“I enjoy live jazz. I used to work at the Jazz Festival in Kansas City during the summer. I'd like to see something like that in Lawrence.”

— Fernando Velilla, commercial construction superintendent, Lawrence

“Celtic music with bagpipes and all that. It's fun, it's got a good beat and there are a lot of good traditional songs to play.”

— Mary Fisher, cook, Lawrence

“I would like to see a festival with all different kinds of music. Some rap, some R&B, everything.”

— Steffi Stolze, Heintich Hertz Gymnasium senior, Erfurt, Germany

“I'd like to see Americana music, social-conscious rock and roll.”

— Richard Johnson, sociologist, Oskaloosa