Heritage Music Festival
Hillsboro Heritage Day to Support Historic Preservation and Community Center
THE HAPPENINGS: The Third Annual Hillsboro Heritage Day will include the Heritage Music Festival and a Silent Auction including Art and Historic Artifacts.
LOCATION: Hillsboro Community Center, Hillsboro, New Mexico
DATE: Saturday, May 16, 2009
IT’S A FUNDRAISER: Proceeds from the 2009 Hillsboro Heritage Day will contribute to the purchase of the historic site of Hillsboro’s stately brick courthouse and stone jail, built in 1892, and to the all-volunteer-operated historic Hillsboro Community Center.
SILENT AUCTION: Featuring Hillsboro Art, Rare and unusual Historic Artifacts, and other Valuables. The Auction will take place in the Kitchen area of the Community Center starting at 2:00 pm. Bids may be made until 7:00 pm. Winning bids will be announced at 7:30 pm. You need not be present to win as phone numbers will be required on all bids. We will call to arrange for pickup.
THE HERITAGE MUSIC FESTIVAL will showcase Southwestern bands that express a diversity of traditional musical styles, including folk, country, cowboy, and bluegrass. The Festival will take place Saturday afternoon and evening at the historic Hillsboro Community Center on Elenora Street, from 1 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
THE PROGRAM: Bands will each play one 50 minute set:
- 1 p.m. – The Muletones (A hybrid mix of western/folk music)
- 2 p.m. – The Sabinal Sisters (Western tunes & folksy ballads)
- 3 p.m. – The Deming Fusiliers (Appalachian string band)
- 4 p.m. – Wayne, Kiki and Michelle (Singer-songwriters in the folk tradition)
- 5 p.m. – Holy Water & Whisky Band (Hamonious vocals, from folk to gospel to “whiskey” songs – HolyWaterAndWhiskey.com)
- 6 p.m. – Mackie Redd (Singer-songwriter with Nashville roots – MackieRedd.com)
- 7 p.m. – Bill Barwick – “the voice of the west” – (Traditional country & Cowboy ballads – BillBarwick.com)
- 8 – 9:30 p.m. – Los Radiators (Country-Folk & Swing – 2-step, waltz, polkas, swing, etc. – LosRadiators.com)
Download the program.
Hillsboro, a designated New Mexico “Historic District,” is an 1880s territorial village—17 miles west of I-25 on Hwy 152 in southern New Mexico.
Businesses and Artists’ Galleries housed in restored vintage buildings will be open during the Festival. All venues are within walking distance. Food is available for purchase at the Community Center from 1pm to 5 pm, and at the two Main Street restaurants.
Sponsors include Sierra County Lodgers Tax,Truth or Consequences Lodgers Tax, and the New Mexico Tourism Department. Community sponsors include Black Range Rides (MackieRedd.com), The Black Range Lodge (BlackRangeLodge.com), and Aldo’s Attic
DONATION: $5 Per Performance or $20 Day Pass – Children under 12 are free. For more information, contact Patty Woodruff at 575-895-5385.
FOR TICKETS CONTACT:
- Percha Creek Traders – 575-895-5116
- The Barbershop Café – 575-895-5283
- Hillsboro General Store – 575-895-5306
All major credit cards accepted
SPONSORS:
- Hillsboro Historical Society
- Hillsboro Community Center
- Black Range Lodge
- Black Range Rides
- Lovell’s Antiques
- Aldo’s Attic