Kramer highlights Friday

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Actress and country music singer Jana Kramer performed Friday night for a large and enthusiastic crowd at the Festival of the Bells, bringing a conclusion to the festival’s second day, a day that saw good crowds under clear skies and pleasant temperatures following some morning showers.

Kramer just released a new single, “Circles,” from her latest album “Thirty One.” The same album produced “I Got the Boy,” a 2015 smash for the singer.

Saturday night will feature headliner Phil Vassar, a veteran singer and songwriter who recently launched i 81 Entertainment management company, according to Billboard.

Festival entertainment chairman Rick Williams said earlier that Vasser plays a mean piano and will likely appeal to a little older crowd.

His signature songs include 10 No. 1 singles and 26 Top 40 hits, including “Carlene,” “Just Another Day in Paradise,” “Six-Pack Summer,” and “That’s When I Love You,” according to his website.

Vassar was racking up hits on the radio long before he began his own recording career that has seen the release of six albums, two ASCAP Songwriter of the Year trophies, ACM’s Top New Male Vocalist and soldout shows across the country. His songwriting career blossomed in the mid 1990s when he penned hits for Collin Raye (“Little Red Rodeo”), Alan Jackson (“Right on the Money”), Tim McGraw (“For a Little While”), Jo Dee Messina (“Bye Bye,” “I’m Alright”), and BlackHawk (“Postmarked Birmingham”), the website says.

He signed a record deal with Arista in 1998 and was named ASCAP’s Country Songwriter of the Year in 1999.

The festival’s final day Saturday was set to start with an early 5K Run/Walk sponsored by West Hillsboro Cross Fit begins with registration at 7 a.m. and the event itself at 8. Also beginning and lasting all day will be the car show sponsored by the Hillsboro Uptown Business Association.

At 9 a.m. is registration for the Pet Parade at Merchants National Bank, along with registration for the Hillsboro FFA Cornhole Tournament, at the information booth. The Baby Parade registration will be at the courthouse at 9:30 a.m.

The Cornhole Tournament on High Street and Pet Parade at Merchants Bank are at 10 a.m., with the Baby Parade at 11 a.m. sponsored by US Bank on the courthouse square.

At noon, children’s games begin held by the Hillsboro First Baptist Chuch on the courthouse lawn, followed at 1 p.m. by a scavenger hunt at the information booth. At 2 p.m. is Highland County Trivia, and at 4 p.m. is an Inspire Gymnastics performance on the courthouse lawn More children’s games will be held at 5 p.m. on the courthouse lawn.

Local artists Becky Goble and Sheri Smith perform on the main stage at 7:30 p.m., followed by auction items at the same stage at 8:30 p.m., and then Vassar performs on the main stage at 9 p.m.

Actress and singer Jana Kramer performs Friday night on the main stage at the Festival of the Bells. She just released a new single, “Circles,” from her latest album “Thirty One.” The same album produced “I Got the Boy,” a 2015 smash for the singer.
http://aimmedianetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/33/2016/07/web1_concert-fri.jpgActress and singer Jana Kramer performs Friday night on the main stage at the Festival of the Bells. She just released a new single, “Circles,” from her latest album “Thirty One.” The same album produced “I Got the Boy,” a 2015 smash for the singer. Robert Stegbauer|The Times-Gazette

Jana Kramer sings one of her hits Friday during her concert at the Festival of the Bells as the crowd gathers in front of the stage in Hillsboro.
http://aimmedianetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/33/2016/07/web1_concert-fri-2.jpgJana Kramer sings one of her hits Friday during her concert at the Festival of the Bells as the crowd gathers in front of the stage in Hillsboro. Robert Stegbauer|The Times-Gazette
Phil Vassar will close festival Saturday

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