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Show vL? -: .-. ;: - . &'C r W iff-. -it tr.t.t ' ..i: yAni- -rikr PIPE SPRING SETTING FOR FEST. On September " 8, several local bands and entertainers en-tertainers gather at Pipe Spring National Monument for a special evening of oldtime music and dance. The dance is associated with the wagon trek held the following week. Old Time dance at Pipe Springs Pipe Spring National Monument will be the setting for an old time dance evening of the 1870's on September 8. According to Suerintendent Bernard G. Tracy, the event is com-meorative com-meorative of the lively dances of yesteryear that were widely held in Utah's Dixie. Performers will be in period dress and will play old time music for the evening that starts at 6 :00pm Arizona time (7:00pm Utah time). Featured will be two local bands, The Fogey Five of Glendale, Utah and the Old Time Band of Orderville, Utah. Other performers will include Joe Bolander of Orderville giving a historic talk, Bob Nisson of Washington with his guitar, banjo and songs, Robin Hamblin of Kanab on guitar with songs, Paiute Indian Dancers led by Clifford Jake of Cedar City, and Karla Esplin of Cedar City with Dwight. Rogers from Moccasin doing guitar duets with songs. The event is part of the bicentennial celebration of the National Park Service. The dance is associated with the wagon trek that will leave Pipe Springs on September 14 and arrive in St. George for the Dixie Dav Roundup on September 18. Visitors who wish to attend the open house may reach Pipe .Springs by traveling west 14 miles from Fredonia, Ariz, on Arizona State Highway 389, or east 42 miles from Hurricane, Utah on Utah State Highway 59. Pipe Spring offers regular guided tours of the historic ranch buildings from 8 a.m. to 4 : 30 p.m. (MST). Superintendent Tracy said he is hopeing for a big turnout on September 8 by people who want to relive an old time evening like those their grandparents enjoyed. |