Celebrating America’s Anniversary & 250 Years of Music
From 1776 The Mountaineers Fifes & Drums plus VFW Color Guard Patriotic Salute
100 Years of Popular American Music & Dancing to Erich Cawalla’s The Uptown Band
In the scenic splendor of RiverStone Estate, it’s a Birthday Party celebrating America’s 250th!
At 5:00 PM, West Virginia Mountaineers Fifes & Drums will open with patriotic tunes from 1776 and a set of 19th century Appalachian music plus a stirring patriotic VFW color guard before singing the National Anthem.
From 6:00 to 9:00 PM Erich Cawalla’s The Uptown Band will entertain with a Salute to 100 years of American Popular Music from Gershwin, the Great American Song Book & Beatles to jazz, pop, rock, funk & R&B performed by one of the Northeast’s award winning and one of the country’s most versatile and respected bands.
You’ll be inspired by the patriotic music and entertainment by virtuoso instrumentalists and vocalists and all generations who love to dance will be up and moving and grooving ‘All Night Long’ to this award winning and versatile nine-piece band from Philadelphia.
Bring your Family – or gather a group of your friends and CELEBRATE AMERICA’S ANNIVERSARY in the golden twilight on the lawn west of the H-Barns at beautiful RiverStone Estate.
CONCERT TICKETS – Adults $20, Students and Children Under 6 FREE
BUY ONLINE here.
TO RESERVE: Call 724-659-3153 to pay by cash or check at the gate
Beer, Wine, Water and Soft Drinks Sold – cash bar.
DRIVE INS WELCOME to pay cash or check at the gate.
It’s RAIN OR SHINE – so if rain threatens – NO PROBLEM – we simply move the band and audience seating into the olympic size H-Barn arena.
Bring your lawn chair, cooler and picnic! And don’t forget your dancing shoes!
Riverstone Estate is located at 527 Fox View Road Foxburg, PA 16036 – just up the hill from Foxburg, past the golf course. Once in the area, follow the signs to the turn onto Fox View Road off of Route 58 (Fox View Road on one side and Metz Road on the other).
Gates open at 4 PM – before the 5 PM concert start.
For ARCA Members, the annual Membership pig roast picnic begins at 3:30 PM in the RiverStone H-Barns before the 5 PM concert.
To Become a Member and attend the picnic, membership begins at $25 / $50 for Individual and Family levels – Click here.
AND – it’s RAIN OR SHINE! If there’s rain or inclement weather – we just move the concert into RiverStone’s H-Barn Olympic arena!
ARCA is very grateful for the new owners of Riverstone Estate, Saji and Shannon Daniel, who have sponsored this concert and generously donated the use of their scenic property for ARCA’s popular outdoor concert… and the return of ARCA’s Membership Appreciation Picnic.
Erich Cawalla’s The Uptown Band
In 2006, Pennsylvania native Erich Cawalla, a nationally-charting singer, saxophonist and recording artist, started The Uptown Band, that has become an award-winning premier choice act at over 2000 shows with a reputation as one of the country’s most versatile and respected live bands.
After achieving success as a cover group, The Uptown Band began recording original music in 2008. The group’s recordings have received critical acclaim throughout the world with the release of 2 full-length albums including Waiting for Her in 2008 and Heart, Soul, Body, & Mind in 2014.
Special Guests on the band’s albums have included Will Lee, legendary bassist for the CBS Orchestra on The Late Show with David Letterman, trumpetist and founding member of Tower of Power Greg Adams, and legendary percussionist Doc Gibbs, former Musical Director on The Food Network’s Emeril LIVE.
“Waiting for Her”, the band’s 2008 title track written by Cawalla and Marty Mellinger, received airplay on Music Choice’s Smooth Jazz Channel on National Cable TV. “SJ3”, written by Cawalla and the band’s Producer and The Three Degrees’ Musical Director Bennie Sims, rose as high as #9 in the country on the Groove Jazz Radio Chart.
Most recently, the band released a cover of the Maxi Priest hit “Close to You” which peaked at #27 in USA Today’s National Contemporary Jazz Chart. Cawalla and Sims, along with Curtis Harmon (drummer for Contemporary Jazz legends Pieces of a Dream) wrote “BJF25”, a commemorative song celebrating the 25th Anniversary of their hometown Boscov’s Berks Jazz Festival. The recording features Cawalla, Sims, and Harmon performing alongside Contemporary Jazz Heavyweights Rick Braun, Chuck Loeb, and Brian Bromberg.
The Uptown Band continues to earn industry awards including Wedding Wire’s Couples’ Choice Award, The Bash’s Best of Gigmasters, Gigmasters’ Lifetime Award, 2x Rising Star Award, Gold Member Award, and five nominations as the Best Variety/Dance Band at the Central Pennsylvania Music Awards, winning the award in both 2022 and 2024.
Original recordings of Erich Cawalla and The Uptown Band have also received radio placement across the world, including Sirius XM Radio and Music Choice on National Cable TV.
