The Allied Arts Council on Thursday announced the main stage musical lineup for this summer’s Trails West!

Urban soul-music band Tower of Power, up-and-coming country artist Hunter Hayes, American country and rock musician Uncle Kracker, the legendary classic rock band Head East and former Bad Company lead-singer Brian Howe will be the main stage headline acts for the festival, August 17-19 at St Joseph Civic Center Park.

Also Thursday, the council announced that a Wathena native and Missouri Western student has won the annual competition to create the festival’s poster artwork.

Brandie Wertz currently resides in Platte City, and will graduate in May with a BFA in Graphic Design from MWSU.

According to Festival Co-chair Natalie Redmond, there were over fifty submissions this year. “It was hard for the committee to select the one piece of artwork that best reflects the festival’s 20 years,” Redmond said.

Wertz was able to use her computer as a canvas, and her mouse as the paintbrush, choosing cowboy boots as an object that she believed was relatable to everyone. “I find much of my inspiration while searching through design blogs and artists’ works online,” said Wertz.