At this year’s fair, Friday night is once again shaping up to be an energetic and entertaining street dance party for everyone.
The evening will start off with a local band, The Band RBB, which has a rockabilly sound. They will play at 6:30 p.m., entertaining the crowds as they enjoy the food vendors that are part of the admission price. The band has seven musicians, including Lise Peters and Myra Gerbrandt on vocals.
Next up, Prairie Soul Dance Company will showcase some of their talented dancers on the main stage, including the very popular “Dancing Dads” performance that had the crowd on its feet last year.
DJ Brenton, a deejay from Lilac Resort, took to the center stage last June to welcome all kids to the dance floor. It was such a hit that he’ll be back to get everyone moving this year. The Kids Dance Party will serve as a precursor to the later street dance.
At 9:00 p.m., The Big City All Star Band will appear once again, for the third year in a row, to play popular dance covers until the sun goes down.
“It was great getting some local talent up again and we want to continue doing that this year,” says Carlin Lemon, the Big City All Star Band’s keyboardist and director. “Niverville is so musical, and we’d love to get everyone involved.”
The band, which includes as many as 25 musicians for different events, first formed in 2013. Last year, they played at a conference in Denver, Colorado to 20,000 people. To get their big city sound, performers tackle a wide variety of instruments from trumpets and horns to the fiddle.
Lemon says that he wants to make sure people enjoy themselves. “I’d also love to get more feedback from the town as to what they’d like to hear us play. More rock? Country? New top forty?” He encourages people to message him with requests through the band’s website (see below).
After the fireworks, the band will hit the stage one more time to close out the night.
Last year, the fair committee held its first licensed event on Saturday night. For 2017, they are extending liquor sales to Friday night as well.
“Friday night will be a liquor licensed event this year too,” says Elaine Krahn, head of the fair committee, “to accommodate the later street dance portion of the evening.”
