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By Adam Shull
ashull@paducahsun.com
If you will be out this Saturday raising money for premature babies through the March of Dimes’ March for Babies walk, Mayday in the Park will be like a reward.
The 7-hour, 7-band music fest could also be a chance to donate for those who can’t make the 3-mile walk/run.
Shawn Chester, Mayday organizer and participating band member, said the musicians and non-profit aren’t officially working together. “But I said why not let me throw my hat in the ring and take up donations and talk about the March of Dimes all day,” Chester said.
So after the 10 a.m. walk - starting and ending in Noble Park - ends, the first hard rock band cranks up at 2 p.m. at the amphitheater.
“We’ll have March of Dimes literature out there and be taking (donations),” Chester said. “It’s a family-friendly event. It will be good rock and roll but you can bring your kids out.”
The bands are all from the area with most from Paducah and others from Jackson, Tenn., and Nashville. Chester, a Paducah native and Nashville transplant, plays in Sometimes Saturday.
“Paducah really needs something where kids and families can come out and enjoy themselves and have a good time in a drug-free environment,” Chester said. “And maybe they can give a little money to help out the March of Dimes.”
The Lineup
Check the bands’ Web sites for more information.
2-3 p.m. - Sekret Societee
Online: www.myspace.com/thesekretsocietee
3-4 p.m. - The Duck Luckies
Online: myspace.com/theduckluckies
4-5 p.m. - The Jubilee
Online: myspace.com/thejubilee
5-6 p.m. - Vicious Mistress
Online: myspace.com/viciousmistress420
6-7 p.m. - 5 Live Martyers
Online: myspace.com/5livemartyrs
You Tube video at www.youtube.com/watch?v=-C21BzmSaVk
7-8 p.m. - Sometimes Saturday
Online: myspace.com/somtimessaturday
8-9 p.m. - Adam Grant and the Satisfaction
Oneline: myspace.com/adamgrant
Adam Shull can be contacted at 575-8653.