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Last Updated on Wednesday, 30 March 2016 14:03

The 5th Annual Raise Your Voice Music and Arts Festival will be held on Saturday, April 30, 2016 from noon-7 p.m. at Monessen City Park.

The festival will feature local bands of varying genres, as well as local artists and vendors. This year’s festival will be held in memory of Taylor Egidi, a 2008 Monessen High School graduate, who passed away last year.

The Raise Your Voice Festival benefits Monessen Communities That Care (CTC), an initiative started in 2001. CTC is a research-based youth delinquency prevention program that focuses on combatting risk factors in Monessen’s youth. The purposes of the festival are to: give youth something positive to do and connect them to music and art; connect youth and adults; and bring Monessen and the surrounding communities together in one place for a positive purpose. Admission to the festival is free. Food will be available for purchase. If you are interested in displaying artwork or photography or in being a vendor, please contact raiseyourvoice.monessen@gmail.com, or visit our Facebook event page by searching “5th Annual Raise Your Voice Festival”.

The following bands are expected to perform, with the addition of several others that are to be announced at a later date. Emcee: Lisa Lujetic.

Sue Gartland (Folk, Singer/Songwriter - Washington, PA)
Hear Tonight (Indie Rock/Pop - California, PA)
Scott and Rosanna (Acoustic - Pittsburgh)
Jonathan Bass (Christian, Rap/Hip-Hop/R&B - Jeanette, PA)
Vertigo (Rock - Greensburg, PA)
Fry Jones (Indie/Punk - Pittsburgh, PA)
Gregg Johnson (Singer/Songwriter - Fredericktown, PA)
Michael Chilzer (Rock, Alt, Top Hits - Monongahela, PA)
Microwave Ramen (Alt, Punk - Pittsburgh, PA)
Ixora (Post-Hardcore/Rock - Greensburg, PA)
Acapella Stella (Pop Acapella - California, PA)
Isolated Incident (Alt/Pop Acapella - California, PA)
The Arcade (Alt. Rock Punk - Pittsburgh, PA)
Jessica Kovach (Acoustic - Monessen, PA)