Volume 31 No. 8
August 2015
Deutschtown Music Festival celebrates another successful year
Local screenprinter wins entrepreneur award, praised By Erika Fleegle
Easy. Efficient. Enjoyable. Now, Sidney Jake Huffmyer can add a new description to his line of work at 3E Studios; Young Entrepreneur of the Year presented by the U.S. Small Business Association (SBA). On Thursday, July 2, SBA’s Pittsburgh District awarded Huff-
Photo by Erika Fleegle
Local group Gypsy and His Band of Ghosts entertains the crowd at Arnold’s Tea on East Ohio Street during this year’s Deutschtown Music Festival on July 11. By Erika Fleegle They say the best things in life are free, and this year’s Deutschtown Music Festival was no exception. Hundreds of music fans flocked to several Northside neighborhoods July 11 for a day full of free music, great food and good company. The festival kicked off at 11 a.m. at the Park Stage in East Park, with attendees drifting in and setting up blankets and folding chairs on the grass. Cody Walters, co-founder of the music festival, noted how the event has grown in three years. “It’s grown like crazy,” he noted. “We started with 46 bands
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the first year, 97 the second year, and we’re up to 130 today.” Thanks to a fundraiser this past April, bands that had previously played the festival voluntarily were able to be paid for their performances. After the opening act at the Park Stage, Northside came alive with the movement of people and the sounds of music from all genres. Stages were set up at 24 locations in Historic Deutschtown, East Deutschtown, Spring Garden, Troy Hill, Allegheny Center and North Shore to accommodate the 125 bands on the day’s itinerary, many of which centered Historic Deutschtown’s East Ohio Street. Smaller venues, like
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Arnold’s Tea and Bistro to Go, hosted local coffeehouse-type acts while larger acts were delegated to the main stage on the corner of Middle and Foreland Streets. Gina DeAngelo, a volunteer stationed at Bistro to Go that afternoon, was pleased with the turnout of the event. “I think it’s very important for the community,” she said. “We’re getting people to cross bridges that they wouldn’t have otherwise and see all the venues we have to offer here. It’s great for the area.” Wigle Whiskey Barrelhouse in Spring Garden was another popular spot as guests enjoyed their music with a side of handSee DMF, Page 16
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