Born out of the heartfelt cry of many, that there needs to be more social structure for the local soberly-minded community. Anona (main)Palooza has made its entrance onto the scene with a clear message -- "Clean and sober fun is indeed good for everyone!"

Since the kickoff back in April of this year, the monthly coffeehouse has been extremely popular. Averaging over 150 people at each of the 3 events and with over 200 people in attendance at the June 6th coffeehouse, it seems quite likely that this engine will not be losing steam anytime soon.

With such an overwhelming response, quickly it has become obvious that it is time to take things to the next level. We are pleased to announce that on Sunday, July 26, 2009 Anona Palooza will be hosting the 1st annual Anona Palooza Family Summerfest at Good Templer Park in Geneva, Illinois.

This event promises to truly be fun for the whole family. Featuring Four performance stages there will be music varying in genre from rock to jazz to blues, to folk, funk, punk, hardcore, metal, and even a little salsa thrown on top for good measure. Not to mention volleyball, brats, bean bag toss, water balloon toss, face painting, kids games and a dramatic reading of the late, great Dr. Suess. Also of interest will be seminars on topics such as My 1st guitar lesson, Songwriting, What are the 12 steps anyways? Are you my higher power? All of this and an art exhibit to boot! Sounds like the place to be on July 26th for sure!!!

Also in the works starting in August, we will be hosting 2 events monthly in order to better accommodate the overwhelming number of musicians, attendees and more importantly, genres. We will be continuing with the open mic coffeehouse but also will be introducing band jam night. So, buckle up and stay tuned should be a very exciting ride!