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Ohio Regional Music Arts and Cultural Outreach (ORMACO) and the Friends of the Secrest Arboretum kick off their summer Music at the Arboretum concert series on Friday, May 23, 2025 with bluegrass group The Blue Ribbon Trio, comprised of NE Ohio musicians Ron
Bonkowski, Paul Kovac, and Bill Lestock.</div>
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Because of the weather, the concert will be held at the Secrest Welcome & Education Center. For more information call 419-853-6016.</div>
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<span style="font-weight: 700;">About the Musicians </span></div>
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<span style="font-weight: 700;">Bill Lestock </span>plays original instrumental mandolin music, a compelling blend of bluegrass, old time, baroque and blues, perhaps best defined as “Modern Acoustic” music. It’s a deeply profound sound inspired from both the
outside world and inside focus, woven from several walks of life. A firefighter in the city of Cleveland Ohio for 33 years, Bill incorporates melodies and imagery from a life and culture of firefighting.</div>
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<span style="font-weight: 700;"> Ron Bonkowski </span>has been a familiar face and presence on the Bluegrass music scene for the last three decades. His distinctive dynamic rhythm guitar playing and versatile vocal abilities have been appreciated by many local
and regional acts for years. He served as the veteran guitarist and vocalist for Buzz Matheson and Family Pride for 20 years, and has performed with Midnight Drive from Hermitage, PA, and Paul Kovac’s Big Grass Band from Kirtland, OH. Ron makes his home in
Mantua, OH.</div>
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<span style="font-weight: 700;"> Paul Kovac, </span>bandleader/singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist, is an expert in Bluegrass and Americana Roots music. Kovac has toured on three continents, has recorded 14 albums of his own, and has contributed to countless
others. He has performed with Hall of Famers Chet Atkins & Bill Monroe, and produced & performs in an instructional guitar DVD with Hee Haw’s Roy Clark.</div>
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