January has been entertainment month at the RV park... "Elvis" tribute artist Jim Westover started it all on Friday, January 11th with a high energy show featuring songs made famous by Elvis during his 1970's concert years. He is local, from Mesa, Arizona, and has performed shows all around the country. He brought with him a younger "Elvis" who did the first part of the show...with a whole lot of shakin' going on!
The next Friday evening (January 18) we heard Gene Gebo perform his tribute to "Johnny Cash: The Man in Black". He comes from Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; has been singing since age 5, and playing guitar since age 13. His love has always been country music and he sounded very authentic as Johnny Cash. He even resembled him in physical features and the way he dressed.
On Friday, January 25th, the show was presented by Sarah Getto, a young woman who was born blind and with a severe cleft palate. She has worked hard to overcome her physical handicaps, graduated from college with a degree in music education, plays keyboard and fiddle, and sings. Her show was a mix of pop, country, and gospel; performing songs by Karen Carpenter, Anne Murray, the Supremes, Dolly Parton, Loretta Lynn, and others. This was also an excellent evening of entertainment.
Then, to end the month, we attended a Bluegrass Festival held January 25-27th at the Pinal County Fairgrounds, just east of Casa Grande. They had two stages, (one indoor and one out) with a different bluegrass group starting each hour on each stage. It was open seating, so one could wander between the two stages and listen as long a you wanted to each group. We heard lots of good fiddlin' and banjo pickin' at this event!
