band may fit into the folk music category, but it also isn’t afraid to hit the distortion pedal.

The band began when Young and King collaborated in Nashville in 2010. The two musicians had an idea for a vocals-heavy band with multiple featured singers.

Burns and Wimberly came on board after having played together on previous projects and knowing each other since childhood.

With three lead singers, the musicians worried about bringing too much ego into one room, but Burns said that hasn’t been a problem.

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Preston Wimberly, Ben Dumas, Joel King, Ricky Young and Taylor Burns will take the Saturday in the park stage as The Wild Feathers.

“I respect them so much as solo artists,” said Burns, who previously led his own band.

Collaborating with two other alpha musicians, Burns said has helped take the pressure off. Instead of writing most of the music, Burns said, “I don’t have to carry all the burden.”

The musicians retain their individual writing power, bringing different music to the table and collaborating on the band’s powerful country-rock ballads.

“I think we’re really lucky,” Burns said.

“We’re all really tight.”

Burns fell in love with music through his guitar-playing dad’s record collection. He inherited his father’s and grandparent’s collections. They included everything from

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before driving through the night to play in Savannah, Ga., Burns said, and feeling like they were going to die from the constant grind of being touring musicians.

That’s when they got the call that Dawes canceled two shows as the opening act for The details Bob Dylan. The Wild Feathers picked up WHO: The Wild Feathers the gigs.

WHEN: 2:45 p.m.

“We almost started crying,” Burns said.

WHERE: Bandshell stage at Grandview Park “It was incredible to get that news.

MORE INFO: www.thewildfeathers.com “We needed a boost right then. That’s the biggest boost of all.”

The Wild Feathers will bring that same old soul to Pointer Sisters to Willie Nelson. energy, the kind that got them noticed by After adding his own finds, Burns has some of the biggest names in the music inmore than 300 albums on vinyl. He continues to stop into record stores as the Wild dustry, to Saturday in the Park.

Feathers tour.

The Wild Feathers was playing dives

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4:30 P.M.

Ziggy Marley returns to Saturday in the Park

BY KAY KEMMET ore than three decades after Bob Marley died, Ziggy Marley still feels tethered to his father’s legend.

“I am what I am,” Marley said. “I am the son of my father.” The tether exists but “the rope is very long.”

Much about Marley’s music, activism, love of marijuana and even his strong Jamaican accent harkens back to the man who brought reggae into the mainstream.

“His music is one of my biggest influences,” Marley said.

He listens to his father’s music in the same way he finds inspiration in greats like Marvin Gaye and Miles Davis.

Fresh off the release of “Fly Rasta,” Marley will take the stage at Saturday in the Park. The album crosses through reggae to rock with an unlimited sound that continues to pay tribute to his father while reinventing his own sound.

Marley puts emphasis on his music and spirituality before selling records and making money. He talks about balancing negativity, elements of poverty, darkness and sadness in the world with a positive outlook.

“I am one of those people who are here to balance it,” Marley said.

Songs like “So Many Rising” hit on activist rock and thematically talk about greed in society, while the first track of the album, “I Don’t Want to Live on Mars,” is a love song.

“People can relate to the words of the songs,” Marley said.

But the true mark, Marley said, is if the music gets people really moving.

The simple but delightful tunes make it difficult for listeners to sit still, and songs like the title track, “Fly Rasta,” are sure to get stuck in even the most skeptical reggae fans’ heads.

His 2013 album, “Ziggy Marley in Concert,” brought home his sixth Grammy.

Born David Nesta Marley in 1979, he started performing at just 11 years old and made his recording debut with his father and siblings Cedella, Stephen and Sharon Marley.

The siblings continued to perform as

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Ziggy Marley will headline this summer’s Saturday in the Park on July 5.

Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers through the 1990s and took the Saturday in the Park stage in 1999. As Marley became more politically active, he also started a solo career with his debut album “Dragonfly” in 2003.

Marley has continued to record and perform music since and has delved into other industries selling his own line of organic coconut oil and hemp seeds. He also wrote a comic book, “Marijuanaman,” which presents the herbal drug as an environmental savior.

He continues to be active in social issues and runs the U.R.G.E. Foundation, a

The details WHO: Ziggy Marley WHEN: 4:30 p.m.

