Gosport Arts Festival Event Information
May 10th and 11th, 2008

Festival Hours: 10 a.m. until 6 p.m. on Saturday / 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. Sunday.

• Two-day juried art show
• More than 130 Artists
• Show benefits EDMARC Hospice for Children
• 38-year-old benefit show donating approximately $400,000 back to the community in the last 38 years
• Police estimated attendance last year at 15,000 to 20,000 over the 2 days
• Advertising to attract affluent, active, art savvy consumers
• Over 1 million impressions
• Children’s area
• Over $7,000 in artist awards
• Local and regional talent providing continuous entertainment including:
  
  
  • Saturday, May 10th 1 to 5 p.m. – Mike Proffitt
    Mike Proffitt is a native of Virginia Beach, VA. and has been a professional performing musician in the Hampton Roads area for several years. He is an acoustic guitarist and has released two CD’s. He performs regularly in the Hampton Roads area, Richmond and Nags Head, NC. He performs as a Solo, Duo or Four piece band.
    
    
  • Sunday, May 11th 1 to 5 p.m. – Lewis McGehee and Scott Watson
    Lewis McGehee, a Richmond, VA native, graduated from the College of William and Mary with a B.A. in Philosophy. While performing in New York’s Greenwich Village, Lewis was “discovered” by Terry Cashman and Tommy West (Jim Croce’s producers). Lewis’ debut album on Lifesong Records was released worldwide. Portfolio Magazine’s Musician Poll has voted McGehee as the top acoustic act for three consecutive years and was recently voted “Best Musician”. His aggressive approach to acoustic guitar has made him a prominent force in the Virginia music scene.
    Scott Watson’s first performance was at age 5. His mother and father are both musicians and local entertainers. Scott is classically trained in piano and brass and started playing guitar at age 12. Over the years, Scott has played and recorded with various groups and has shared billing with, in not particular order, Jimmy Buffett, Bill Monroe, the Nothin’ Doin Band, Ricky Skaggs and Leon Russell, just to mention a few, and for the last ten years or so, Lewis McGeehee.

Mike Profitt

Lewis McGehee

Scott Watson