Wildflower Festival

05/28/2026

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05/28/2026

Y’all, it is an absolute honor to have this outstanding artist headline Wildflower Festival.

La’Shelle Allen, Sistah LaLa & Friends Contralto, is a native of Baltimore, Maryland where she began her musical journey at the Baltimore School for the Arts. After graduation, Ms. Allen relocated to New York City and began touring professionally as a Soloist with The Harlem Spiritual Ensemble. Ms. Allen’s career spans more than thirty years performing in 30 countries, countless Opera Houses, Theaters, and various event venues. Highlights of Ms. Allen’s solo work include appearances at St. Peter’s Basilica, Grand Théâtre de Genève, and North Sea Jazz Festival de Vienne and Madison Square Garden. Recent engagements include tours at Lyric Opera Chicago, Virginia Arts Festival and as a member of The Metropolitan Opera’s Grammy Award winning cast of Porgy and Bess. Training as a Classical Vocalist has supported the exploration of numerous musical genres in performance and creation. Ms. Allen works not only in Opera but also in Jazz, Blues, Gospel, Broadway, Spoken Word, Negro Spirituals, and the list goes on.
Ms. Allen is also a talented Producer, Recording/Voice-Over, and Teaching Artist. Her recently released solo album, Journey To Freedom, showcases original music and arrangements centering the American Negro Spiritual. Ms. Allen is also the creator of Spirituals In Motion, an outreach program designed to further the conversation around diversity in music and the contribution of underrepresented voices.

Image description: A photo of Sistah LaLa on a graphic with a background that fades from light green at the left to dark green at the top. There is a black border of wildflowers around the graphic.
Photo description: An image of Sistah LaLa standing and holding a walking stick while singing. She is wearing a gorgeous white head wrap, gold hoop earrings, a gold hoop bracelet, and a colorful dress.




Sistah LaLa
Wildflower Festival

05/27/2026

Alright, y’all!

We are going to begin introducing our artists, starting with one of this year’s headliners, Them Lasses!

Them Lasses is a trio of pickin’, singin’ and songwritin’ women spreading joy through harmonies and sunflowers. From lighthearted and silly to soulful and reflective, Them Lasses puts on a dynamic and entertaining show that blends the songs, voices, and vibes of its three members. Fun and folksy to the core, Them Lasses are also known to rock out and get funky with their backing band, The Old Dogs, and are sure to touch your heart, get your feet stomping, and ignite your love for life’s simple joys, like happy flowers, good chickens, and homegrown tomatoes.

Image description: A photo of Them Lasses on a graphic with a background that fades from light green at the left to dark green at the right. There is a black border of wildflowers around the graphic.

Photo description: A simple collage of three headshots of each of Them Lasses. They are all in a field of sunflowers just before sunset.






Them Lasses

05/27/2026

Just a couple weeks away!

Wildflower Festival, along with Highlands DO!zeum and Advocates for Appalachia,, is hosting our first pre-festival event.

Sistah LaLa will be a headlining act at Wildflower Festival this year and will be performing a special show at the Highland DO!zeum in Ashland, Kentucky, Friday June 5th from 5 to 7 pm.

Please visit her website which is linked below the hashtags and plan to join us for a magical evening of community, culture, and creativity.

“Wildflowers don’t care where they grow.” Dr. Dolly Parton.

Text in graphic: Wildflower Festival Special Musical Event Featuring Sistah LaLa, Highlands DO!zeum, June 5, 2026, 5:00 - 7:00 pm. La'Shelle Allen, Contralto, is a native of Baltimore, Maryland where she began her musical journey at the Baltimore School for the Arts. Ms. Allen is [also] a talented Producer, Recording/Voice-Over, and Teaching Artist. Her recently released solo album, Journey To Freedom, showcases original music and arrangements centering the American
Negro Spiritual. Ms. Allen is also the creator of Spirituals In Motion, an outreach program designed to further the conversation around diversity in music and the contribution of underrepresented voices. Free Event, Light Refreshments, Mystical Mycelium Art Exhibit on display June 3 - 5 at Highlands DO!zeum. Sponsored by Highlands DO!zeum, Advocates for Appalachia, & Rush Kentucky Wildflower Festival. 1620 Wi******er Ave, Ashland, Ky 41101.

Graphic description: A purple box with black font takes up most of the graphic. The box is surrounded by vibrant colors and spiraling mycelial networks The background behind at the top of the graphic is an orange sun with broad yellow and purple rays. A beautiful headshot of Sistah LaLa is in in the middle and a bit on the left of the graphic. The logos for Advocates for Appalachia and DO!zeum are at the bottom of the graphic.

Picture description: A gorgeous headshot of Sistah LaLa, a breathtakingly beautiful Black woman sporting her curly natural hair, spectacular silver hoop earrings, and a black top.






https://sistahlala.com

Advocates for Appalachia
Highlands DOzeum

Event announcement!

Wildflower Festival, along with Highlands DO!zeum and Advocates for Appalachia,, is hosting our first pre-festival event.

Sistah LaLa will be a headlining act at Wildflower Festival this year and will be performing a special show at the Highland DO!zeum in Ashland, Kentucky, Friday June 5th from 5 to 7 pm.