WHERE: Bandshell stage at Grandview Park MORE INFO: www.ziggymarley.com

Marley is still humble. He avoids any music industry drama, persevering and looking for sunshine in the world’s darkness.

“Getting on stage and singing,” Marley said, “is not like waking up in the morning and brushing your teeth.”

Performing is different every day, Marley said. A spirit comes over him, and playing music is more than entertainment. It’s something deep, serious and important.

nonprofit working with impoverished children in Jamaica and Africa.

After more than 30 years performing,

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6:30 P.M.

Bonnie Raitt stays true to music, self T

BY KAY KEMMET hrough 40 years in the music industry, Bonnie Raitt has stayed true to herself.

From making music she cares about to supporting political causes she deems essential, Raitt hasn’t compromised despite changing waves in the industry where she’s make a successful career.

Among her many accolades, the blues rock legend has won nine Grammys and has five platinum albums under her belt.

She cares about making every show great and keeping the music fresh and will bring that energy to Saturday in the Park.

When Raitt signed with Warner Bros. more than 40 years ago, her first condition was that she would have complete artistic control. She wouldn’t work with people she didn’t want to, and she wouldn’t compromise when it came to her music. The label told her it didn’t care if she had hits or not, which was right along with Raitt’s goal as a musician, to not compromise for the sake of trends.

Raitt stuck to that mantra throughout her career and took the next step when she release “Slipstream” in 2012 on her own label.

While the process took more work, Raitt said it was fun. The album, Raitt said, received a great response from fans, both old and new.

In past years, Raitt has seen a resurgence of roots rock and Americana and having musicians like Adele cover songs like “I Can’t Make You Love Me” has brought her more new fans.

She has fans who tell her “I fell in love with the blues because of you.”

Raitt got her foot in the door, she said, because she was a woman who could play pretty good blues guitar. She remains one of the few female blues guitarists in the business.

But more than her oddity as a long-lasting and immensely successful blues musician, Raitt can be counted among the performers who dedicate themselves to many causes. She has raised more than $300,000 for various organizations.

The causes she’s most passionate about

Bonnie Raitt will headline this summer’s Saturday in the Park on July 5.

right now come from environmental and campaign reform. She stands up against the Keystone Pipeline and fracking. She promotes safe and environmental energy in response to both global warming and the economic downfall of relying on fossil fuels.

She also has passion for issues relating to the political campaigning system in place today.

“It’s ludicrous to call it democracy,” she said.

Politicians have no transparency about how much money can go into advertising, Raitt said, adding that the system is more

The details WHO: Bonnie Raitt WHEN: 6:30 p.m.

WHERE: Bandshell stage at Grandview Park MORE INFO: www.bonnieraitt.com

like an auction than an election.

“That’s an issue that really bothers me,”

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she said. “We need to get these debates out in the public.”

Despite winning many awards and being recognized as a blues legend, Raitt said the biggest gift has been seeing her fans support her while she retained her position as both an original artist and social activist.

She sees herself creating a slipstream, a movement of musicians behind her, inspired by the same way she was inspired by singers like Betsy Smith and Ma Rainey.

Musicians like Norah Jones and Adele who don’t just sing her songs but credit her as an influence.

8:30 P.M.

Sense of brotherhood bonds The Avett Brothers I

BY KAY KEMMET n the Avett Brothers, double bass player Bob Crawford didn’t just find a career or a band of musicians. He found a support system and family that has stood next to him through the toughest journey of his life.

The band of brothers, led by Scott and Seth Avett, will bring a foot-stomping end to the Saturday in the Park music festival with its melodic folk.

When Crawford’s infant daughter had her first seizure in 2011, Crawford entered a long and devastating journey as she struggled to survive a brain tumor.

Being a traveling musician, Crawford said he has had to put his daughter’s life in God’s hands as he headed to the next gig and The Avett Brothers rose to national popularity.

He took a year-long break from the band in 2011 while his daughter received radiation treatments.

Crawford returned full time in 2012 shortly before the release of “The Carpenter.” He has continued to perform with the band, traveling around the world and leaving his family in God’s hands.

“It can make you sick sometimes,” Crawford said, “when things aren’t going well.”

His daughter, now 4, was doing better but then it came back, Crawford said.

“It’s the kind of thing where you’re never really over it,” he said.

