Purple Hat Productions has announced several artist additions for the tenth annual Purple Hatter’s Ball including New Orleans funk stalwarts Dumpstaphunk and live electronic four-piece Zoogma along with N
Taking place at the beautiful Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park (SOSMP) in Live Oak, Florida June 2 -4, 2017, the three-day music festival benefits The Rachel Morningstar Foundation (a non-profit 501c3 organization) in honor of longtime SOSMP friend and music festival lover Rachel Morningstar Hoffman.
For guests that want to arrive early, PHB will host a Thursday Pre-Party on June 1 with Zach Deputy,
PHB 2017 will utilize three stages including the famed Amphitheater Stage, a Beach Stage located along the wild black water Suwannee River that is picturesque for daytime sets, and the Uncle Charles Porch Stage. The event also features live art, yoga, workshops and a silent auction, as well as a Charity Disc Golf Tournament hosted by Zach Deputy. Since Rachel was an aspiring chef, PHB will be adding a culinary component for 2017 featuring food from several top notch chefs that will be announced at a later date.
The most memorable moment of the weekend is when Rachel’s loving mother, Margie Weiss (aka Mama Margie), leads an emotional ceremony celebrating her daughter’s memory. Each year, they released 24 monarch butterflies – 23 to represent Rachel’s age when she was taken from this world and 1 for her spirit that lives on.
Purple Hatter’s Ball 2017 Lineup:
Emancipator
Dumpstaphunk*
Perpetual Groove
Zach Deputy
Zoogma*
The Russ Liquid Test
Dubconscious
Roosevelt Collier Band
The Malah
MZG
Catfish Alliance
Lucidea
NickFRESH*
POST.MODEM*
Trial By Stone
Juanjamon Band
Parker Urban Band
Universal Green
Dead Keys Tribute to Scott Campbell
Lucky Costello
Vlad The Inhaler
Albert Simpson
Booty Boo*
Jeff Randall*
Ion Zide*
Isaac Corbitt (artist-at-large)
*new addition
Thursday Pre-Party:
Zach Deputy
Dubconscious
Bells and Robes
Blackwater Grease
About The Rachel Morningstar Foundation: The Rachel Morningstar Foundation exists to help the public understand the benefit of guidelines for law enforcement’s use of confidential informants (CIs). Currently each state, county, city, college campus or law enforcement agency sets their own standards, laws or guidelines as it relates to recruiting and using CIs. The efforts of this foundation are dedicated to the memory of Rachel Morningstar Hoffman (December 17, 1984 – May 7, 2008) a 23-year-old Florida State University graduate. She was murdered while acting as a police informant during a drug sting that started on May 7, 2008. The first of its kind in the U.S., Rachel’s Law, a Florida law that went into effect on July 1, 2009, established new guidelines for law enforcement when dealing with confidential informants.
Purple Hatter’s Ball Information:
www.PurpleHattersBall.com | w
Twitter + Instagram: @PurpleHatters (#PHB2017 #PurpAllDay #RachelHoffman)
Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park Information:
www.MusicLivesHere.com | www.
Twitter + Instagram: @SOSMP (#Suwannee #SOSMP)