Erich Cawalla as a solo artist released his first solo Contemporary Jazz release “222 South” in 2017. The song, written about his hometown highway in Reading PA, charted on the nationally syndicated Smooth Jazz Network, receiving significant radio airplay throughout the world
Cawalla’s live performance credits include performing in the bands of Marie Osmond, The Skyliners, Bill Haley’s Comets, The Coasters, Marty Haggard, and The Earls, as well as serving as an opening act for Jeff Dunham, Martha and the Vandellas, Gene Chandler, Sonny Turner’s Platters, The Happenings, and Harold Melvin’s Blue Notes.
He has also been a featured soloist with the Reading POPS Orchestra on three occasions, the Shippensburg Festival Chamber Orchestra, and the Hershey Big Band. TV Wise, Erich has appeared on All Night with Joey Reynolds (NBC – New York, NY), Great Day Live (CBS – Tampa, FL), and Good Day PA (ABC – Harrisburg, PA).
West Virginia Mountaineer Fifes and Drums
The Mountaineer Fifes and Drums, under the direction of Professor George Willis, is an ensemble comprised of West Virginia University students and alumni, the product of Professor Willis’ love of rudimental drumming and history.
Started in 2015 and met by extreme enthusiasm by the students, the ensemble rehearses and performs on the WVU campus. As a regularly scheduled class at West Virginia University the ensemble studies different facets of the fife and drum repertoire from European traditions to progressive Appalachian music.
The ensemble has performed at professional conventions, fife and drum parades and events (called musters), at events for the Daughters of the American Revolution/Sons of the American Revolution, and at historic festivals and national heritage events.
Professor Willis has led the ensemble on two study abroad trips to Basel, Switzerland to experience the famous Fasnacht fife and drum festival. Switzerland is the home of fife and drum, and these educational experiences are invaluable for the students.
During the summer months, the Mountaineer Fifes and Drums can be found performing throughout Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Maryland, and Virginia at various events. The Mountaineer Fifes and Drums recording can be heard on Apple Music, and their fife and drum printed music is available at Pulsa Musica Publishing.
BECOME AN ARCA MEMBER
Create Memories with Friends and Family!
Bring your friends – and the WHOLE family – and join us for a magical night in one of the most scenically beautiful places in western Pennsylvania – Riverstone Estate.
BECOME AN ARCA MEMBER and enjoy before the concert – ARCA’s Membership Picnic and Pig Roast with all the fixings returns in the Riverstone Estate H-Barns for ARCA members at 4:30 PM – with a fantastic menu: Roasted pork, baked chicken, sauerkraut, baked beans, green beans, potatoes, salads and desserts.
The cost of food is $25 per person. Beer & Wine are complimentary during the picnic.
If you make a membership donation by Friday, July 17, from $25 for an Individual Membership and $50 for Family Membership to any donation amount you wish to give, you too can enjoy the popular Members’ event! You may use the Become a Member button on the Homepage or call 724-659-3153 to become a member and make a picnic reservation.
DIRECTIONS to Riverstone Estate:
Riverstone Estate is located at 527 Fox View Road Foxburg, PA 16036, minutes off of Exit 45 on Interstate 80. Once in the area, follow the signs to the turn onto Fox View Road off of Route 58 (Fox View Road on one side and Metz Road on the other).
If you are coming from Foxburg, Riverstone Estate is just up the hill, past the Episcopal Church of our Father and Foxburg cemetery on the right, and past the golf course on your left and A-C Valley Schools on your right. The next right turn is Fox View Road (Metz Road on the left).
The Riverstone gate opens for the concert at 4:00 PM – and the concert starts at 5:00 PM.
ARRIVE EARLY & EXPLORE FOXBURG!
Plan to Make a Day of it in beautiful Foxburg!
Stop by the Red Brick Gallery and Gift Shop and to shop for that special gift from the first floor offerings of talented Cooperative Artists from the region and for the exhibit of Andrew Hazelton, watercolor, with a 250th Anniversary Display of Historic Foxburg photos, assembled by Dr. Nicolas Young.
Guest artist Andrew Hazelton has had a passion for art since his childhood. He considers each piece to be a study of his ever-evolving process of self-exploration and creativity. Working primarily in watercolor, with some mixed media, he depicts nature oriented subject matter in a sensitive and reflective manner.
Before the concert enjoy a walk along the Allegheny River trail or rent bicycles or have a pontoon ride with Foxburg Tours.
Have lunch at the Allegheny Grille with seating overlooking the Allegheny River.
Or for more casual fare, at Foxburg Pizza with salads, sandwiches and pizza… try their pizza of the month or ask them for their Meat Lover’s Pizza or their Chicken Alfredo Pizza! Beer sold.
Save time to enjoy wine tasting and or enjoy a bottle of wine on their patio at the beautifully renovated Foxburg Wine Cellars.
Plan to stop by and do some shopping on the day of a concert – and use one of the wine discounts available at the $100 ARCA membership and above!
Plan to make it a refreshing weekend in the newly remodeled and elegant Foxburg Inn.
Overnight or weekend stay? Reserve your room at Foxburg Inn using promo code ARCA2026 for savings on accommodations.
Become an ARCA member at the $100 level and receive a 5% room discount any time of the year and a 10% discount from Friday to Sunday on concert weekends, utilizing the hotel website or calling directly (724-659-3116) and showing your membership card at check-in.
