Family Music Fest
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Tuesday, July 3rd
7:00 - 10:30 pm
Main Stage Schedule
(Main Stage at Third Street)
7:00 – 7:05 pm
Honor Color Guard of Gilroy
7:05 – 7:20 pm
National Anthem
7:20 – 8:00 pm
Angelina Madriaga
8:00 – 8:15 pm
Patriotic Singers
8:30 – 10:30 pm
Janel and the Heist
Second Street Stage
(Second Street & Monterey Road)
7:30 – 10:30 pm
DJ & Dance with Dj E-Poki
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DENNIS DAL POGGETTO
Family Street Dance Chair
or over the past 23 years, one
of Morgan Hill’s most popular
Independence Day events has been the
downtown Family Music Fest on the evening
of July 3rd. This year, the dance remains at
the downtown location with the main stage
located at Third Street and Monterey Road.
The dance starts after the Patriotic Sing, held
at Morgan Hill’s Downtown Amphitheater,
and for many people, it marks the beginning
of Morgan Hill’s Freedom Fest 4th of July
celebrations. Join us for a fun-fi lled evening of
live music and dancing, food and drinks.
Morgan Hill residents are fortunate to
enjoy freedom, amber waves of grain, fruited
plains, and an Independent Day celebration
that has taken place since 1876. Whether
it’s hearing “The Stars and Stripes Forever”
while watching the fi reworks, or turning up
the radio during the traditional family BBQ,
music is an essential part of how Americans
celebrate Independence Day. With this year’s
“Happy Birthday America” theme in mind,
we might pay extra attention to the lyrics of
the songs that pay tribute to our beautiful
country. Songs like America the Beautiful,
This Land is Your Land, and God Bless
America, describe the beauty and freedoms
that we are so privileged to enjoy.
For the past 23 years, the Family Music Fest
chairman and Morgan Hill’s 2015 Man of the
Year, Dennis Dal Poggetto, along with co-chair
Manny Padilla, have organized this fantastic
event. Kimberlee Boggiano is the overall
volunteer coordinator for 50-60 volunteers.
It takes approximately 25 logistics volunteers
to pull this complicated and amazing event
together for our enjoyment.
There are beer and wine tents where
beverages are available for purchase. Wine
will be provided by some of our wonderful
local wineries including Guglielmo, our main
HAPPY BIRTHDAY
wine sponsor along with Fortino, Martin
Ranch, Miramar, Morgan Hill Cellars, and
Alara Cellars. We’d like to say a special ‘Thank
you’ to Sal Calisi of Odeum Restaurant for
his continued support of our VIP tent. Make
sure you stop in for lunch or dinner at Odeum
Restaurant and enjoy their delicious food
year-round. Our VIP tent concierge is Brittany
Sherman, who generously takes care of all of
our VIP Sponsors and is responsible for all of
the fun going on in the VIP tent.
The beer and wine sales is one of our
limited fundraising opportunities to support
the free fi reworks. So please help us support
this event- buy beverages and drinks
responsibility!
Please make sure to check out this year’s
food vendors: Jaden’s Kettle Corn, Quick Dog
Hot Dogs, Dippin’ Dots, Takoz Modmex,
Swifty Treats, Ricky’s BBQ, 3 Brothe