Sacramento Harvest Festival boasts biggest

November 9, 10:42 AMSacramento Festivals ExaminerSusan Raines

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Tom RIgney and Flambeau will entertain at the Sacramento Harvest Festival. Attendees can expect a passionate and delightful performance. Photo by Susan Raines - Rigney at the 2009 Sac Jazz Festival

Sacramento has a large artist community that is steadily growing in recognition. Downtown’s Second Saturday event is attempting to draw more art appreciation and exposure to the cultural life of our city. Numerous galleries populate midtown Sacramento, Folsom, Roseville, and surrounding communities that offer opening receptions and lectures as well as contests. During the festive season in November and December, festivals of arts and crafts begin occurring all over at schools, churches and halls. Some are tiny little gatherings designed to support their schools and local artists while others are boasted (with good cause) to be the largest art festival occurring in the city.  

Wild Earth Sculpture - Photo by Susan Raines - www.wildearthsculpture.com

The Sacramento Harvest Festival can easily be considered a premium event by size alone but this year’s entertainment booking is ample reason to draw attendees. Tom Rigney and Flambeau often participate in the Sacramento Jazz Festival and if you missed that event this year, you can now catch the virtuoso fiddling passion in action at the Harvest Festival. “Flambeau specializes in fiery Cajun and zydeco two-steps, low-down blues, funky New Orleans grooves, and heartbreakingly beautiful ballads and waltzes. (They were) voted Best Cajun/Zydeco Band of 2004 by the West Coast Blues Hall of Fame.” Watching Rigney play is worth the price of entry alone if you enjoy seeing and hearing music that is filled with the obvious passion and love of the artist.

Tom RIgney's Passion - Photo by Susan Raines 

 The entertainment will also include The Fargo Brothers, who have a unique style of roots Rock ‘n Roll and are “are known for their vocal harmonies and tight ensemble playing.” Strolling entertainers will include some children’s favorites with Mama Claus and Eddie the Elf, WC Willy dressed as Elvis on stilts, and Washboard Willy with Wishboard Wanda.

The Sacramento Harvest Festival has joined forces with the Elk Grove Community Food Bank to help combat hunger and assist with the growing need for food donations. The weekend before Thanksgiving, The Elk Grove Community Food Bank Services will be collecting food in bins at the front of the show and passing out $2 off admission coupons to all the people who donate non-perishables.