Celebrating All Music...

The Hessler Street Fair is a two-day celebration, and like any good party it comes with plenty of good music. The stage is set at the end of a cul-de-sac and the surrounding buildings form a "natural" amphitheater, reflecting the sound back out towards the rest of the crowd. This provides exposure for a number of local musical artists playing original music. Many of the musicians performing at the Fair live on Hessler or in the University Circle area.

The music starts at noon each day, and continues until dusk. Fairs of the past have showcased musical styles ranging from rock to classical to reggae to jazz to blues to various forms of folk music. Bands have included such local favorites as The Night Owls, Cats on Holiday, Sultans of Bing, The P.L.U.S. Band with Carlos Jones The JiMiller Band and Ron Bean with the Hessler Blues All-stars.

Since 1995, Rich Maserik of Vertical Sound has provided audio equipment and mixing the music. The live music at the Street Fair has been regularly simulcast on WRUW-FM, 91.1 MHz, the student radio station of Case Western Reserve University. WRUW-FM is now broadcasting live over the Internet as well.

Musicians interested in performing at the 2008 Hessler Fair should contact the Hessler Fair Committe by calling 216-556-3716. Please leave your contact information and we will return your call.

In order to protect the interests of the artists/performers, we ask the you please refrain from making audio or video recordings of the performances. The majority of the music and poetry at Hessler Street Fair events are original works and we hope to protect the copyright(s) of the performers.

If you want to make an audio and/or video recording, you must contact the Hessler Street Fair Committee in advance of the event.