Blue Sky Audio returned to Annapolis, MD to support Maryland Hall as they presented Ralph Stanley, a performer Rolling Stone magazine called "A master performer without an expiration date...".  Ralph Stanley has been performing professionally since 1946 and with the Clinch Mountain Boys has become one of the most celebrated bluegrass icons in the world rivaling in popularity such titans as Bill Monroe and Flatt & Scruggs. As a bandleader he has nourished the careers of such talents as Ricky Skaggs, Keith Whitley, Larry Sparks and Charlie Sizemore. He is a multiple Grammy Award winner and the subject of the 2000 D.A. Pennebaker documentary film "Down From The Mountain".  Also featured on the bill was Tim Finch and The Eastman String Band, a group that featured soaring harmonies, high energy instrumentals, and heartfelt originals.

Blue Sky Audio traveled to Cumberland, MD in support of festivities focusing on the opening of the new Western Maryland Regional Medical Center.  Providing audio and communications support for the gala event, Family and Friends Open House and for the Community Celebration Day Ribbon Cutting Ceremony, the festivities marked the Grand Opening of this new facility.

"Our Neighbors In Need" Fundraising Concert took place at Frederick's Church of the Brethren (FCOB), in Frederick, MD with Blue Sky Audio providing audio production support.  The fundraising outreach concert, featuring Lisa Fenstermacher, The Gospel Travelers and FCOB's own Living Water band, was held to raise funds for those in need within our community. 

The City of Gaithersburg and the Kentlands Citizens Assembly presented the 18th Annual Oktoberfest at the Kentlands with Blue Sky Audio providing audio production and communications support.  Amidst horse-drawn hay rides and pumpkin painting, festival goers enjoyed authentic Bavarian food and beer and lively performances by the Alte Kameraden German Band and Alt-Washingtonia Bavarian dancers.

Blue Sky Audio went down on the farm to provide sound, staging and lighting production for "LIVE ON THE FARM," an event starring The Limeliters and local favorites The Hard Travelers.  This concert was held to benefit Horses for Heroes, one of the many healing programs provided by the fantastic folks at Maryland Therapeutic Riding.  Horses for Heroes is a special program designed for wounded warriors who have served our Country so bravely as riding the horses gives them peace, confidence and the physical benefits of the horses gentle three dimensional movement.  Maryland Therapeutic Riding (MTR) is a non-profit organization located between Baltimore and Annapolis, Maryland on a beautiful 25 acre farm. With the help of hundreds of volunteers and generous community contributors, MTR strives to improve the lives of special needs riders of all ages using a high quality program.  Therapeutic Riding is a growing and widely-accepted treatment for rehabilitating a range of physical, mental, and emotional disabilities. Conditions served include: cerebral palsy, spina bifida, neuromuscular disorders, post-traumatic brain injury, autism, ADHD, and cognitive disorders. Riders experience increased self-confidence and improvement in strength, balance, coordination, attention span, language and social skills.  Founded in 1996, MTR's year round program includes both traditional Therapeutic Riding as well as Hippotherapy.  For more information about this very special organization, please visit Maryland Therapeutic Riding and learn more about Horses That Heal.

As the perfect ending to Frederick's In The Street Festival, the On The Deck Party took place on the top tier of the Carroll Creek Parking Garage.  With Blue Sky Audio providing audio and lighting production, this year's On The Deck event featured Jah Works performing their original blend of reggae.  Jah Works is very dedicated to the authentic Jamaican roots but also merge hip hop and pop into their music creating a sound of their own. The band is well known on the East Coast but has performed internationally in Jamaica, Canada, Holland, the South Pacific, and even the Middle East! More exciting than performing internationally is the fact that the band has recently performed at the inauguration of President Barack Obama!

For over 10 years, Blue Sky Audio has provided production support for Frederick's In The Street festival which has been held for over 25 years in downtown Frederick. The festival began in 1983 after major renovations closed Market Street for several months. When the dust settled Mayor Ron Young decided to hold a festival for the entire community to celebrate the reopening of this prominent downtown area. The Festival was held in the street so the naming of the event was simple. That first In The Street festival boasted 10,000 in attendance and today In The Street attracts crowds of over 50,000!

