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Ken Newman
Bluesman Mike and The Blues Review Band have a big
passion for the Blues and love sharing it. The band Born in Ft Bragg CA, Ken Newman began sculpting in
released their first CD, Blues for the Road, in 2017, which wood, something he was connected to as a young boy,
includes their hit single “I Love Money.” Members are then as a logger and as a custom home contractor. His
Bluesman Mike on Bass , Vocals & Harp, Sugar Bear on interest for sculpture began in college while petitioning an Barbara Lee started to play guitar in 1969, when she was
Lead Guitar & Vocals, Bobby Nealy on Keyboards, and independent study class in wood sculpture to fulfill a 12 years old. Entirely self-taught, she relied on listening
Steve Loecher on Drums. The band will be performing Humanities requirement. to records over and over again to learn how to fingerpick.

from the main stage at 9am and 12:45pm each day. Largely influenced by the music of the late sixties, she
Ken’s artistic vision to create sculptures from unique raw
forms of wood has garnered success, national recognition performed with a variety of rock bands in New Jersey
before moving to the Valley in 2018. Her partner in The
and awards for his wildlife sculptures. Ken has continued
to evolve leading him into mixed media and bronze B Naturals Acoustic Duo, Howard Brodbeck, bought a
guitar as a retirement gift to himself in 2009. He has
sculptures in both wildlife and the figurative genres, with
great success. played guitar in several bands since then and also plays
bass, banjo, and harmonica. Howard has played drums
since he was 14. Now that he is retired, he plays drums in
several rock and jazz bands around the valley. Enjoy
their music on Saturday afternoon at 4:00 pm and on
Sunday morning at 10:15 am.
The Sahnas Brothers blend the sounds and rhythms of
their native Greek
culture with the warm,
inviting romance of the
classical Spanish guitar.
They have a magical and
intimate Mediterranean
Brothers Oscar and Pablo Morales perform as Inka Gold,
playing the extremely captivating music of their Incan style. Enjoy them on the
ancestors. Inka Gold performs contemporary music using main stage on Saturday
traditional instruments. They will be playing on the main When sculpting from a single piece of wood, Ken’s goal is at 10:15 a.m. and then
stage on both Saturday and Sunday at 11:30 a.m. and at to create a respect for nature and to convey and share an again on Sunday at 4:00
2:45 p.m. appreciation and understanding of wood and wildlife. p.m.
Woods’ warmth, innate beauty, tactile attraction and
unique characteristics make the medium constantly chal- DAILY CULINARY DEMONSTRATIONS
lenging.
2:00—2:30pm Adam Dunton, Chef de Cuisine
Ken states that “my work questions and interprets the
Red’s Bar & Grill at The Wigwam
relationships of man and nature and how each influences
the other. My art is a statement of my journey of life, an Chef de Cuisine Adam Dunton has
effort to understand the world around me (us). As we been involved in the culinary indus-
become distanced from the natural world, I try to capture try for over 14 years. He attended
a unique view of nature where discovery becomes a focal the Scottsdale Culinary Institute.
point. I enjoy creating art to impact the viewer’s thoughts Adam previously worked as a chef
and perceptions of nature.” at the Biltmore, the Phoenician, and

Visit Ken and his amazing sculptures at Booth 224 in front the Ritz Carlton before joining the
team at Red’s Bar & Grill at The
of Park Café!
Wigwam Resort in December 2018.