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1,000 Jam Harry Griffen Park, Hopping to the Spring Harp Fest

12th annual harmonica festival plays out under sunny skies, temps in the low 70s.

 
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12th annual Spring Harp Fest: Gary Sipperley and Billy Watson
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12th annual Spring Harp Fest: Gary Sipperley and Billy Watson

Kids and dogs. Boomers with ponytails. An unofficial Harley-Davidson convention. An estimated 1,000 harmonica lovers jammed the grassy amphitheater at Harry Griffen Park north of Grossmont High School for the 12th annual Spring Harp Fest—featuring a dozen acts and dancing in the aisles from noon to 7 p.m. Saturday. Budd Willis—an organizer and an MC along with John Frazer and Robb Bower—said the musicians were all volunteers. Sales of various items—including CDs, T-shirts and barbecued hamburgers—brought donations to Blues in the Schools, a program that gives presentations and hands out harmonicas—nearly 4,000 to date, organizers say.

About this column: Images of La Mesans at play, study and wherever they gather to celebrate life.

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Ken Stone

10:16 am on Monday, April 25, 2011

Hundreds of great photos from Spring Harp Fest also posted here: http://bit.ly/hHOexP

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