The Festival Roundup July 2022

16th RAGTIME TO RICHES FESTIVAL (Omaha, NE & Crescent, IA) July 9-10 COME ON IN...THE MUSIC'S FINE! First Central Congregational United Church of Christ, in Omaha, NE, and the Pink Poodle Steakhouse, in Crescent, IA, are the sites for the sixteenth annual Ragtime to Riches Festival, scheduled to take place July 9-10, 2022. Proceeds from this year's festival will go to...the Great Plains Ragtime Society. Scheduled to appear at this year's festival: MARTY MINCER (Hamburg, IA), 1990 and 1993 Regular Division winner at Illinois' turned Mississippi's World Championship Old-Time Piano Playing Contest and Festival; FAYE BALLARD (Champaign, IL), seven-time Regular Division finalist- and now contest coordinator- at the same event; JIM BOSTON (Omaha, NE), seven-time finalist at Iowa's turned Nebraska's National Old-Time Country, Bluegrass, and Folk Music Festival and Contest. More Information: The phone number for the Great Plains Ragtime Society is 402 556-3340. Check it out! r2rfestival.webs.com 27TH ANNUAL MICHIGAN JAZZ FESTIVAL (Livonia MI) July 17 A one day free festival held at Schoolcraft College in Livonia Michigan. The festival is spread across eight venues and attracts as many as 5000 fans. Scheduled acts include: Phil Ogilvie’s Rhythm Kings (PORK), Oopapada,  Terry Lower Trio & vocalist Edye Evans Hyde, Dave McMurray, Dave Bennett Quartet, Diego Rivera Quintet, Allen