We get a yearning every fall here at Open Space, an itching in our feet and a jiggle in our leg, and we start to hear the imaginary strains of something we need to move to.... And we know it's time to kick up our heels and dance!

So we're pleased as punch to welcome The Great Divide and the Jeff Kanzler Band to the Grand Hall for a Cider Stomp!

The Great Divide is a Vashon institution. The all-islander band was formed in the early '80s and played locally for many years before hitting the "big time", touring with blues guitar great Elvin Bishop. In 1987 the band won the Marlboro Country Music Talent Roundup, with a $5000 grand prize, and the privilege of opening for Alabama, The Judd's and George Strait in the Tacoma Dome before a crowd of 20,000. They have opened for Asleep at the Wheel, Charlie Daniels, and many other well-known acts. Playing a mix of country rock, Texas swing, and straight up rock, their arrangements are sure to rock the town.

Jeff Kanzler released "Black Top Road" (currently available on Itunes) to critical acclaim and extensive airplay in the US and Europe. Called an "an essential album in a year of a few essential albums by Dan Wilkinson of AmericanaUK and "brilliant" by John Richards of KEXP, Black Top Road was among KEXP's Best Top 10 list of 2007 Americana releases and reached #4 on the Euroamericana chart (playlist rotation ranking reported by 140 stations across Europe). Then Jeff implausibly set down his guitar and has rarely picked it up since. With a new 12" EP entitled PILLS FOR TWO crawling towards a release date (its at the vinyl pressing plant now) and a local band comprised of veteran Vashon musicians Dianne Krouse, Dan Bruce, Kevin Almeida and Loren Sinner, that guitar is happily back out of the case.

Enjoy the CiderFest all day long on Vashon, and finish your day here at Open Space for some all-ages, good-time, community dancing! $10 adv ticket/$12 at the door

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