The popular Standin’ On The Corner Festival returns to Winslow this weekend. Entertainment is offered for all ages and includes live music, a live auction, kid zone, and beer garden available to those 21 and older with identification. The event is from 3-11 p.m. on Friday, and 9 a.m. until 11 p.m. on Saturday. The auction will begin at 3 p.m. on Saturday, officiated by Mayor Tom McCauley. Two dance groups will round out the entertainment for the weekend, The High Desert Dance Academy at 9 a.m. on Saturday followed by the NPC Ballet Folkloric at 10 a.m.
Beginning at 3 p.m. on Friday, The Better Than Nothing band will start out the musical entertainment featuring Greg Hackler and Casey Gillam of Winslow.
The D.L. Harrison band takes the stage at 5 p.m. on Friday. The band, heralding from the Verde Valley brings with them a unique blend of rock, blues and country music fronted by Arizona Blues Champion and Prescott Idol winner, D.L. Harrison.
Mogollon, a Standin’ On The Corner crowd favorite will return to the festival for the first time since 2012 beginning at 7 p.m. on Friday evening. Based in Phoenix, the band performs rock and country music covers.
New to the festival this year is Power Drive, a 10-piece Latin inspired band from the East Valley. They will be on stage beginning at 9 p.m. on Friday. Their sound is laced with cool bongo vibes and saxophone solos. Their fans call them, “The band that gets people on the dance floor.”
On Saturday, singer songwriter Cameron Byfield will grace the stage beginning at 11 a.m. Byfield hails from Phoenix and performs country covers as well as original songs.
Following Byfield will be Black Lemon, at 1 p.m. on Saturday. The band formed in Flagstaff in 2010 and has been gaining fans throughout Northern Arizona. Their sound is described as, “A contemporary acoustic combo with intricate melodies and harmonies.”
Broken Toys will follow the Standin’ On The Corner live auction at 5 p.m. The Mesa band plays covers from a variety of classic rock groups including Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, The Who and more.
Local favorite Tommy Dukes will play at 7 p.m. on Saturday. Dukes is an Arizona Blues Hall of Fame member and brings soulful blues to the festival. Dukes is from Winslow and has played all over the world.
Headlining the show will be Eagles Tribute band One of These Nights. From Chicago, Ill., the band is a note-for-note tribute to the Eagles as well as the solo works of Don Henley, Joe Walsh and Glenn Frey, according to their website.
Admission is $5 and children under 12 get in for free. Catch all of the fun at the Eagle Pavilion, located at 523 W. Third St. Parking is free but will fill quickly. Festival organizers ask that you use caution while maneuvering in the parking lot as pedestrians will be in abundance.
