The document provides biographies of entertainers performing at First Night Newtown 2011 on December 31st. It describes several musical performers playing various genres like folk, bluegrass, country, and Americana. It also mentions a caricature artist, a teen rock band, and a DJ for a dance party. Various raffle prizes are listed that will benefit the D.A.R.E. program, including an iPad, memberships to the local arts center, overnight hotel stays, and more. Carriage rides through town led by Belgian horses are also advertised from 5-9pm as part of the New Year's Eve celebrations.
The document provides biographies of entertainers performing at First Night Newtown 2011 on December 31st. It describes several musical performers playing various genres like folk, bluegrass, country, and Americana. It also mentions a caricature artist, a teen rock band, and a DJ for a dance party. Various raffle prizes are listed that will benefit the D.A.R.E. program, including an iPad, memberships to the local arts center, overnight hotel stays, and more. Carriage rides through town led by Belgian horses are also advertised from 5-9pm as part of the New Year's Eve celebrations.
The document provides biographies of entertainers performing at First Night Newtown 2011 on December 31st. It describes several musical performers playing various genres like folk, bluegrass, country, and Americana. It also mentions a caricature artist, a teen rock band, and a DJ for a dance party. Various raffle prizes are listed that will benefit the D.A.R.E. program, including an iPad, memberships to the local arts center, overnight hotel stays, and more. Carriage rides through town led by Belgian horses are also advertised from 5-9pm as part of the New Year's Eve celebrations.
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RAFFLE PRIZES FOR
A Sampling of First Night Newtown D.A.R.E. FIRST NIGHT 2011 Entertainers’ Biographies • Apple Ipad with Wi Fi and 3 G. COUNCIL ROCK HS NORTH CAFETERIA ences, inspired by a wide range of artists across Value $629.00 Gary McGrath many different musical genres. He combines a blend of folk, bluegrass, country, country rock and • 3 month family membership to the Nac Gary will be drawing portrait caricatures for First (new members only). Value up Americana. His new country music CD is titled, Night guests in the cafeteria from 5-8 PM. He has to $600.00 Living History. delighted First Night guests for many years, while interviewing guests and simultaneously drawing a Chuck has shared the stage with much of the top talent in the area. He is a regular performer on • 1 FREE week of NACster summer portrait that will capture their personality and camp at the NAC. Value up to $300.00 amusement. The queue for caricatures can get Heartlands Hayride, the Northeast's largest live quite long, so guests are advised to visit Gary in country radio show broadcast weekly by WDVR- • 1 FREE birthday party at the NAC. the cafeteria early in the evening. FM. Value up to $460.00 Lisa Jones: Chuck performed his song “My Baseball Videos” http://www.myspace.com/lisajones1313 at the Phillies World Series Rally at Dave & • The Temperance House, overnight stay Busters, Franklin Mills Mall, Philadelphia PA, plus $50.00 gift certificate. Lisa Jones is a local songwriter/singer making her hosted by Paul “The Big Kahuna” of 1490 Value: $210.00 2nd appearance at First Night Newtown. Her WBCB-AM, Levittown PA. album is entitled, "Songs From The Heavens", recorded at Cambridge Studios in Newtown and Graham Craig: • Basket from Newtown Chamber QbDigital Recording. She has performed at local http://www.myspace.com/grahamsmusic Orchestra consisting of 2 tickets to a venues such as Starbucks in Newtown, John & Graham Craig is a Newtown- 2010–2011 concert of winner's choice, Peter's in New Hope, KatManDu in Trenton, and based singer/songwriter who spe- the NCD CD (Live from Newtown) and The Puck in Doylestown. Lisa has sung in Gospel cializes in acoustic, indie, and a child size NCO t-shirt. country music. This is Graham’s Value of prize: $75.00 Choirs, worked with Church youth groups, and taught guitar to children at reduced rates for low first appearance at First Night Newtown, appearing in the • 2 Tickets to Newtown Arts Co. income families. She has performed solo or with cafeteria. performance. her band, 13 South Band. She’s sung Gospel, Contemporary Gospel, Blues, Rock, a bit of Jazz, • AT&T cell phone, plus other prizes! R&B, Pop, and Folk. Lisa will be the MC for the David Spencer Marsh: http://www.reverbna- entertainment in the Council Rock High School tion.com/davidspencermarsh North cafeteria. David Spencer Marsh is a country western singer FIRST NIGHT Chuck Schaeffer: http://www.chuckschaeffer.com from central Pennsylvania. He is making his first appearance at First Night Newtown in the cafete- CARRIAGE RIDES Chuck Schaeffer’s music is based on life experi- ria. David's first public singing performance was in the children’s church choir on a Sunday morn- THIS YEAR, we welcome Better Way Farms and ing in Owego, NY where the family attended serv- The Belgian Horses, who will be giving rides in Newtown on First Night. ices at the local Baptist Church. He sang for the congregation, got a standing ovation and was The hours for the rides will be 5:00pm to 9:00pm. awarded his very first Bible. Rides will start at Newtown Movie Theatre, move COUNCIL ROCK HS NORTH AUX GYM: through Newtown to St. Mark’s Church, and back. Thieves in Paradise http://www.myspace.com/thievesinparadise Thieves in Paradise is a teen rock band featuring both original songs and cover songs. They per- form alternative, punk, and emo. They are local to Newtown, and they are making their first appear- ance at First Night Newtown in the Aux Gym. DJ TKO Martelle Pitts: http://www.djtkoentertainment.com/ Join DJ TKO Martelle Pitts for the Club Dance Party in the Aux Gym. DJ TKO is one of the hottest Philly area club DJ’s who will be spinning your favorite Top 40, R&B, & Hip-Hop tunes.