Clockwise from left: Eddie Montgomery of the Montgomery Gentry country band, the headliner act for 2018, takes the stage at .9:30 p.m. Saturday. Jason Gray– 7:30 pm Friday, Drake White – 7:30 pm Saturday and Unspoken – 7:30 pm Friday. Music will take center stage, literally and figuratively, when Chingawassa Days planners welcome four significant performing groups for this weekend’s […]

Montgomery Gentry is one of the biggest acts that has been recruited to the Marion summer celebration, according to Clayton Garnica, Chingawassa chairman. Even though winter is just around the corner, Chingawassa Days 2018 is heating up following the announcement that Montgomery Gentry is the headline act. Clayton Garnica, Chingawassa Committee chairman, said their board believes this show is one […]

LindsayEll415 The 20th annual Chingawassa Days at Central Park in Marion was considered a success by organizers. Jenna Brunner, a committee members, called the event “hit another home run.” Brunner estimated some 1,500 people attended the three-day event June 3-5, including vendors, volunteers and buttons sold. “We have heard nothing but great things about Phil Vassar,” she said. “He was […]

Country singer Phil Vassar will be the featured performer at the June 4 Chingawassa Days concert. Chingawassa Days is less than a month away and organizers are making final preparations. As in year’s past, the event will include children’s activities, vendors, live entertainment, a beer garden and much more. Sheila Hett, Chingawassa Steering Committee public relations, said buttons for the […]

The Chingawassa Days committee announced last week that Cloverton, a Christian band based in Manhattan, is booked as the opening act Friday night, June 3. The band includes Lance Stafford lead vocals and piano, twin brother Layne Stafford on bass guitar, Rains Wall on drums and Connor Giles on guitars. The group launched themselves into the Christian music scene in […]

The Chingawassa committee has announced that Jared ?Pete? Gile has agreed to be the opening act scheduled to appear on the Chingawassa Days? Saturday night stage. ?A small town troubadour, that?s who I am and what I do,? said Gile, who is a 2002 graduate of Kansas State University with dual degrees in wildlife biology and aviation. Gile said his […]

County singer Lindsay Ell?s most popular songs include, ?By the Way,? ?Shut Me Up? and ?Trippin? on Us.? Country singer Lindsay Ell will be the main act scheduled to appear on the Friday night concert at the Chingawassa Days Festival in Marion, June 3. The festival committee announced the booking last week. ?There is no doubt this bright new country […]

Phil Vassar The Chingawassa Days committee announced last week that country star Phil Vassar will be the headline act Saturday night when the annual festival takes center stage June 3-5 in Marion. Sheila Hett, of Chingawassa Steering Committee, said the group is excited about Vassar. ?It?s an understatement to say we look forward to welcoming Phil and his band to […]

?Everyone had a great weekend’ Lead singer Casey Donahew and his band drew an estimated 2,000-plus people to their featured concert Saturday night in Central Park. Another popular draw was Hells Bells, an AC/DC tribute band that performed Friday night. Patty Decker / Free Press Organizers were pleased with the overall attendance and events at this year?s 19th annual Chingawassa […]

Casey Donahew (foreground, middle) will take the stage with his band as the Saturday headliner concert June 6 during Chingawassa Days. Courtesy photo The Casey Donahew Band has agreed to headline the Chingawassa Days festival Saturday evening concert June 6. The band will enliven the quiet and serenity of Central Park with its ?Red Dirt Music? mix of Southern rock […]