Photo credit: Project Atchison

 

(KAIR)--An active, family-friendly Saturday is planned in Atchison, as live music is again performed from historic porches of homes located in the city's north 4th Street corridor.

Atchison resident Jeff Schuele fills dual roles for Porchfest in his positions as both a member of Project Atchison, organizers of the event, and as Executive Director of Live Well Atchison County. "I'm a member of Project Atchison, and we've got Porch Fest coming up, our 5th annual. So that's two to six this Saturday. The weather's looking great," adding, "That's got, like, over 20 bands. I think it was, like, 21, 22," Schuele said, explaining, "We had to turn away bands. It's really morphing into something where people are looking forward to it every year. We'll be scattered up on 4th Street from Kearney up to Unity."

A pre-show, so to speak, will happen prior to the start of Porchfest, with Schuele saying family friendly music will be heard from the steps of Atchison's Muchnic Gallery, located at 704 North 4th Street, from 1 until 2:00 Saturday afternoon. "His name is Roy Moy III. He's an aerospace engineer. He flies, but he's also a recording artist, and he sings kids songs. He does that with, like, STEM, science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. We've been working with Stephanie Affield at Amelia Earhart Hangar Museum. [The Amelia Earhart] Birthplace museum's involved with this too, Forest of Friendship, Art Museum. This is second year in a row we partnered with the Earhart Museum. We were able to get a good grant, some donations for it. That'll be from one to two at the Muchnic [Gallery, 704 North 4th Street]. So, on the front porch and those steps, he's just gonna sing songs, plus some demos, from one to two."

Bounce houses, games, artists, and a beer garden are all included as part of Atchison's Porchfest Saturday, with live music to range from country, folk, and jazz to alternative rock.