As Crawford struggled to support his family, he said his band mates were there for him. The struggle has brought them closer, bonding Crawford with brothers Seth and Scott Avett.

Playing music has become a source of solace for Crawford.

“There’s nothing like it,” he said. “All around, I couldn’t ask for anything else.”

Scott and Seth write 98 percent of the band’s lyrics while Crawford joins them to pen the music.

While recording the 2012 album “The Carpenter,” the Avett Brothers produced enough music for a second album, which became “Magpie and the Dandelion.”

“There were no throw-away songs from that session,” Crawford said. The folk

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Brothers Scott and Seth Avett, Bob Crawford and Joe Kwan lead the folk rock band, The Avett Brothers, and will close out the Saturday in the Park music festival.

band came out with “Magpie” in 2012 as a companion album, but Crawford said he is more drawn to the music from “Magpie.”

The album, he said, has energy that was absent from “The Carpenter.” “Magpie” includes great Avett Brother’s tunes like “Another is Waiting” and “Morning Song” and is no doubt one of the band’s best works.

Crawford started playing with the Avett brothers more than a decade ago when the Avetts were still playing more rock than folk. Crawford joined them with his upright bass playing spots like the Dairy Queen, a college cafeteria and any empty street corner.

The details WHO: The Avett Brothers WHEN: 8:30 p.m.

WHERE: Bandshell stage at Grandview Park MORE INFO: www.theavettbrothers.com

Then in 2011, the band joined Mumford and Sons and Bob Dylan at the Grammys.

Crawford returned from his sabbatical to

play at the show, and said it was one of those surreal experiences.

“We love what we do,” Crawford said.

“We’re so blessed to do it.”

At the same time, the 43-year-old musician said, “we’re living our lives and trying to do our best to take care of our families.”

Life throws plenty of curve balls, Crawford said, and with music to fall back on, he added “I’m really comfortable where life is for all the tragedy and upheaval. The most important thing in my life is the well-being of my family and, at this point, my daughter.”

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SECOND STAGE

BY KAY KEMMET aturday in the Park’s second stage will highlight local and regional acts.

This year’s second stage brings a variety of genres from alternative metal to folk to hip-hop to Saturday in the Park.

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1 to 1:35 p.m. B-Sides from Sioux City Fresh off the release of its first album, the three-piece Sioux City band catches most folks off guard in part because of the musicians’ ages.

With two North High seniors and a recent grad in the lineup, the tight and creative band is the newest thing to rock Siouxland with a set that’s half covers of Jimi Hendrix, The Arctic Monkeys and The White Stripes and original music written by lead singer Briar Burns, who at 18 is one of Sioux City’s best up-and-coming musicians.

1:50 to 2:20 p.m. Big Zach of Minneapolis A long-time staple of Minnesota’s underground hip-hop movement, Big Zach has been performing for more than two decades. His latest solo album, released in 2011, was followed by a book on Minnesota rap, “Headspin, Headshots and History; Growing Up In Twin Cities Hip Hop.” The book 3:40 to 4:25 p.m. The Reminders from has been called an “overdue treat for Minnesota Denver fans, die-hard and newcomers, and difficult to The rare and remarkable musical duo seamput down.” As a writer and rapper alike, Big Zach lessly blends soulful sounds with roots music is sure to bring thoughtful lyrics that will delight and thoughtful lyrics. Having shared the stage Siouxland’s hip hop lovers. with artists such as Snoop Dogg, Big Boi and many others, the Reminders have established 2:40 to 3:20 p.m. Villain Works from themselves in an ever-evolving music scene. The Sioux City duo’s stage presence and high energy shows leave crowds in awe. But it’s the group’s insightful After releasing its first full-length album in June, the Villain Works has plenty of powerful and messages, spouted off in both English and fluent French, that take the duo beyond genre to a credynamic rock to share with the Saturday in the ate a global musical experience that is both clasPark audience. Teaming with two lead vocalists sic and revolutionary. and guitarists, a powerful bass synth and steady drumming, the Villain Works sound is unique.

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Second stage bands (top to bottom) include The B-Sides, Shawn James and the Shapeshifters, The Buddha Cheese Band,, The Reminders and The Villain Works.

