Bluegrass Weekend at the Clifton Opera House

The historic Clifton Opera House will be hosting another weekend of Bluegrass on Sep 17 & 18th. For information call 937.767.2343 or visit the website www.cliftonoperahouse.com. A suggested door donation of $7.00 is requested for each performance. The Clifton Opera House is owned and operated by the Village of Clifton, a not for profit organization.

Back by request, on Friday, Sep 17th "Miami Valley's Most Wanted Bluegrass" will perform at 7:30pm. Miami Valley's Most Wanted Bluegrass band includes Lawrence Hamilton (mandolin,vocals) , Lonnie Hamilton (banjo, guitar, fiddle, vocals) , Martha Hamilton (bass guitar) and Ronnie Hamilton (dobro, guitar, vocals) ; formerly known as "The Hamilton Family" until they added their most recent member Mike Powell (guitar & vocals). They are from the Springfield & Enon area. They have been playing in churches, V.F.W.s, Amvets and festivals; we look forward to a great night of music.

Also back by popular request, the KY/Cincy based Steve Bonafel and One Iota On Saturday, September 18th at 7:30pm. The band was selected to perform Sept. 2006 in Nashville, at the prestigious IBMA Showcase. Since then they have released several CDs. Most recently they were voted number one on World Wide Bluegrass and released the brand new CD "Anthem of a Family Tree".

Today the band consists of Steve on guitar & lead vocals, Jim Moore on bass and vocals, Bob Bentle fiddle, and Rick Hayes on mandolin. www.stevebonafel.com

This is going to be a fabulous musical weekend in Clifton. Please join us! The historic opera house is located at 5 So Clay Street, Clifton.