The new downtown park, Main Street Garden, will play host to a new community festival this month. The first annual Homegrown Music and Arts Festival has lined up some of the best of North Texas music and arts and is expected to bring in over 1500 attendees to the urban park. The event will feature 15 bands on two stages, including This Will Destroy You, The O’s, and RTB2, and 20 booths for local artists and businesses.

Saturday, May 22nd, 2010. Doors open at 11am.

Main Street Garden
1920 Main Street
Dallas, TX 75201

www.homegrownfest.com

Tickets:
Pre-Sale – $12.00 (Order Tickets Online)
At the Door – $15.00
Children 10 and under get in for free.

A portion of the proceeds will benefit “Way Into Music,” a local charity that supports kids financially with after-school music lessons.

Worried about parking? Don’t be! Park at your nearest DART station and for $1.75, take the Red, Green or Blue line to St. Paul Station.

Homegrown Music and Arts Festival music lineup:
This Will Destroy You
Telegraph Canyon
Air Review
RTB2
Dem SouthernFolkz
The O’s
Somebody’s Darling
Fox & The Bird
They Were Stars
Grant Jones &The Pistol Grip Lassos
Zound Sounds

Guest MC: Ricki Derek

Twitter: @homegrowndfw
Facebook: Homegrown Fest

Sponsors of Homegrown Fest include DowntownDALLAS, Shiner Bock, City Tavern, Dallas Observer, YesGo Productions, DoubleWide Bar and Method Entertainment.

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