2 Grammy Award-winning Music Groups to Perform at Bridge Park Festival [Sun. Oct. 14]

At an important fundraiser for the upcoming Bridge Park in downtown Sylva, three musical groups will play all afternoon at a stage near Main Street on Sunday, October 14.

Bring a blanket or lawn chair to enjoy the music. You'll also find food and information about the park, which recently began construction but is still very much in the fundraising stage.

The music kicks off at 1 p.m. and continues until 7.

Performing from 1 until 3 is Balsam Range Bluegrass Band, which includes longtime local favorites Buddy Melton (Rooooo-beeeee!) and Grammy-winner Marc Pruett.

From 3 until 5 hear four-time Grammy winner David Holt and the Lightning Bolts. If Marc Pruett's band is the warm-up, you know Holt's group must be awesome.

From 5 until 7, you'll hear CookingWithQuanta, a rock band that includes Sylva's beloved hippie gardener, Adam Bigelow, on the electric bass. The band has played to enthusiastic crowds at Sylva's Guadalupe Cafe.

The largest sponsoring contributor to the fundraiser is the Jackson County Arts Council.

Other sponsoring contributors are F. Patrick McGuire, D.D.S., Coward, Hicks & Siler, P.A., and Smoky Mountain OB/GYN Associates.

The Downtown Sylva Association, which is sponsoring the event, hopes to raise a considerable amount in donations from individuals on the day of the event.

The DSA will have a staffed donation tent where it will be accepting donations for Bridge Park in cash or a check. Last year, at a similar event, the DSA was able to raise $5,000 in contributions from the community.

[Jackson County Magazine says: Bring your checkbook and help build our park.]