New York, NY (Top40 Charts) Hawk Eye Presents, LLC announces the first annual Karoondinha
Music & Arts Festival {pronounced ka-roon-din-ha} to take place on Friday, July 21, Saturday, July 22, and Sunday, July 23, 2017, with a kick-off party on Thursday, July 20, at the 1600-acre Penn's Cave & Wildlife Park, America's only all-water cavern and wildlife park. With acres of sunflowers, world-class trout fishing, off-road tours, native North American wildlife, including mountain lions, wolves, bison, bears, longhorn cattle, bighorn sheep and more; the grounds are ripe to host an incomparable experience.
The
Seneca Tribe aptly dubbed this land, Karoondinha, meaning The Land of Shining Waters. The three-day, multi-stage, camping festival will highlight over 80 artists, including John Legend, Odesza, The Roots, Chromeo, Alessia Cara, X Ambassadors, and Maren Morris. The first wave of the Karoondinha artist lineup is below with many more to be announced in the coming weeks.
Karoondinha
Music & Arts Festival was conceived by young entrepreneurs and brother-sister duo, Kaleena and Paul Rallis, who grew up in Central Pennsylvania working at their family's business, Penn's Cave & Wildlife Park. With a musical background and working in the entertainment industry for the past decade, the Rallis siblings want to bring their passion for music and the arts back home to create a major destination event, which they feel the region needs. K-HA is set to take the festival experience to an elevated level of uniqueness and quality.
"We knew that we could bring authenticity and refinement to the 'music festival experience' by creating a destination event in the most beautiful, natural setting," said Kaleena and Paul Rallis. They continued, "We hope that the festival-goers enjoy this comprehensive and experiential event - with not only some of the best performers around - but also the natural beauty of our backyard -- Penn's Cave."
Taking a break from the hustle and bustle of urban America, festival-goers will have opportunities to enjoy cave, wildlife, and off-roading tours, as well as art installations, daily workshops, and an unbeatable gourmet food experience.
Karoondinha
Music & Arts Festival has partnered with the following local non-profit organizations:
Wildlife for Everyone Foundation
https://www.wildlifeforeveryone.org/
Wildlife for Everyone Foundation celebrates the rich heritage of Pennsylvania wildlife as their funding aids wildlife habitats, scientific wildlife research and education, youth education and land preservation.
Bestwick Foundation
https://bestwickfoundation.org/
The Bestwick Foundation is a local non-profit organization nestled in the heart of
State College, PA. Money raised is distributed to local families and individuals who are struggling to fight cancer and other hardships.
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Tickets and Pricing
General Admission and VIP Passes are on sale starting Wednesday, March 1 at 12:00pm ET at www.karoondinha.com.
GA 3-Day Passes start at $249 + Fees
VIP 3-Day Passes start at $599 + Fees
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About Hawk Eye Presents, LLC
Hawk Eye Presents, LLC is an event production company specializing in live concerts and festivals. A subsidiary of Los Angeles-based entertainment company, The SILLAR Company, Inc., CEO Kaleena Rallis and her team have produced major events all over the world in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, London, Madrid and Dubai. With deep roots in the music, theater, television and film worlds, Rallis and her team are making their first foray into the festival world.
About Penn's Cave & Wildlife Park
For more than 100 years, Penn's Cave & Wildlife Park has been owned and operated by the same family. The historic tourist attraction draws visitors from all over the world and is also home to a bi-annual antique machinery show averaging more than 40,000 attendees per weekend. The land sits 18 miles east of Penn
State University, less than a half-day's journey from more than ten major cities and universities throughout the Northeast.
About Kaleena and Paul Rallis
Kaleena has worked in the entertainment industry for over a decade starting her career at Warner Bros. Studios, then Paramount Pictures, and presently operates her own talent-management and production company, The SILLAR Company, Inc., headquartered in Los Angeles, CA. Kaleena has worked with many top names in music and dance, and manages clients who have performed on Broadway, film, television and toured worldwide.
Paul has worked in the architectural/design industry for over ten years, mostly in Los Angeles, and has created several large-scale campus plans, and completed designs for many commercial buildings and luxury homes. Paul now divides his time between Los Angeles and Central PA, as he manages his own architecture/design firm, Christos + Partners. As a kid, Paul worked in the family businesses, while simultaneously honing his love of music and filmmaking. For eight years, Paul hosted a regional radio series, and did his first radio interview with Tony
Bennett at age eleven. Paul is also an avid pilot and has an infectious passion for nature and the arts.
How to Get to Karoondinha
Penn's Cave & Wildlife Park sits less than half a day's journey from more than ten major cities and several major universities, and is accessible via car, plane/helicopter (private landing strip on property), and various forms of public transit.
Airports:
Harrisburg International Airport (MDT)
Philadelphia International Airport (PHL)
Dulles International Airport (IAD)
Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT)
Shuttles:
(Operated by Fullington Trailways x CID Entertainment)
Continuously operating shuttle service
Philadelphia Line
Philadelphia → Harrisburg Airport → Site
Pittsburgh Line
Pittsburgh → Altoona → Site
Northeast Line
Albany → Binghamton → Scranton → Site
Train:
Amtrak - Lewiston, PA
On-Site Landing Strip:
Penn's Cave Airport (N74) 40' x 2,500' runway accessible for a limited number of private aircraft and helicopters (no jets). To plan your fly-in, email
[email protected].
Social Media:
Twitter: @Karoondinhafest
Facebook: @Karoondinhafest
Instagram: @Karoondinhafest
Snapchat: @Karoondinhafest
Please feel free to post video link across all social media platforms.
Social Media Suggestions (all tweets are short enough to post with the accompanying video link):
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Official Festival Hashtag (please include on all posts):
#KaroondinhaFest
Additional Hashtags (to be used after #KaroondinhaFest):
#FollowTheFlower
#MusicFestival
#PennsCave
#CentralPA
#FlowerPower
#BecomeFree
The first wave of the Karoondinha artist lineup is below:
John Legend
Odesza
The Roots
Chromeo
Alessia Cara
X Ambassadors
Needtobreathe
Maren Morris
St. Lucia
Daya
AlunaGeorge
Jon Bellion
Watsky
Marian Hill
Misterwives
Jacob Collier
Mavis Staples
PVRIS
Coin
Olivia Holt
Colony House
Jordan Fisher
The Griswolds
Caveman
Drake White and the Big Fire
Dreamers
Morgan James
Ripe
Wild Child
Chukwudi Hodge
Lawrence
City of the Sun
Andy Allo
Spencer Ludwig
Syncopated Ladies
Shy Girls
Mikaela Davis
Sarah Reich
Little Hurricane
Tall Heights
Fasho
Savoir Adore
Mail The Horse
Welshly Arms
Alaman
Harts
Lemont
Bad Bad Hats
Busty and the Bass
Hollis Brown
