Live Music, PA Dance Network’s performances

 Under the EDUCATION TENT

All are invited to  learn about local animals in their nautral settings with  Kathy Uhler of the Pocono Wildlife Rehabilitation Center 

Garlic Farmers and speakers Bob Dunkel & Roman Osadca  will have an

informative half an hour lectures on everything garlic 

Roman Osadca & his wife own a small family farm in North Western New Jersey. 

Roman's specialty is gourmet heirloom garlic, shallots, and beekeeping.  He nurtures an 

international collection of 240 varieties of hardneck and softneck garlic and 19 different shallots, and has been the NJ State Fair garlic champion for many years  

 Local celeberty Chef Alice will have live demostrations of great garlic culinary techniques, proper knife skills and countless tricks of the trade to make your time in the kitchen easierand enjoyable Chef Alice web site

LOCAL Pocono Garlic Festival Musicians

Blue Emerald Band has been playing the tri-state area for over 33 years. Dating back as far as the summer of 1976, the boys have been playing since their teens 6 nights a week in the largest clubs in the tri-state area. They are masters of hard driving classic and southern rock.Most the bands current members are from the original line up. Lead vocal & guitar, Charlie Leach, lead guitar & vocals, Tom Delaney, bass and vocals, Glenn Nordstrom, drums, Bob Vicari. Come and enjoy the high-energy shows of the Blue Emerald Band. Bring your dancing shoes!! 

Nancy And Spencer Reed unique brand of vocal and instrumental styling has been enjoyed by audiences in Italy, Japan and Mexico as well as coast to coast at home in the U.S. Their forte is their vocal blend, with tight yet natural phrasing and unusual harmony. Both grew up in New York City and started their musical collaboration as teenagers in the Bronx. They were influenced by the classic performances of Lambert, Hendricks and Ross, Sarah Vaughan andJackie and Roy.Their audience is always treated to a warm, relaxed yet swinging and intense set. They offer an unusual selection of rarely heard tunes punctuated by unique treatments of jazz standards visit their web page reedjazz

The Juggernaut String Band - Juggernaut fuses American banjo and African hand drums with traditional and original songs for a sound they call “Appalachian Juju,” the title of their newest CD. The African roots of American blues run through the songs penned by banjo player Peter Taney with the tribal rhythms of drummers Michael Cooke, Orion Cooke, and Lambert Walker. Juggernaut String Band's Website

The Lost Ramblers - Formed in 1978, the Lost Ramblers have been making music ever since. The band specializes in bluegrass and old time music but also offers an eclectic mix of Celtic, Jazz, polka and even klezmer tunes. The Lost Ramblers' influences come from the bluegrass world as well as a hard-driving traditional. Of course, many other sounds have entered the band's repertoire--too many to mention. They remain a hard-core, good time musical force and have managed to keep their sound fresh after all these years. Wherever the Ramblers are playing, a good time is being had--and they're always looking for new ways to have fun!The Lost Ramblers MySpace

Zydeco-A-Go-Go - Mid-Atlantic's premier Zydeco band based in Philadelphia they specialize in Cajun, Zydeco, classic New Orleans rhythm & blues, vintage Louisiana rock & roll plus 40's jump-blues jazz and swing. Their motto is: “Laissez Les Bon Temps Rouler!” or “Let The Good Times Roll!,” Zydeco-a-Go-Go! puts out a spicy gumbo of irresistible dance music. Wherever they’re playing you know it's gonna be a wild and swinging' pitch-a-wang-dang-doodle-all-night-long bayou bugaboo! Zydeco-A-Go-Go's Website - MySpace

Len Mooney Duo

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Schedule of Entertainment

Fun for Kids (or the kid in all of us):

Aardvark Entertainment ; Juggling Shows &  Face Painting

Pocono Wildlife Rehabilitation Center  is a unique facility where injured and orphaned wild animals are cared for until they can fend for themselves, when they are released back to the wild. Those that can not be released due to permenant injuries are used to educate families about local inhabitats in their live shows

Cute and cuddly is how you would discribed our small Petting Zoo this collection of farm animals, chick, ducks sheep, and other docile wild animals such as turtles bunnies for children tofeed and pet is included with your Pocono Garlic Festival day.

Wizard Magician Stephen Christopher Magic Shows     MAGICIAN - HYPNOTIST -MENTALIST

PA Dance Networkis an group of beginning students with a full understanding of the chosen dance genre in a fun, nurturing
environment, and provides more experienced dancers with the tools and technique to expand their talent into the professional arena