Galena Pride Picnic • June 10

Galena’s 3rd Annual Pride Picnic in Grant Park on June 10th, 2023 from Noon-5pm! The event will be organized and run solely by volunteers and the Galena Public Library District.

The generous support from our community is essential to the continuation and success of this event. With your sponsorship, donations, and support, we can ensure the growth of this wonderful event that supports Galena’s inclusive mission.

Thank you for your consideration to join us on this joyous day!

Sincerely,
Jenna Diedrich
Library Director
diedrichj@galenalibrary.org

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fri09jun8:00 pmfri11:00 pmIan Gould8:00 pm - 11:00 pm Irish Cottage

fri09jun8:00 pmfri11:00 pmLojo Russo8:00 pm - 11:00 pm The Grape Escape

Event Details

“She’s a one-woman show that shows you only need one woman”.

Lojo Russo has been making music along the ‘Big Muddy’ for most of her life. Born in California she likes to keep the river to her East and currently calls the Quad Cities (IA) home – performing mostly as a solo touring artist. But, most of her childhood and early adult years were spent in and around the Twin Cities (MN) music scene.

Self-taught on guitar and voice Russo spent her formative years in different bands in the Twin Cities (MN) playing guitar, bass and mandolin in all sots of folk, funk, jazz, jam, Irish and indie bands. The range of genres gave her a broader understanding of the music she played and a deeper understanding of the music she wanted to create. Those early years earned Russo a nomination for a “Mammy” (MN Music Award) for “Best Folk Artist” and the title of “Best Female Artist” from MN Women’s Press.

To look at her history it’s no wonder Russo likes to keep the music flowing along wherever it takes her. Russo’s musical style is as varied and unexpected as the river she calls home. One moment she’s laying down a furious rhythm on the guitar punctuated with a wailing vocal the next we’re floating along carried by intricate finger-picking, her voice as intense and haunting as her lyrics.

Performing is her passion and the road is a long, strange, wonderful trip full of promise and adventure. Whether playing festivals or front steps, coffee houses or concert halls Lojo Russo connects with her audience in a way few performers can.

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