Patrick Lamb and Linda Hornbuckle Headline Entertainment for Salem's Summer in the City

The event has a sizable lineup of entertainers and it happens this Saturday.

Patrick Lamb and Linda Hornbuckle at the Waterfront Blues Festival. Courtesy: raycharlestribute.com

(SALEM, Ore.) - Portland-based musicians Patrick Lamb and Linda Hornbuckle will perform on the main stage of Salem's First Annual Summer in the City Music & Wine Festival on Saturday, August 9th. They are joined over the two-day event by twenty-four area acts including Lloyd Jones, Terry Robb and local favorites Flextones and Triple Creek.

The music lineup is backed up by an outstanding wine tasting event. Willamette Valley Vineyards, Redhawk Winery, Abiqua Wind Vineyard, and Silver Falls Vineyards are among the sixteen wineries to showcase their best wines on the streets of downtown Salem.

Closed to traffic, eight blocks of Salem's Historic Downtown District will provide a unique sipping and shopping experience. While enjoying music and wine, event goers can explore local restaurants, unique shops, boutiques and galleries without worrying about cars and crosswalks.

Other Summer in the City attractions include a Brat & Brew garden, a special area dedicated to kid activities and a car show in nearby Riverfront Park on Saturday, from 12 pm to 4 pm. Local merchants will bring their goods out to the sidewalk so visitors have plenty of opportunity to "shop local".

Mayor Janet Taylor is thrilled. "The Summer in the City Music and Wine Festival is a wonderful opportunity for the City of Salem to showcase our vibrant downtown. This is the type of event that makes Salem a fun place to live."

Salem Keizer Transit will provide free bus service to downtown Salem on Saturday for anyone donating three cans of food to the festival. The food will benefit Women Ending Hunger, the title sponsor of the event. For more information about the Women Ending Hunger campaign, go to Website.

If you would like to volunteer for the event, contact Linda Kromer at 503-581-3855 ext. 318.

In addition to Women Ending Hunger, the event is sponsored by Go Downtown Salem!, a key partner in Salem Vision 2020. Recent results from the Salem Vision 2020 process show that area residents want more festivals and activities in the city center. The Summer in the City Music and Wine Festival is an early response to calls by Salem residents for a vibrant downtown destination.

For more information on Summer in the City Music and Wine Festival go to gosummerinthecity.info/ or contact Suzi Bicknell, Executive Director of Go Downtown Salem! 503.480.1111 or suzibicknell@godowntownsalem.com.

The Summer in the City Music & Wine Festival happens Saturday, August 9th and Sunday, August 10th from. On Saturday, the event runs from 12:00 noon to 10:00 PM & Sunday it runs from 10:00 AM to 8:00 PM. The cost is free, and there is a suggested donation of $3 or 3 cans of food to benefit Women Ending Hunger.

Here is a video clip from YouTube featuring Patrick Lamb and Linda Hornbuckle. Linda Hornbuckle sings "Unchain My Heart' at a sold out concert with the award winnning Northwest Tribute to Ray Charles produced by Patrick Lamb Productions and Thara Memory for the Waterfront Blues Festival.

Performing Artists:

Bill Hughes, B-Sides, Coyote Creek, Dave Denhartigh, Dover Weinberg Quartet, Fjyord Motor Co., Flextones, Gary Burford Band, Gary Meziere Band, Hambone, JR & The Farm, Kevin Asman Band, Le Nunes, Linda Hornbuckle, Lloyd Jones, Lynn Knight Trio, Mark Lemhouse Band, Patrick Lamb, Pound 4 Pound, Renee Hill, Routerheads, Terry Robb, The Manimals, The Nettles, Triple Creek, Zephyr Fire & Dance.