BAREFOOT CHILDREN
IN THE SAND
Parrot
Head Fundraiser Weekend
This year's Barefoot Children in the Sand Weekend Fundraiser will be a one-of-a-kind event and you will not want to miss it.
Friday night entertainment are all first timers to Barefoot. Opening our music that night are the duo of Boomer Blake and Quentin Leverich. These two have been around the Trop Rock scene for a few years performing at Meeting of the Minds, Summer Chill and other Parrot Head events around the country. Our Friday night headliners are the exciting Jonas Lorence Band. JLB are taking the Parrot Head world by storm and making quite a name for themselves with their own brand of get your feet moving music. These two acts will open Barefoot with a bang.
The Saturday Hallway Party returns with Two Dudes in Flip Flops. Two Dudes always bring the party and are a staple at our hallway party.
Saturday night opens with something new. The Jonas Lorence Band will be returning along with Boomer Blake and Quentin Leverich for an opening set that Jonas promises "It will be crazy!" Then our headliners for Saturday will be the incredible Johnny Russler and the Beach Bum Band. Johnny and the guys have played Barefoot before and they are always a blast. As if that is not enough Johnny is going to be sending us a copy of their soon to be released new song "Hotel Beach Party" which they wrote about playing at Barefoot a few years ago. They also plan to film a video of the new song that night!
The charities for this year's fundraiser will be the Lone Palm Foundation and K-9's for Warriors.
JAN. 24 - 26, 2025
HOST HOTEL / HOLIDAY INN - MISHAWAKA
1208 E DOUGLAS RD
MISHAWAKA, INDIANA
574-258-4408
Early Bird Discount Rate through 12/31/24!
Weekend Event Pass is just $85.00 per person
All Day Saturday Event Pass is just $60.00
Friday or Saturday night shows are $30.00 per night payable at the door
THE
WEEKEND
This weekend event is the joint effort of two local Parrot Head clubs, Blossomland Pirates Parrot Head Club and the Parrot Heads in Michiana. Every year each club selects a charity that they wish to help, and the proceeds from the weekend are split between the charities. This year the two charities will be THE LONE PALM FOUNDATION and K-9'S FOR WARRIORS Come out, have fun and help raise money for two fantastic causes.
TAKE OVER A HOTEL FOR TWO DAYS
OF PHUN, MUSIC AND PHUNDRAISING
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT PARTY
This year’s entertainment will be a mixture of first timers to Barefoot and old friends.
Friday night brings performers who are brand new to the Barefoot stage. BOOMER BLAKE and QUENTIN LEVERICH, although new to Barefoot, are becoming veterans of the Trop Rock world. They are staples at Parrot Head gatherings around the country. Not only will they kick things off on Friday night but they will be performing with others the entire weekend. Following Boomer and Q will be the JONAS LORENCE BAND, Trop Rock Music Association Horizon award winner for 2021 and Trio of the year, song of the year and video of the year for 2023. The Jonas Lorence Band featuring Tim “the Tank” Casterline and Matt the “Beach Bum” Bongirno is a party band that specializes in their own blend of high energy Texas Trop Rock. The JLB makes a point to cover a lot of fun classic rock hits and beach bar favorites from Stevie Ray Vaughn to Jim Morris as well as plenty of JLB crowd favorites. The goal of a JLB is show is without a doubt to create a fun interactive experience and leave you with a night to remember. ​The Jonas Lorence Band has won multiple awards from the Trop Rock Music Association including the prestigious Horizon Award in 2021; song of the year, video of the year and trio of the year in 2023. "Verona Corona" by the JLB was named #1 song of 2020 by Tikipod Radio. You can also catch the JLB on many of your favorite Trop Rock stations including Radio Trop Rock, Tikiman Radio, Radio A1A, Shore Life Radio, Tikipod Radio as well Radio Georgetown 106.7 and Texas Select Radio. Watch out for that "First Night Monster" and don't say we didn't warn you.
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So let's talk about the Saturday entertainment. Opening up will be a mashup of our Friday performers as they combine forces to open Saturday night with a "BOOM". Then look out as JOHNNY RUSSLER AND THE BEACH BUM BAND return to the Barefoot stage. They are promising a very special performance as they bring the beach to Mishawaka with their typically energetic energy. Playing a combination of their own original music along with those covers that you know and love they are always entertaining and high energy.
This will be the 11th year that we have held this big Barefoot Children weekend since it first started in St. Joe, Michigan. TWO DUDES IN FLIP FLOPS have been the hallway party performers for almost every year since we started. It wouldn't be a hallway party without the DUDES!
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
The weekend is filled with music, activities, raffles and auctions. From fun and games in the Hospitality Suite to the pool to a hallway party to a room crawl to dancing the night away in the main venue, you will have plenty of things to keep you busy. There are many food options within an easy drive of the hotel and also many restaurants that offer delivery right to the hotel. Here is a schedule of the weekend's activities.
ROOM CRAWL AND HALLWAY PARTY
This has become a favorite event of our attendees. Enter your room in the room crawl contest. Decorate your room or come up with a special drink to let people sample and win prizes if you are chosen as the best. Everyone travels from room to room, all while listening to great live music from Two Dudes in Flip Flops set up in the hallway. Haul your ironing boards and chairs out in the hallway to "phlock" with your phellow Parrot Heads on our very own Duval Street.
HOSPITALITY ROOM
Don't feel like venturing out of the hotel in the afternoon, then join us in the Hospitality Room for a varity of activities all weekend long. Saturday morning is our Mystery Bottle Auction and Saturday afternoon will be bingo and games or just some relaxation. We'll have some tunes going so just kick back and watch the snow outside as you stay nice and warm inside. Soak in the pool or enjoy the fitness center. Chill while listening to a little "island music". Clothing optional (no not really, but we can pretend can't we?)