4:45 to 5:30 p.m. Buddha Cheese Band from Sioux City Having released its first album earlier this year and winning the Weekender’s Battle of the Bands, the Buddha Cheese Band has solidified itself as a Sioux City rock band that’s not to be underestimated. Between the female vocals, shredding solos, and an air-tight rhythm section, the Buddha Cheese Band has been gathering followers since its start at a Chesterfield open mic night in 2012.

The catchy songwriting and rocking five-man band consistently provides Siouxlanders with unforgettable good times.

6 to 6:45 p.m. Shawn James & The Shapeshifters from Fayettevillle, Ark. Bringing extreme passion to his music, Shawn James creates music full of contrast – dark and light, anger and joy, earthy and airborne – and unforgettable lyrics. The singer/songwriter pulls from his own troubled childhood for music that remains gritty, real and heart-wrenching. His imaginative songwriting and powerful live shows don’t hold anything back. But its James’ intense bluesy and soul-filled voice that resonates in a way his audiences won’t soon forget.

SECOND STAGE

Helmet prepares to rock Saturday in the Park’s second stage

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BY KAY KEMMET elmet’s Page Hamilton hasn’t given into the pressure to succeed and doesn’t see that happening anytime

soon.

The deceptively simple metal rock music will never make it into the mainstream, Hamilton said, and he’s resigned to that fact.

“I feel proud that I can play music that I like,” said Hamilton, the band’s lead singer and guitarist.

Helmet will bring that music to Saturday in the Park as the headliner for the festival’s second stage, and will take Siouxlanders back to the days the band played Sioux City’s King’s Court, a punk rock music venue.

This summer, the band will celebrate 20 years since it released the album “Betty,” and will travel across the United States and Europe playing the record in its entirety.

After the release of its 1992 breakthrough album “Meantime,” Helmet came back with that game-changing “Betty.”

Hamilton didn’t want to make the same album. “If they like that, we are going to do something different from that,” he said.

The album’s artwork features a woman holding flowers. It, too, can be a study in subversive art.

That individuality, Hamilton said, has been the key to Helmet’s longevity. The band never chased trends. Instead, Hamilton has focused on what makes his music unique and interesting and focused on

New Yorkbased band Helmet will headline this year’s second stage lineup at Saturday in the Park.

Members include, from left, Dan Beeman, Page Hamilton, Kyle Stevenson and Dave Case.

reinventing the band’s sound with each album.

He has watched so many bands compromise for the sake of commercialism, then start to sink. Keeping the music interesting, Hamilton said, has kept him and his fans intrigued.

After finding success with a couple of radio hits in the 1990s, the band broke up in 1998. Hamilton went on to write movie scores for films like “Catwoman,” “S.W.A.T.” and “Saw,” formed a different band and played lead guitar for David Bowie.

In 2004, he restarted Helmet with other musicians.

He continued to write soundtracks and has since worked on movies like “String

The details WHO: Helmet WHEN: 7:20 to 8 p.m.

WHERE: Second stage at Grandview Park MORE INFO: www.helmetmusic.com

of Heat” and “Across the Universe.” Right now, he’s working on music for “Convergence.” He excels at writing music for scenes with plenty of blood and guts.

When Hamilton started Helmet, he

already had a master’s degree in jazz guitar and continues to play jazz for two to three hours each day.

“It’s a good thing to get you out of bed in the morning,” Hamilton said.

That influence, he said, comes out in Helmet whether fans notice it or not.

“We’re a heavy band,” he said, “but we swing.”

Music legends like Bowie, Neil Young and Elton John have told him they are Helmet fans.

If the guys who inspired you dig your music, Hamilton said, “you know you’re doing something right.”

Something right, indeed but, perhaps just as important, Hamilton continues to be proud of the music he produces. He never compromised for the sake of fame.

The musicians he knows who make millions of dollars a year aren’t happy, he said.

But Hamilton is happy. He chose what he loves and, through writing music for movies, playing jazz and rocking with Helmet, he doesn’t just make a living, he finds satisfaction in his career.

“Deep down you have to believe in what you’re doing,” Hamilton said, “and put the time in and work for yourself.”

That’s what Hamilton’s doing and he has made friends all over the world from Cleveland to Berlin along the way. On his return to Sioux City, a locale with plenty of Helmet fans, he’s ready to make a few more.

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CenturyLink is proud to sponsor the fireworks for Saturday in the Park.

