2018 Shawsville July 4th Celebration
Venue: Shawsville Middle School, Shawsville
Directions: Google Map Link
Organizations: Shawsville Ruritan Club
Date: Wednesday, July 4, 2018
Time: 5:00 - 9:30 PM
Event Types: Music, Food, Miscellaneous, Family Friendly, Charity
Cost: Free

Description:
The Shawsville Ruritan Club presents the 41st Annual Shawsville July 4th Celebration at Shawsville Middle School Athletic Field on Wednesday, July 4, 2018.

The festivities begin with the July 4th Parade starting at 5:00 pm followed by festivities on the football field including field events, music and food vendors from 6:00 pm until dark and wrapping up with fireworks at dark. Fun for the whole family!

Music will be provided by Shawsville's Fort Vause and the field events include a juggler, face painting, a magician, balloon twister, bouncy house, dunking booth, and games! There will also be an auction of items contributed by local businesses as well as homemade baked goods.

Fort Vause is a collection of musicians based in Montgomery County, VA that performs in a variety of configurations. Depending on how they divide up, the band can play bluegrass, old time, gospel, traditional country and even what some folks call folk music.

Fort Vause features George Smith, who played banjo in the Appalachian Music Masters concert series and on recordings with Jack Hinshelwood and Buddy Pendleton; Jeff Wilcke, a doctor of veterinary medicine and rhythm guitar who also plays mandolin; and the newest member of the band, virtuoso guitarist Steven Paul, who came to Fort Vause from a Gypsy jazz band and is front man for the electric alt-country band Electric Road. Tim Thornton, who slipped onto a Black Twig Pickers recording once, plays bass and sometimes other things.

Links:

• https://myspace.com/fortvause
• https://www.facebook.com/fortvause/

This is the major fundraiser for the Shawsville Ruritan Club. All money raised will be spent on their community projects including scholarships for the East Mont High School graduates.

For more information, visit: https://www.facebook.com/ShawsvilleRuritan.

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