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a c y Gr a y a n d t h e C alif or ni a J et Cl u b ki c k e d o om t h e i n a u g ur al S alt W at er M usi c F est o n O ct o b er 1 2. H el d at t h e M a oni e K ell y Arts F o u n d ati o n ( M K A F) C ult ur al Arts Vill a g e i n D esti n, t h e 3- d a y e v e nt w as pr es e nt e d b y S alt W at er V a c ati o ns a n d M a fli e K ell y Arts F o u n d ati o n. F e at uri n g t h e p o p a n d R & B of M a c y Gr a y a n d h er b a n d, t h er e w as als o a c o u ntr y t o n e as s o m e of N as h vill e’s h o ff est si n g er/s o n g writ ers als o hit t h e st a g e. “ We ar e s o e x cit e d t o bri n g t his m usi c f esti v al t o t h e ar e a,” s ai d J essi c a M u n n, Dir e ct or of S al es & M ar k eti n g, S alt W at er V a c ati o ns. “ We l o v e t h e ‘s h o ul d er s e as o n’ a n d w e k n o w p e o pl e w a nt t o b e i n t o w n b ut t h e y d o n’t k n o w h o w b e a utif ul it is i n t h e f all, s o w e’ v e br o u g ht all t h es e artists i n t o e n c o ur a g e p e o pl e t o visit. Fri d a y w e h a v e 5 of N as h vill e’s h o Th est si n g er/s o n g writ ers wit h L O C A S H h e a dli ni n g t h e e v e ni n g. A n d t h e n t his w e e k e n d w e h a v e t h e si n g er/s o n g writ ers br u n c h a n d w e h o p e b ot h t h e l o c als a n d visit ors will b e d eli g ht e d wit h t h e f esti v al.” I n a d diti o n t o t h e m usi c, t h e f esti v al f e at ur e d f o o d tr u c ks, m er c h a n dis e s al es, b e v er a g e b ars, a n d VI P a c c o m m o d ati o ns w hi c h i n cl u d e d: VI P p ar ki n g, a c c ess t o a VI P t e nt, a n d s e ati n g j ust b el o w t h e st a g e. Pr o c e e ds fr o m all M K A F e v e nts b e n e ftt its pr o gr a ms w hi c h i n cl u d e art e d u c ati o n a n d art t h er a p y. B ei n g a m e m b ers hi p- b as e d or g a ni z ati o n, m e m b ers r e c ei v e dis c o u nts o n M K A F m er c h a n dis e a n d e v e nts.
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