CenturyLink knows a successful future is built on a strong foundation and hard work. Together, we can build a thriving community that prospers.

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REASONS 5

CNOS TO CALL

AFTER

SATURDAY IN THE PARK

CALL CNOS IF YOU: 1 trip coming out of the porta-potty and injure your ankle

2 throw your back out dancing to

The Avett Brothers & Bonnie Raitt

3 get dropped body surfing and land on your head

4 see the lead singer fall off the stage 5 spend too much time in the mosh pit and hurt all over

ENJOY YOURSELF, BUT KNOW WE’RE HERE IF YOU NEED US!

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LEGAL STUFF Disability transportation

Due to federal regulations, we are unable to offer a separate shuttle bus service. However, we encourage those with disabilities to use the city buses that will be picking up and dropping off patrons at the Tyson Events Center. We understand that the city will be using buses that should compensate for those who need a bit of a special ride.

No coolers, please

Coolers simply take up too much valuable sitting space at Saturday in the Park, not to mention the negative impact it has on beverage and food sales that are needed to help make the event happen each year. Plus, we often end up picking up stray coolers Sunday morning. Please leave your own beverages at home. This even applies to North Korean supreme leader Kim Jung Un. Barry Weiss is prohibited from bringing any of his “Storage Wars” containers.

No pets, please

Please leave your dogs, cats, pet rhinos and alligators at home. Large crowds and heat at the festival are not good for your pet, who might

suffer from heat stress or even get stepped on at the festival (not to mention the stuff your pet may leave behind for others to sit on). If you leave your TV set tuned to Animal Planet and plenty of animal beverages around, your pets should do fine on their own. Of course, with any adult doggie beverages, make sure that your dog is at least 3 years old (21 in dog years). Special note to the swamp people: Iowa does not have an alligator hunting season. Duck commander duck calls will be used to roundup any ducks brought to the park. “River Monsters” must be left in the Missouri River.

Lost or stolen items Saturday in the Park is not responsible for lost or stolen items. You should turn your lost people and lost personal possessions in at the Information Booth. Although we’re told the Info Booth has a person who is able to figure out the owner’s phone number for practically any cell phone, we cannot guarantee your lost phone (or any other item) will be returned to you. We can only guarantee that we might find one and use it to call or text your girlfriend or boyfriend.

All bags subject to search

After 9/11 and the Boston Marathon, enough said. And please leave your duck calls at home.

No Smoking

NO SMOKING IN DESIGNATED AREAS – especially in the seating areas close to the bandshell.

If you are smoking in a designated no-smoking area, you may be asked to put it out.

Be responsible for your kids

Parents should be responsible for their own children. Please keep track of your kids. If for some reason you lose track of them, contact the Information Tent for such “Lost People”. Because so many people take their pictures in front of the booth, we will now be charging $5 in advance for each picture taken.

Rose garden and fountain

Please stay out of the roses and water - only admire them. You should be aware that the ROSES BITE! In addition, Mr. Spock has placed an invisible dye in the water that will stain anyone entering the fountain for identification purposes, so beware!

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Use that blanket of loose it In an effort to make Great Southern Bank’s Saturday in the Park festival a fantastic experience for as many people as possible, we ask you to again abide by the policy regarding tents, umbrellas and blankets/tarps. The policy is: ■ No tents or awnings except in designated area located south and east of upper beer garden.

■ No shade umbrellas larger than a standard rain or golf umbrella except in designated area.

■ No unoccupied or under-occupied super-sized blankets or tarps reserving space for later visitors. We intend to gather any rule-breaking items and store them for you at the Saturday in the Park Information Booth. They can be picked up when you head home for the night.

Saturday in the Park reserves the right to take and store your items. Saturday in the Park also reserves the right to use discretion in the removal of items that diminish other festival guests’ enjoyment of the event.

Thanks for understanding, Steve Kohl, SITP Legal Eagle

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ARTS ALLEY Azapaza, Sioux City

Azapaza is based out of Sioux City. With a previous store in town, Azapaza is excited to return to business after 5 years with a spot at Saturday in the Park. Selling unique handmade creations made locally and imported from India, Azapaza has handbags, skirts, dresses, tops, children’s clothing, jewelry, scarves and much more.

Aura Boreales, Mankato, Minn.

