Brite Winter Music & Arts Festival

Brite Winter is a music and arts festival held annually in Cleveland, Ohio with the mission of embracing Cleveland's winter "by celebrating with light, fire, art, music, games and snow."[1] Hosting its inaugural event in 2010,[2][3] Brite Winter has since grown to a six-stage, 60-band event.[4] The event hosted 20,000 attendees at its 2015 festival.[4]

History

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The Brite Winter Music & Arts Festival was founded in 2010 by Emily Hornack and Jimmy Harris.[2] Some of the funding for the 2014 festival was acquired through corporate sponsors and a Kickstarter campaign with a $4,000 goal.[2] The 2014 event had over 20,000 attendees.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Mission, Vision and History". Britewinter.com. Archived from the original on 2016-02-12. Retrieved 2015-12-22.
  2. ^ a b c Winter, Brite (February 7, 2014). "A festival grows: How Brite Winter music fest in Ohio City became one of Cleveland's biggest, boldest events". The Plain Dealer. Retrieved January 7, 2016.
  3. ^ "Brite Winter - Past lineups". www.britewinter.com. Archived from the original on 2016-01-19. Retrieved 2015-12-22.
  4. ^ a b "Brite Winter fest 2015 lineup announced: 60 bands heading to 8 stages in Cleveland's Ohio City". The Plain Dealer. Retrieved 2015-12-22.
  5. ^ Cleveland embraces cold with Brite Winter Festival of music, art. The Indianapolis Star.

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