Britt Festival brings actor Bruce Campbell and kids together for a frolicking orchestral whodunit

Musicians and audiences are big fans of Britt Hill, the best-known spot in Jacksonville where Britt Music & Arts Festival performances unfold on a ...

July 1, 2022
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Musicians and audiences are big fans of Britt Hill, the best-known spot in Jacksonville where Britt Music & Arts Festival performances unfold on a stage fronted by an egalitarian, up-sloping lawn. The natural outdoor amphitheater, buffered by mountains, woodland and trails, knocks away pretension from any event. But add a crowd of kids, comedic actor Bruce Campbell narrating the exuberant Lemony Snicket fable of classical instruments suspected of committing a crime, and the playful Britt Festival Orchestra, renamed the fictional Big Friendly Orchestra, performing 'The Composer is Dead,' and there will be laughter and actions more common in a community park than a concert venue.

Janet Eastman