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done on a computerized router. Please preview sale items at cherokeewoodwhisperer.com.

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Check out our bag and board game made with the highest of quality material and workmanship.

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Children’s Creations, North Sioux City, S.D.

The name says it all. Children’s Creations offers tutu’s, hairclips, dresses, jewelry and a lot more for the special children in your life.

TAT2U, Omaha, NE

People walk through arts ally during Saturday in the Park.

Back again for the tenth year in a row, they’ll be spraying over 1,000 designs of temporary airbrushed tattoos on concert goers. Come choose your favorite tattoo for the weekend. TAT2U also will offer spin art for customers to create their own art on a Frisbee.

Paparazzi Accessories, Sioux City

The Bag Basement, Sioux Falls, S.D.

Cosmic Dyes, Linwood, Kansas

Aura Borealis will be bringing you some very Cosmic Dies is a one-stop-shop for everything unique crystals, stones, gems and minerals to tie-dye. With every color and every style, Cosmic this event. Whether you are a collector or a healer, Dies will keep you in the festival spirit. the Minnesota vendor will have something special for you.

Happy Faces, Omaha, Neb. Happy Faces face painting by Patti and friends Bio Chi Institute, Sioux City will once again be painting faces at Saturday in Offering awesome chair massages, the Bio Chi the Park. In addition to a spot in the Arts Alley, Institute will also bring the bars back again this Happy Faces will have one more up in the Kids year.

Zone. The face painters have been at the park for the SITP for more than 20 years. Matching Bodhi Imports, Lincoln, Neb. hair color to the faces and yo yo balloons, Happy Faces give kids plenty to enjoy.

Bodhi Imports is a fair trade family-run business supporting artisans around the globe.

Specializing in jewelry, clothing, incense, crystals Irie Moon Sunglasses, Lincoln, Neb. and home decor each piece is hand-picked for Your full service sun protection stop. Irie Moon a truly unique look. The Lincoln shop hopes to has been providing Sunglasses and eye protecbring global awareness of the arts while instilling tion for 10 years. Recently, the Lincoln, Neb., shop respect for cultural heritage and crafts. For more has added Smart Shield Skin products, providing information find Bodhi Imports on Facebook or UVA/UVB , oil-free, Aloe based formulas for tough online at www.bodhi-imports.com. all day sun and insect protection that is also Eco-Friendly. Take advantage of the sunglasses Cherokee Wood Whisperer, specials including DG, Locs, XLoops, and Chopper brands one for $10, two for $15 and three pair for Cherokee, Iowa $20. For Saturday in the park, Irie Moon has speCherokee Wood Whisperer is a one man shop producing high quality hand made engraved box- cials on aviators and wayfarers for only $6. es, clocks, quilt racks, plaques, cremation urns Live Laugh and Shop, Sheldon, Iowa and much more. Making its products with real Choose from everything between 3D pictures, wood, not composite, Cherokee Wood Whisper lanyards, belts, wristbands and cotton backpacks. offers American-made stains for a clear, water based and eco-friendly finish. Engravings are

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Affordable and adorable, Paparazzi Accessories makes trendy accessories such as necklaces, scarves, mini purses, bracelets, rings, hats and more for all $5 or less. The shop vends pieces for ladies of all ages and has little girls’ jewelry for $1.

Paxton’s Pewter, Cherokee, Iowa

Made in Iowa, Paxton’s Pewter prides itself on pewter charms, figurines and jewelry. This will be the shop’s 22nd Saturday in the Park.

Peacemaker/Hillbilly Rocks & Gems, Jackson, Neb.

The Peacemaker/Hillbilly Rocks and Gems – Sioux City rock hounds --offers all things natural from the Earth. Crystals, rocks, gems, geodes, turquoise, pipestone and fossils. Special orders welcome.

Sunny Day Creations, Clive, Iowa

Put some colors in your life. Located in Clive, Iowa, Sunny Day Creations makes tie-dye and batik apparel. Preview the shop online at www. sunnydaycreations.com. Sunny Day Creations has been an arts alley member since 1992.

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This booth will help you celebrate SITP in a unique way. Stop by and pick up great handmade merchandise from Thailand. Specialties include handbags and corn purses, fisherman/harem pants for men and women. The Bag Basement also has handmade wood, bone, horn, and leather jewelry.

