By MinTze Wu

Redstone Review

LYONS – Season Five. There is something so satisfying in acknowledging this little music festival that has grown into a fun, spirited “being” embraced by many. It is with the abundant creativity and genuine curiosity of a young soul that Sounds of Lyons continues to explore new territory in classical music, finding ways to connect, to dig in deeper, to reach out further, and to have the kind of fun that might be forbidden elsewhere!

By C. Chrystal DeCoster

Redstone Review

LYONS – If you happen to spot KC Groves around town anytime soon there are many things you could say to her.

LYONS – The third annual Sounds of Lyons delivered a musical festival of sounds, with something to please everyone and provide a little stretch for the ears as well. Three days of happenings, which included the fusion of music making and art making, adds to the spreading reputation that Lyons is becoming a center of creative expression. In addition to the three evening programs there were three free programs: Music on Canvas, which exposed young children to the music of Beethoven while they painted; Music on the River, what’s not to like about a picnic by the river to the sounds of a live string quartet playing Schubert, Haydn, and Dvorak; and Music Espresso – well, the great Johan Sebastian Bach extolled the virtue of the edgy liquid by honoring it with a cantata in its very own name, so who could blame one for continuing such a time-honored tradition?

LYONS – Attention music lovers: Sounds of Lyons is bringing music to every corner of the town on June 3, 4, and 5. Think confluence, think legendary, think Earth, topped up with imagination, river, and caffeine: that is Sounds of Lyons 2011 in a nutshell.

LYONS – Music and festival fans flock to Planet Bluegrass events in Lyons every summer. The two biggest festivals hosted on the Planet Bluegrass Ranch are the bluegrass festival RockyGrass in July and the Folks Festival in August. This year, the tickets for all Planet Bluegrass events are selling out at a record pace, before the complete musical line-ups have been announced.

LYONS – Oskar Blues Brewery has a can-do attitude towards its newest event, to be held in Lyons’ Sandstone Park, June 26 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.