The American Kennel Club Canine Good Citizen program promotes training and responsible dog ownership. The Canine Good Citizen test involves 10 items that the dog and its owner must complete to earn their title, including a test of obedience, sit-down-stay, and passing by a strange dog without saying “hello”. Happy Dogs Training will demonstrate what it takes to be a Canine Good Citizen and dog owners will have the opportunity to test their dogs on site with a chance to earn their certification. Located on the Belmont Abbey Lawn.
Programming: Live Music
Live Music – Revelwood Mission
With a style that is raw and powerful yet intricately woven, RevelWood Mission delivers a soulful, driving sounds and musical tapestry that is rich with dynamic guitars, atmospheric keys, three-part harmonies, and a commanding rock’n’roll rhythm.
Live Music – Michael Franti + Spearhead
Michael Franti is a globally recognized musician, humanitarian, and activist revered for his high-energy live shows, inspiring music, devotion to health & wellness, worldwide philanthropic efforts and the power of optimism.
Live Music – Chatham Rabbits
As one of North Carolina’s most beloved roots music duos, Chatham Rabbits has swiftly emerged from the fertile Americana scene in the Triangle with intimate harmonies and mature songwriting.
Live Music – Larry Keel Experience
Larry Keel is an award-winning innovative flat-picking guitarist and singer/songwriter hailing from Appalachia and currently residing in historic Lexington, VA. Raised in a musical family steeped in the mountain culture of the region, Keel began from an early age to forge a distinctive sound, taking traditional music and infusing it with modern light. With the acoustic guitar Keel has brought the flat-picking form to its highest level of sophistication and sonic power with his muscular, yet refined style of playing.
Live Music – Jason Scott & The High Heat
Caught halfway between amplified Americana and heartland roots-rock, Jason Scott & the High Heat create a sweeping, dynamic sound that reaches far beyond the traditions of their Oklahoma City home. Too loud for folk music and too textured for Red Dirt, this is the sound of a genuine band rooted in groove, grit, and its own singular spirit.
Live Music – Drew Foust & the Wheelhouse
Drew Foust’s music sounds like it’s made between the bleary hours of a rock bar’s last call and a southern preacher’s early morning prayer. His latest release, “Good Thing,” is inspired by the Memphis soul music from the 60’s and 70’s.
Live Music – JB Strauss
From the true southern city of Macon, Georgia, and a family steeped in oral tradition, JB Strauss meshes music with storytelling in effortless fashion.
Live Music – Cece Coakley
Since her debut in 2021, Cece Coakley has cemented herself in the indie landscape. In the wake of her 2022 EP “Tender,” the 22-year old singer-songwriter is exploring a world beyond her native Knoxville.