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April 24-26, 2026
Doug and Telisha Williams, partners in love and music, have spent the last 20 years building their careers as the Nashville-based, country-folk band Wild Ponies. They’ve released five albums, hosted the long-running Wild Ponies Happy Hour radio show on WSM, led nine annual distillery tour Trail Rides for fans and friends, and garnered devoted musical […]
Marina Brown is an award-winning author, poet, painter, and journalist. Her debut novel, Land Without Mirrors, in 2013 won a Gold Medal from the Florida Authors and Publishers Association. Her second novel, Lisbeth in 2015, also won the Gold Medal from the Florida Writers Association. A volume of poetry, The Leaf Does Not Believe It […]
William Pierce, saxophonist and educator was raised in Jacksonville and Miami. He attended Berklee College of Music in Boston, graduating in 1972. In the early 70’s, Bill appeared with artists such as Gladys Knight and Stevie Wonder. In 1980, he joined Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers, serving as musical director and sharing the bandstand with other […]
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Danny Bedrosian featuring George Clinton and members of P-Funk Daniel Bedrosian has been the keyboardist for George Clinton and Parliament-Funkadelic for the past twenty-one years, making him the longest tenured keyboard player in the band’s history. He has been the band’s music director for several years as well. This has led Bedrosian to devise a […]
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