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Music from the 1920s Era Will Celebrate Bix Beiderbecke & the QCs

The Creswell Club
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Michelle Solis Russell
The Creswell Club

During Bix weekend, a new festival will offer more than 12 hours of free, "nostalgic" music.

It's called, The Heights of the Era, and it'll be held in the Village of East Davenport.

Co-founder and organizer, Michelle Solis Russell, says the festival on Saturday will begin with barbershop quartets performing along the Bix 7 route. Then at 9:30 am the Nite Hawks will kick off the line-up of bands playing in Lindsay Park.

Solis-Russell says 54 musicians playing a variety of musical styles will honor Bix Beiderbecke throughout the day and night.

The free music will continue until 10:30 pm. More information is at TheHeightsoftheEra.com. And WVIK will broadcast live, all day.

Officially, Michelle's title for 28 years was WVIK News Editor. She did everything there is to do in the newsroom and whatever was needed around the radio station. She also served as Acting News Director from September 2023 - January 2024.