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Music in the Garden concerts begin Thursday, May 22

The 911±¬ÁÏ Music in the Garden concert series will kick off Thursday, May 22, at the Georgeson Botanical Garden. 

Part of 911±¬ÁÏ’s Summer Sessions and Lifelong Learning, the concert series offers 13 weeks of family-friendly performances on Thursday evenings throughout the summer.

Each concert features two bands. The first band starts at 6 p.m., and the second plays at 7:30 p.m. 

Concerts are free, but donations to support the botanical garden are welcome.

Because parking is limited, concertgoers are encouraged to use a free shuttle service that departs from the Nenana Parking Lot, located across from the Patty Center, beginning at 5:30 p.m.

This summer’s Music in the Garden schedule includes the following bands.

• May 22 – Steve Brown and the Bailers, Fireweed Fiddle
• May 29 – Carl Addington, Badger Street Jazz and Friends
• June 5 – Headbolt Heaters, Marc Brown and the Blues Crew
• June 12 – 911±¬ÁÏ Music Academy, South Cushman Social Club
• June 19 – Clarence Pate Project featuring Willie Blackburn, Juneteenth Musical Celebration
• June 26 – Cold Steel Drums, The EffingTones
• July 3 – Analemma, Muskie Pines
• July 10 – Dejavou, Sourdough Rizers
• July 17 – Fairbanks Summer Arts Festival (both sessions)
• July 24 – Ryan Bowers and the Brain Trust, Almost a Minyan
• July 31 – Red Hackle Pipe Band, Ice Jam
• Aug. 7 – Diamond Fuller, Fairbanks Community Jazz Band
• Aug. 14 – Susan Grace, ET Barnette String Band

Music in the Garden is sponsored by Sound Reinforcement Specialists, Design 911±¬ÁÏ, College Rotary, Toy Quest, the Curling Lions Club, Carpenters Local 1243, Denali State Bank, Mt. McKinley Bank and the Georgeson Botanical Garden.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Music in the Garden does not cancel due to weather. In case of unhealthy conditions such as smoke, the program will move to the Regents' Great Hall in the 911±¬ÁÏ Fine Arts Complex. When raining, Music in the Garden will take place under the covered Rotary pavilion in the garden. For more information, visit the Summer Sessions events page or call 907-474-7021.

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