Returning Folk Musician, Sky Smeed, to be Featured as Final Show for the 2023 Underground Series

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

March 1, 2023

Contact: Caryl Hale, Norton County Arts Council

Email: info@ncartscouncil.org

Phone: 785-550-1627

[Norton, KS] The Norton County Arts Council (NCAC) will conclude its 2023 winter Underground Series at the Heaton building located at 112 S State Street on March 25, 2023. The final show will feature live music by returning musician/songwriter Sky Smeed of Lawrence, KS. 

NCAC is proud to bring back the Underground Series, a winter music series featuring live music and art, to downtown Norton. 

Sky Smeed last played in Norton  at the end of February 2020. His show was the last of the series until it was restarted in January of this year. 

Sky is a talented Americana/folk singer/songwriter with 

a gift of storytelling. He  grew up in Chanute and now lives in Lawrence, KS.  Single tickets are $15 and can be purchased online at https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/5694503 . A limited number of tickets will be available at the door due to limited space capacity.  

“If you can catch a live show you better do it. Sky has the ability to take a song he has played on stage a hundred times and make it better. I don’t know how this works or how it is possible. I have never witnessed even a hint of burnout or boredom in Sky’s performances or recordings. He sings his crowd-pleasing songs which we have come to know and love as if they were newly rediscovered old friends. This is not a slick and polished veneer like we hear from pop tunes out of Nashville, but the soulful patient nurturing of a master who seems himself to sometimes be surprised when he is singing a piece of his heart and his Guild guitar is in perfect tune.  ”           — Jack Hofman, Poet

Listen to Sky Smeed’s music visit https://www.skysmeed.com/music.

The Norton County Arts Council has strived to build upon its events by focusing on working with regional and local community organizations, businesses, and community members to enhance the culture and arts support in Norton County.  Over the last two years, the Norton County Arts Council has sponsored two mural installations, the Smithsonian Crossroads exhibit, and the Arts and Crafts Fair at the National Guard Armory and the 4-H Building. More information regarding NCAC’s events can be found on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/nortoncountyartscouncil.

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