The Middle of NOWhere Rural Arts & Music Festival brings together artists, culture bearers, musicians and vendors in rural environments to showcase the gifts of our diverse communities. Sign up for our Newsletter to be the first in the know about our upcoming events - whether you are an artist, volunteer, sponsor, or visitor, we deliver intel directly to your inbox before it goes live on our socials.
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Published 4 months ago • 1 min read
Last minute reminders and updates!
A Note for our vendors!
Will you be joining us at the Vendor Mixer Friday night? Click that link for more details, we'd love to have you pull through on Friday night before the festival!
And now, the last round up from our performer highlights!
In the previous two emails we have shared some highlights from some of our performers, here's the last round up to prepare you for the whole lineup on Saturday!
Since we're heading into some of the later acts, we did want to share that while we consider this event family friendly, you may hear some strong language from performers after 5pm. Please use your discretion on what you would like your children to experience.
3:00pm Lyndsay Nissen
From Iowa Lakeside Lab Artist in Residence Program - "Lyndsay is an Ames based artist, primarily working in performance and community engaged art. Lyndsay uses music, sculpture and ritual to create environments. These spaces foster participation and connections between people and place."
His music changed his life, "At one point music was my only form of communication. as an artist with a speech impediment, being able to rap made my voice heard. Defeating the odds everyday keeps me going. To be able to create is my biggest blessing."
Juliano Doc performing at Wells Fargo Event Center, opening for Lil Wayne
Dock shares, "I’m excited to share my art with other creatives. my energy & my story I feel like anybody young and old could relate to."
performing at a back to school bash in Des Moines
"We are excited to be in the Middle of Nowhere with a bunch of folks who love music, art and community. And being able to contribute our sound to the space!"
You can find him on all platforms @Julianodockshmg.
Sabba Circle will join us again at 7:50
and, if you missed our highlight of our headliner Naethan Apollo - read it here!
The Middle of NOWhere Rural Arts & Music Festival brings together artists, culture bearers, musicians and vendors in rural environments to showcase the gifts of our diverse communities. Sign up for our Newsletter to be the first in the know about our upcoming events - whether you are an artist, volunteer, sponsor, or visitor, we deliver intel directly to your inbox before it goes live on our socials.
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