Please visit her website which is linked below the hashtags and plan to join us for a magical evening of community, culture, and creativity.

“Wildflowers don’t care where they grow.” Dr. Dolly Parton.

Text in graphic: Wildflower Festival Special Musical Event Featuring Sistah LaLa, Highlands DO!zeum, June 5, 2026, 5:00 - 7:00 pm. La'Shelle Allen, Contralto, is a native of Baltimore, Maryland where she began her musical journey at the Baltimore School for the Arts. Ms. Allen is [also] a talented Producer, Recording/Voice-Over, and Teaching Artist. Her recently released solo album, Journey To Freedom, showcases original music and arrangements centering the American
Negro Spiritual. Ms. Allen is also the creator of Spirituals In Motion, an outreach program designed to further the conversation around diversity in music and the contribution of underrepresented voices. Free Event, Light Refreshments, Mystical Mycelium Art Exhibit on display June 3 - 5 at Highlands DO!zeum. Sponsored by Highlands DO!zeum, Advocates for Appalachia, & Rush Kentucky Wildflower Festival. 1620 Wi******er Ave, Ashland, Ky 41101.

Graphic description: A purple box with black font takes up most of the graphic. The box is surrounded by vibrant colors and spiraling mycelial networks The background behind at the top of the graphic is an orange sun with broad yellow and purple rays. A beautiful headshot of Sistah LaLa is in in the middle and a bit on the left of the graphic. The logos for Advocates for Appalachia and DO!zeum are at the bottom of the graphic.

Picture description: A gorgeous headshot of Sistah LaLa, a breathtakingly beautiful Black woman sporting her curly natural hair, spectacular silver hoop earrings, and a black top.






https://sistahlala.com

05/25/2026

We are getting closer and closer to festival!

Performer bios coming this week!

Our website is aways under construction but it does have a bit more detailed information about the festival.

https://rushkywildflowerfestival.com

Join us for a day full of creativity, culture, and community!

05/24/2026

Shout out to Stidham Musical Repair & Sales for letting us hang our posters.

Jim Webb, owner of the shop and talented musician in his own right, is a huge supporter of the local arts.

Thanks, Jim!

Wildflower Festival is June 6 in Rush, Ky!

Three images of the Wildflower Festival Event Posters hanging up at Stidham shop in Tomahawk, Ky.






James L. Webb

05/15/2026

Y’all know Wildflower Festival is FREE, right?

Stellar quality performances in an intimate setting.

See y’all in June!

Taken on Adena, Hopewell, Osage, Shawnee, and ᎠᎳᎫᏪᏘᏱ Tsalaguwetiyi (Cherokee, East) land.

Description: A light tan Jeep Wrangler with mud lights and pink accents parked in a gravel lot next to an old wooden fence in a deciduous Appalachian forest. The soft top is down and three homemade signs lean against the side of the jeep.
Homemade signs description: 3 large black signs with free live music spray painted on them, a word per sign. The letters have a bronze shadow around them. The word Live has teal letters and the words free and music have purple and pink letters.

05/13/2026

Y’all be on the look out for Wildflower Festival event posters!
A huge thank you to Inner Geek Ashland and Allorah Henson, U.S. House of Representatives Candidate for Kentucky’s 5th District, for letting us hang our posters.
Where else should we advertise?!?

Three images.
Image 1 is a picture of the event posters hanging at the checkout counter at The Inner Geek.
Images 2 & 3 are of the posters hanging on the glass doors of Allorah’s office. A tv in her office has her picture and info in one image and a quote that says “I can’t wait to see you grow“ in the other image.






The Inner Geek - Ashland
Allorah for U.S. Congress

11/19/2025

November is Native American Heritage Month.

Rush Kentucky 2026 Wildflower Festival Ecofeminist Theme is Mystical Mycelium. We appreciate, respect, and honor Indigenous communities who have always fought for and continue to defend our living relative.

A dark green graphic with white & yellow block font and a green zig zag border at the top and bottom. It says Rush Kentucky 2026 wildflower festival ecofeminist theme is mystical mycelium, we appreciate, respect, and honor Indigenous communities who have always fought for and continue to defend our living relative.

11/13/2025

November is Native American Heritage Month. Rush Kentucky Wildflower Festival acknowledges we hold the event on Adena, Hopewell, Osage, Shawnee, and ᎠᎳᎫᏪᏘᏱ Tsalaguwetiyi (Cherokee, East) land. We support land back, rematriation, & pay our land tax to an Indigenous, female led organization in East, Ky: Appalachian Rekindling Project.

Link to their website below hashtags!

An orange graphic with white font. It says November is Native American heritage month. Rush Kentucky Wildflower Festival acknowledges we hold the event on Adena, Hopewell, Osage, Shawnee, and ᎠᎳᎫᏪᏘᏱ Tsalaguwetiyi (Cherokee, East) land. We support land back, rematriation, & pay our land tax to an Indigenous, female led organization in East, Ky: Appalachian Rekindling Project. In the center of the background is a faded flower. Vibrant sun inspired designs are in the upper left and lower right corners.






https://www.appalachianrekindlingproject.org

06/06/2025

So stoked for tomorrow.

Cannot WAIT to see all the performances!

Note! The Laurelys may not make it but we wanted to include them just in case they can come!

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