Fireworks Shows in Branson Mo and near Table rock Lake

June 28, Picnic 4:30 p.m., Entertainment 6:00 p.m., Patriotic Concert by Springfield, Symphony 8:30 p.m. followed by Fireworks. Bring your own chairs and come early. Place: College of the Ozarks by Lake Honor

Name: Liberty Light Up

Place: Branson Landing – Town Square by Fountains  July 3, Concert by “Chain Reaction, A Tribute to Journey” at 8:00 p.m. followed by Fireworks.

Name: Branson Spirit of 76 Independence Day Name: Honor America   Place(s) Two locations: Branson Landing and Stockstill Park  July 4, 9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. (Simultaneously both locations) Show your patriotism on Independence Day by wearing Red, White and Blue and join the celebration with free Ice cream and flags.

Name: Fireburst Fourth of July Fireworks Show Place: Kimberling City July 4, 6:30 p.m. Entertainment in Summer Fresh parking lot, Fireworks at dark. Good Viewing Area: Right on Route 13 in downtown Kimberling City, near Kimberling City Shopping Mall, about 5 miles south of Branson West. It can be viewed from Table Rock Lake near the north end of the bridge.

Name: BBQ and Fireworks at Chateau on the Lake Place: Chateau on the Lake – North of Table Rock Dam on State Highway 165/265   July 4, Paid BBQ event, complete with live music will be followed by fireworks display which is easily and conveniently viewed for free from Table Rock Lake via boat or park in loop just south of new overrun floodgates on Table Rock Dam or the Chateau’s public areas.

Name: Hollister’s 56th Fourth of July Fireworks Celebration Place: Historic Downing Street in Hollister.July 4/ Dusk. Good Viewing Area: Along Business Hwy 65 in Historic downtown Hollister.

Name: Rockaway Beach 4th of July Celebration and Fireworks Display. Place: Downtown Rockaway Beach  July 4. Family activities start at 1:00 p.m. and Fireworks start at 9:00

Name: Big Cedar Fireworks Display. Place: Big Cedar Lodge. Location: Off State Highway 86 in Ridgedale, MO. July 4/ Dusk. Good Viewing Area: In front of Registration Building or from Table Rock Lake.

Names: Show Boat Branson Belle Cruise. Place: Show Boat Branson Belle. July 4, 8:00 p.m. dinner cruise. The 8:00 PM Dinner Cruise has been known to anchor and watch the Chateau on the Lake’s Fireworks display as part of the cruise. This cruise is generally sold out so the further in advance reservations are made the better.

Ozarks Homecoming / Memorial Concert for Mark Sallings in West Plains, Mo

On February 25 Mark Sallings, frontman and harpist for the blues band “The Famous Unknowns,” was tragically killed in a car crash near Memphis.

A group of Mark’s friends and fellow pickers from over the years are coming together for a memorial concert for him Friday June 12, and Saturday June 13. It has become a kind of homecoming for a lot of these folks, most of whom are native Ozarkians.The two-night concert will be held at The Avenue Theatre on Washington Avenue in West Plains, Missouri, with all proceeds going to Music Cares. Music Cares is an organization that helps musicians in times of crisis.

Showtime both nights will be 7:00 PM. Scheduled to appear are:

Friday

(country/bluegrass/gospel): Jan Howard, Don Deal, Bill Virdon, Robert Bowlin, Tim Crouch, Stan Hitchcock, Curtis Burch, Kevin Owens, Mike Collins, Robert Collins, Robby Springfield, Doug Deforest, Earl Lett, Barry Hall, Rick Cochran, Dwayne Friend, Scott Shipley, Duke McIntosh, Dan Duncan, Dennis Crider, Mid-South Possum Company, Gene Bush, Roger Williams, Bourbon Street, The Ozark Ramblers, Stan Watson & Restoring Hope, Alia Grace, Bert Smith, Chris Herbolsheimer, Nick Wiggs, Hubert Holman, Mike Shannon, Dewitt “Scotty” Scott, Marc Kunkel, Brian Zonn, Markus Stadler, Down Home String Band (with members of Big Growl & The Fuzz, Sugarbear, and Sharp County), Bradley Allen Butts, Wow, Darrell & Rosie Plummer, Art Bell, Bea Rhodes, Gary Due, and Greg Perkins

Saturday

(rock & roll/blues): Steve Cropper, Supe Granda, David Lynn Jones, Sandi Sallings, The Famous Unknowns, KW Turnbow, The Hoglens, Midge Pickett, Scott Shipley & Snake Oil, Marc Kunkel, Earl Lett, Gene Bush, Bourbon Street, Catch The Bear, Gary Coffey Band, Carl Spivey, Kim Amyx, Randall Gower, Carrie Beason & Big Mo, John Fenske, Markus Stadler, The Underground Blues Division, Elijah Sound, Undecided, Renee Wood’s After Hours Big Band (Renee Wood, Kenneth Wood, James Murrell, Rich Tompson), Bradley Allen Butts, Brian Zonn, Kevin Owens, Alter Ego, Pair Of Aces, and Greg Perkins

AND, we are giving away nearly $4,000 worth of door prizes both nights! REALLY NICE door prizes…………. Tickets are on sale at West Plains Music in West Plains, Missouri, and are going FAST. Call them toll free at 1-800-283-9430 and get yours while they last. Tickets will not be available at the door!