Blue Sky Audio provided production support for Celebrate Frederick's 3rd Annual Light the Creek Concert and Fundraiser held on October 2nd, in Frederick, MD, on the banks of Carroll Creek.  The event, held to raise funds for Frederick non-profit organizations, featured the uniquely talented sounds of Ted Garber and his band.

Blue Sky Audio returned to Baker Park in September, 2009, to support the Frederick Church of the Brethren's Picnic in the Park, featuring three great bands including REILLY, BY THE TREE & LIVING WATER! The free event featured great music, children's games, inflatables and free food for all in attendance.

Blue Sky Audio journeyed to the Harborplace Amphitheater and to the Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine, in Baltimore, MD, to provide audio production support for the National Anthem Celebration (NAC) Foundation's Defender's Weekend presentation of patriotic music and other entertainment.  Planned NAC performers included a brass quintet from the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, singers from the Bethel AME church choir, Paki Allen and native dancers from the Hawaiian Entertainment Co., representing the 50th state of the union, and others.  The NAC, in its inaugural year, also teamed with the National Park Service to present various musical versions of the National Anthem performed live and featured Miss Maryland 2009, Brooke Poklemba, from Westminster and Adalia Jimenez an 11-year-old girl from Burtonsville who competed to perform at the BSO's second annual "Star-Spangled Spectacular" held in July.  Damon Forman, owner of Damon Foreman Music Academy in Glenwood who has performed his rock soul and blues around the world with luminaries such as Wynton Marsalis, Chubby Checker and Gladys Knight also performed as well as Barbara Kapinos of Woodbine who sang the fourth verse of the National Anthem a cappella to kick off the evening "Star-Spangled Spectacular" program.

The City of Gaithersburg and the Gaithersburg-Washington Grove Fire Department celebrated the unofficial end of summer with the 71st Annual Labor Day Parade on September 7, 2009. With Blue Sky Audio providing audio and communications support, the parade, which featured an assortment of fire engines, high school marching bands, giant balloons, horses, clowns, and more, wound through the streets of Olde Towne Gaithersburg.  Julie Wright, traffic reporter for WTOP News Radio, and part of the Fox 5 Morning News team, served as the Master of Ceremonies.

The Gaithersburg Labor Day Parade is one the City's oldest traditions. The Gaithersburg Fire Department established a rescue squad in 1938 and that year they hosted traditional fundraising events such as dinners and dances and a Labor Day Parade. Early parades included a band competition, carnival booths and a dance. Eventually the carnival and dance aspects ceased to be a profitable way for the department to earn money, but the volunteers continued to sponsor the Labor Day parade until 1977, when a citizen's committee undertook the task of organizing the end-of-summer festivity. The event is now coordinated by the City of Gaithersburg Department of Parks Recreation and Culture, with continued support of the Gaithersburg-Washington Grove Fire Department. It has been held every year except 1942, during World War II.

Blue Sky Audio, for the 12th year, returned to Symphony Woods, in Columbia, MD, to provide audio production support for Howard County's 17th Annual Wine In The Woods Festival featuring two days of wine, food, artisans, crafters and entertainment including the Natty Beaux, The Bad Influence Band, Damon Foreman and Blue Funk, The Bay Jazz Project, Victoria Vox, Stick Time, Big Daddy Stallings, The Patty Reese Band, Carl Filipiak, Sara Jones, Risa and On The Edge.

Blue Sky Audio returned to the Frederick Church of the Brethren (FCOB) in support of the Chris Sligh concert event.  Sligh, a 2007 American Idol finalist, most recently received credit for being a co-writer of Rascal Flat's single "Here Comes Goodbye."

Seventh Day Slumber headlines the Frederick Church of the Brethren's 2008 Picnic in the Park on September 6th in Frederick's Baker Park.  This free picnic and concert event, with Blue Sky Audio providing audio support, also features Reilly and Living Water.  For further information, visit the FCOB web site.

Viva Las Vegas!  This gala fundraising event, with event lighting and sound support provided by Blue Sky Audio, benefited the St. John's Parish Day School Scholarship Fund.  St. John's Parish Day School is a vibrant and nurturing Preschool and Lower School that educates preschool and elementary age children.  The Gala provides a portion of the financial aid budget each year.

Blue Sky Audio supports the Brewers of Frederick County as they host the 1st Annual Frederick Winterfest featuring Leaping Luci, Flat Foot Sam, 65 Fastback, and The Jackson Brothers and Van Showe