51st annual Orton Park Festival starts Thursday

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The 51st annual Orton Park Festival will celebrate Madison’s wonderfully weird diversity this Thursday through Sunday (August 25-28). The free event – chock full of food, music and other fun in the sun – is held at the shady eastside park, located on the 1100 block of Spaight Street in Madison.

Put yourself in the picture: Orton Park Festival 2016 — Put yourself in the picture:
Orton Park Festival 2016

A benefit for the Marquette Neighborhood Association, the Orton Park Festival includes a live auction on both Saturday and Sunday afternoons. No dogs or carry-ins are allowed for the duration of the festival.

It opens Thursday with Family Night, featuring pizza, ice cream and a performance by Cycropia Aerial Dance at 7:00 p.m. Cycropia has enchanted Madison with its tree-loving, high-flying artistry for over 25 years. http://www.cycropia.org/

The festival continues on Friday evening with a pair of local bands on the Main Stage. The music starts at 5:15 with funk-soulsters The Big Payback, a 9-piece outfit that plays mostly original R & B songs, with vocalist Leah Isabel Tirado accompanied by plenty of horns. http://www.bigpaybackmusic.com/

At 7:00 p.m. on Friday Madison’s beloved folk rebels The Kissers take over. Their sublime acoustic sound mixes traditional Irish tunes with original compositions. http://www.thekissers.com/

Then Cycropia Aerial Dance reprises its show at dusk (circa 8:30) on Friday night.

The music continues on Saturday with Americana, world-rhythm and rock ‘n’ roll ensembles. Here’s the lineup: 11:45 a.m. – Disq; 1:15 p.m. – Nick Brown Band; 2:45 – The Flavor That Kills; 5:00 – Painted Caves; 6:30 – GGOOLLDD; and the headliner at 8:15 – Twin Peaks, punk/pop garage rockers from Chicago. http://twinpeaksdudes.com/

Twin Peaks - bros from the Windy City — Twin Peaks – bros from the Windy City

Sunday’s festivities start at 9:00 a.m. with a jazz brunch. Soulmen will provide the swinging soundtrack. The Main Stage heats up at noon with Hirt Alpert, followed by Milwaukee’s Dead Horses (featuring vocalist Sarah Vos) at 1:30, hip-hoppers Fringe Character at 4:00, and headliners Ha Ha Tonka at 5:45. These Bloodshot Records roots-rockers, named for a park in Missouri, will bring a bit of the Ozarks to the oak grove of Orton Park.

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The Orton Park Festival is organized by the Marquette Neighborhood Association as part of its ongoing efforts to promote community-building and culture. WORT 89.9 FM Community Radio is happy to help spread the good word anytime, everywhere via http://www.wortfm.org.

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