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Music,
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games and

family fun

are on tap at

the show The Island Doctor Nashville Crush Steve Brownell

Westside Steve

Want a break from boarding boats and fun and that’s what I bring.” He really does!
buying accessories, and feel like you’re in But that’s just the start.
the Lake Erie Islands? You can if you head Taking the live stage at other times during
for the Progressive Main Stage at the show the boat show with be The Island Doctor with
that features daily live musical entertain- his notorious “islands attitude” boosted by a Pat Shepard Tricky Dick and the Coverups
ment, summer videos, family games and a variety of musical styles. Then, there will be
kicked-back summer atmosphere. Tricky Dick and the Coverups, a great top-40 sing-along fun.
Surrounded by the always popular Put-in-Bay cover band featuring fast moving, genre-span- In addition to the music, show-going families
section with its displays from the Erie Shores & ning musical selections. will fi nd the adjacent Great Lawn. It’s a large
Islands region, this year’s live musical rundown It will be fi ddles, banjos and guitars when grassy area complete with lawn games like Corn
kicks off opening nights with islands headliners, toe-tapping country music’s Nashville Crush Hole, Ladder Toss, Four-in-a-Row and more.
Pat Shepard and Westside Steve Simmons. takes the stage, while things will rock out “This entire area of the show is designed to
Westside Steve is dubbed the “Island’s when the powerhouse trio, The Jimmy Jack immerse visitors in feelings of warm islands
Ambassador” for his many TV appearances Band, presents their show. summers days,” pridicts show manager,
in which he never fails to promote Put-in-Bay. Finally, the ever-popular Steve Brownell is Michelle Burke, “especially while sipping
He’s also a popular entertainer on another slated to perform just as he does all summer Put-in-Bay’s iconic Lobster Bisque brought to
island, balmy Key West, Florida! Meanwhile, at Put-in-Bay and Kelleys Island. He’s known the show daily from the Boardwalk.”
Pat Shepard believes “a performer can’t just for combining his original music with popular For daily show schedules and tickets, go to: The Great Lawn
play the guitar and sing. People come to have songs and adding lots of humor with some www.clevelandboatshow.com MAB

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