2024 Sponsors

The festival couldn’t happen without the support of many generous organizations and individuals. Find out about the benefits on our Support page.


Presentation Sponsors ($5,000+)

urbana arts and culture programCity of Urbana
City of Urbana Arts & Culture ProgramCity of UrbanaKrannert Center for the Performing Arts
Sousa Archives and Center for American Music

Benefactor Sponsors ($1,000+)

Backland RadioDixon GraphicsMcKinley FoundationRight Here Music
Roland RealtyRose Bowl TavernSmile Politely
Barbara England and Terry EnglandMasumi IriyeThomas Koehler

Spotlight Sponsors ($500+)

Black DogCommon Ground Food Co-opElliot Counseling GroupMartin Hood
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The Music ShoppePygmalionRiggs Beer CompanyWEFT
Tom Bassett and Carol SpindelLisa Burgoon and Jose AgustiJames EisenmengerKevin Elliott & Sandra Ahten
Dan Lewart and Anne FrancisFrances Harris and Mitch HarrisRobert Krumm and Jennifer HinesAnne Robin
Sandra Volk

Community Sponsors ($250+)

Big Grove TavernBody Work AssociatesChampaign County RealtyGallery Art Bar
Sola Gratia FarmSticky RiceUrbana Boulders
David AdcockMichael & Karen Folk Family Gift FundJan Kalmar and Ben GalewskyTodd Kinney and Peggy Patten
Brenda KoenigJohn MardenLinda Owens and Mimi OmerodLee Roberts and Deb Dorsey
Trent ShepardKathy and Jonathan SweedlerJoe Vitosky and Yvonne VitoskyMatthew Winters

Patron Sponsors ($150+)

Prairie Rivers Network
RegCakes
The Upper Bout

Margaret Bruns
Barbara England and Terry England
Edwin Hawkes
Cloydia Larimore and Rick Larimore
Carol Leff
JV Malkovich
Marilyn Marshall
Kenneth Suslick
Kathryn Valdes
Mark Wetzel

Friend Sponsors (100+)

Page Roasting Company
Record Swap
Uniting Pride of Champaign County

Mike Atkinson and Christine Atkinson
Steve Campbell and Diann Lancaster
Rich Cahill
Denise Curia
Erin Erdman
Barbara Ford
Rebecca Grosser
Gerald Guthrie
Gail Hintze
Anne Huber and Steve Brown
Richard Kubetz & Carrie Kubetz
Bryan Maxwell
Theresa Michelson
Robert Paleczny
Bob Pearse
Dennis Roberts
Lucidna Strehlow
Martha Tyner
James Watkins

Roots Sponsors ($50+)

Exile on Main Street
Farren’s Pub & Eatery
Flying Machine Avionics
NuEra Urbana
Tooth Butter Cottage Bakery

Abigail Heras
Rohn Koester
Timothy P. Krumm
Richard Kubetz & Carrie Kubetz
Linda Larson