2-day gospel music festival next weekend
7/3/2015, 2:47 p.m.
Dozens of gospel artists from across the nation are scheduled to perform at The East Coast Gospel Music Summer Fest.
It’s billed as “one of the biggest gospel music weekends on the East Coast.”
And it’s returning to Richmond next Saturday, July 11, and Sunday, July 12, according to Richmond radio personality Sheilah Belle, one of the event’s organizers.
The event will be held at two locations, according to Ms. Belle — Fifth Baptist Church and Dogwood Dell.
The event kicks off at Fifth Baptist Church, 1415 W. Cary St., in the West End from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. July 11.
Music workshops and classes are scheduled in the morning, including a consortium led by Bryan Andrew Wilson, Dr. Larry D. Reid and music industry executives.
A praise party will be held at 6 p.m., with performances by Dr. Reid, Peggy Britt & Unison, Donté McCutchen, Zion’s Voice, Mel Holder, Kim Robinson and others.
The event is free to the public.
The 6th Annual Gospel Music Fest will follow the next day at 5 p.m. July 12 at Dogwood Dell in Byrd Park.
Performers will include gospel legend Dorothy Norwood; The Brooklyn All Stars; Larry Bland and the Volunteer Choir Reunited, featuring his quartet “Promise;” James Johnson and the Voices of Cedar Street; Minister Earl Bynum; the Virginia Aires; and Petula Beckles.
The concert is free.
For more information: www.thebellereport.com.