The Road to Anywhere near Table Rock Lake

Will be turning, twisting, turning again. The only thing you can be sure of is there will be no straightaway, so don’t be hoping for one cause it isn’t coming, baby.Ever. All the roads are named one of two ways. we have our ‘Y’. And ‘DD’ And ‘Double O’. Which is shorthand for “OO’. Each road has it’s own little offshoots. ‘Double O 10′.  ‘Y 20′. ‘DD 16′. each of these roads have smaller yet offspring. ‘Double O 10 A2′. By the way, to save on confusion each of the second generation and beyond also has a proper name. Pritchard Holler. Blues lane. Jumpin Jacks. I believe these are assigned by whoever decides they have a great name. Kind of like buying a star.

As you may have imagined by now, each little road-child becomes progressively smaller, curvier, and a much more exciting downhill ending up in at the lake adventure. The end of the road is drawing near when the curve signs stop coming but the curves keep on. The state road crew knows when enough is enough before you do.

Wondering how we come up with ‘Y 11′ , ‘Y 18′ , ‘Y 20′? It is certainly not by miles, no sir. I believe it is measured in time. All directions are given by time here about. As Driven in a F-150 Ford pick-up. Anywhere it takes 45 minutes to travel 20 miles( with but 4 other vehicles on the road ) is a go-fast-turn-left experience. Hone up your skills and come on down, the water is fine.

Blues Society of the Ozarks hosts the first picnic of 2009

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Blues Society of the Ozarks hosts the first picnic of 2009 at Ritter Springs Park April 19. Ritter Springs Park is just north of Springfield on Fantastic Caverns Road. West Farm Road 92, Greene County, Missouri.
Check the map.

Join The Ozarks Blues Society for the first event of the 2009 season for an afternoon of good music, food, family, and fellowship.

and no…you don’t have to be a member,but you’ll want to be once you’re there!

Bring a covered dish and your guitar or other noise maker if you want to jam.

Blues Society of the Ozarks kicks off this year’s series of picnics with  the Graduation of 12 young men
from the 8 week Blues Harmonica Lessons conducted by the BITS committee, and performances by the Graduates taught by Leader George Hunt (Organic Soul), guitarist Jon Marks (Black Suede), Harpists Andy Collins and Kyle Young, with Mike and Kendra Wallace.

The beautiful Ritter Springs Park has become a tradition for dedicated picnic goers as this is the second year BITS (blues in the schools) graduates have been presented graduation diplomas and performed at the picnic.

The JRB Band will host the jam. JRB is a three-piece band with a broad repertoire of party Jazz, Rock, and Blues from the 60s, 70’s, 80’s, 2000s.

Drummer Jim Coombs has played and sung blues and rock with several bands in many venues from Springfield to Memphis

Guitar player Ric Haegg is a well known jazz, rock, and classical guitar player with credits warming up the likes of BB King.

Bassist Bob Jones is from Chicago ,where he made a living for a few years as a bass player and vocalist.

This is a “do not miss event” for any Ozark music lover!

Kids Rock! Saturday April 18th in Branson

Get ready to rock your socks off at KIDS ROCK, Saturday, April 18, 2009 from 2:00 pm to midnight at Dick Clark’s Area ‘57.  Check out the inflatables, Pit Stop Challenge, art show, Rock Climbing Wall, 3 on 3 Streetball Tournament, Ping-pong Championship and Guitar Hero Showdown.  You won’t want to miss the non-stop live music from some of the area’s favorite groups – including Retro, Mile Zero and the Thundering Red Rockets!

Tickets to Kids Rock are available for $10 per person at any Boys & Girls Club or Country Mart location or at the gate on the day of the event. Guests are encouraged to bring lawn chairs and blankets. For more information, contact Natalie Snyder at 417.335.2089 x 230 or visit the Club’s website at www.bgcozarks.org.

Ahoys Hosting Bass Tournament for Amateurs only!

The 2009 Big Bass Bash Tournament for amateurs only will kick off at Table Rock Lake on May 16-17, 2009 with a $79,000 payout. Three weigh-in locations will be Ahoy’s Boat Ramp (main location at the Kimberling Inn in Kimberling City, MO), Campbell Point Marina and Cape Fair Marina.

Sponsored by Midwest Fish Tournaments, a family owned and operated company, the opening Big Bass Bash allows the weekend angler a chance to win like the professionals. Its format allows just one fisherman with one big bass to win one of three overall awards or by having one of the 12 largest bass caught during semi-hourly weigh-ins.

Several ways to win cash have been announced. Anyone who enters the tournament before midnight on May 1 will be entered in a drawing for one of ten $300 cash prizes. Anyone having in his or her possession an official t-shirt at weigh-in who comes in 13th place will win $125. And the first person to weigh-in a bass with an exact weight of three or four pounds will each day win $500.

Over 600 anglers are expected to enter the tournament.

Tournament entry fees are $110 for one day or $160 for two. New this year is a kid’s division for children 12 and younger. Entry fee is $15 per day for each child.

Official Entry Forms here.