Caetani Centre on Pleasant Valley Road in Vernon will host its Summer Music Festival July 19 and 20 (submitted photo)

By Pete McIntyre

July 19 & 20

Caetani Centre to host two-day music festival, final one for music coordinator

Jul 5, 2024 | 6:00 AM

Get ready for live music, local food and fun at the annual Caetani Summer Music Festival on July 19 and 20 on the Caetani Centre property on Pleasant Valley Road in Vernon.

“Bring the energy July 19 for our Friday Night Dance Party, featuring one of the last shows of Okanagan-Maritime crowd-pleaser Andrew Mercer, who is the founding member and lead singer of Cod Gone Wild. They will be followed by Vancouver dance band The Boom Booms, blending storytelling and music that draws on funk, soul and Latin styles to live up to their motto of “good grooves, good melodies, good times,” a news release from Caetani Centre stated.

This will be Andrew Mercer’s last year in the role as the festival’s music coordinator.

“We’re excited to have this festival as one our last performances,” said the multi-talented Mercer. “It’s perfect – we love performing outside at the Caetani grounds, where we’ve always had such warm, lively audiences. This will be a remarkable year for the festival, not only because it will be one of our last performances as a band, but because we’ll be doing so alongside such a great, varied line-up of performers.”

Caetani Centre executive director Laisha Rosnau said Mercer will be sorely missed.

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“We’re not only thankful for his eleven years of coordinating musical performances at Caetani, but for bringing together such a fantastic line-up for this year’s festival – so much talent that we’re holding it over two evenings instead of one.”

The second night, July 20, features a sweet summer Saturday of jazz, folk, indie rock, roots and blues with the smooth sounds of Michaela Bray along with Vernon’s own up-and-coming singer-songwriter Kailee Duggan.

Closing out the evening will be indie-rock favourites the Devon Coyote Trio and the legendary Graham Ord Blues Revue.

Local food and market vendors will be available onsite both days of the festival along with a cash bar (19+).

For more information and to learn more about the performers and venue go to www.caetani.org.

Tickets for Caetani Summer Music Festival are on sale now at ticketseller.ca.

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