The Necklace Guys, Council Bluffs, Iowa

The Necklace Guys from Council Bluffs, return to SITP. The Necklace Guys has jewelry for everyone. Fun, leather, beaded anklets, bracelets and necklaces.

Zeke’s Tree, Elk Point, S.D.

With fair trade handcrafts and folk art from around the world, Zeke’s Tree brings beautiful products from Nicaragua, Bolivia, South Sudan, Indonesia and more.

KID’S ZONE MagicMan

Corey Fravel is like a machine gun of tricks. Corey performs interactive card tricks and sleight– of-hand “Street Magic” right in front of any and all that gather around. Your kids may have seen Corey perform last year at Saturday in the Park, at their school thanks to Beyond the Bell or at After Prom parties. In addition to shows for “older” audiences, he will also perform at the Woodbury County Fair. Come visit Corey as he will entertain children, and parents, as they spend time in the Kid’s Zone.

Mr. Twister

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A goat is fed a cone in the petting zoo by Shana McKie, 13, of Sioux City, in the Kids Zone.

A popular performer in the Rivercade/KCAU Kid’s Zone each year, Mr. Twister is back once again armed with fun and balloons. Mr. Twister’s wife, Ms. Twist, will also be joining in the fun. For the past 12 years, Mr. Twister has entertained children at Saturday In The Park with his wacky assortment of balloons. Make sure to bring the young ones up to visit Mr. Twister & Ms. Twist and ask for a crazy balloon sculpture!

Meyer’s Petting Zoo

Inflatables

The Petting Zoo is excited to be coming back Back for a second year, Toddler Zone features again to the KCAU-TV/River-Cade Kids Zone. The inflatables just for the little ones. And, for the bigMeyer Petting Zoo, a family owned business out of ger kids, there will be old favorites such as the EuHolstein, Iowa, is bringing a pen full of cute, furry robungy, obstacles courses and a bounce house. animals. The zoo consists of mainly farm animals.

There will be goats, sheep, rabbits, maybe some baby chicks, and miniature donkeys. The biggest attraction seems to be the Jacob sheep, Hornet.

He has four horns that seem to amaze everyone he meets. There will be babies for the kids to enjoy. Kids can buy ice cream cones filled with pelThe details lets to feed the animals for 50 cents. Admission WHAT: KCAU-TV/River-Cade Kids Zone is free. The petting zoo will be open from noon to WHEN: Noon to 7 p.m.

5 p.m.

COST: $1 per ticket, all-day wristband for Face Painting $20. Single ride tickets also available for Happy Faces face painting by Patti and friends purchase. has been coming to Sioux City for 22 years. Face REMINDERS: Wristbands are valid on inpainting designs cost from $5 to $10. Happy flatables only and are not good after 7 p.m.

Faces also has temporary tattoos.

Wristband can not be used on Loop carnival ride or Eurobungy.

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TOP 10

Top ten reasons why North Korean supreme leader Kim Jong Un has condemned Saturday in the Park

BY STEVE KOHL

10.

5.

He discovered that the event is free after buying 10,000 tickets.

Jimmy Buffett is not playing here this year.

4.

We will not give him a “reserved parking” pass for his helicopter.

9.

Our lawyer ran off with his beautiful daughter.

8.

Phil Claeys refuses to sing the North Korean national anthem if Kim Jong Un appears.

7.

6.

We will not give him beer tickets for free.

The city of Sioux City will not let him temporarily store his “imaginary” nuclear weapons inside the Grandview Park resevoirs.

3.

Kim believes that we are trying to kill him by playing very loud music aimed at his porch in Pongyang, North Korea.

2.

Saturday in the Park will not give North Korea in-kind food aid such as large turkey legs, pizza, funnel cakes and gyros.

1.

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enjoy the fun

OF saturday in the park Before you go, read about the acts and download a park map. the day of the event, find a live blog including photos, video and updates from the park. Also, follow us at twitter.com/scj and twitter.com/sitpfest for updates and news all day on your phone.

After the show, find photo galleries and complete coverage in the Sioux City journal and at siouxcityjournal.com.

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GOV’T MULE

Here Come the Mummies Jennifer Keith Quintet

presents:

Samantha Fish

AND MANY MORE!

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GEORGE THOROGOOD & THE DESTROYERS GARY CLARK JR.