Copper Country Music Fest grows to a full weekend in October

Pinal 40 is expanding its Copper Country Music Fest at Ed Hooper Rodeo Park in Casa Grande from four bands last year to 15 or 16 acts across the weekend of Oct. 16 to 18, PinalCentral reports. New this year: tent, small-RV and glamping options at the rodeo grounds (the large RV spaces already sold out), a Friday acoustic series with the Kruse Brothers, Taylor Hunnicutt and Lacey Rashea, a Friday after-party at Coyote Den Saloon with a shuttle, and a Sunday brunch at Poor Therapy downtown. General admission is $35 and VIP packages are $160; proceeds fund Pinal 40's youth scholarships and grants.