Music in the Garden concerts begin May 25
Kristin Summerlin
907-474-6284
May 18, 2023
People gather at the Georgeson Botanical Garden for a musical performance in June 2022. ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Summer Sessions and Lifelong Learning will host the Music in the Garden series of concerts on Thursday evenings starting May 25.
The University of ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Fairbanks Music in the Garden concert series will kick off May 25 at the Georgeson Botanical Garden. The concert series offers 12 weeks of family-friendly performances throughout the summer.
The series, which is organized by ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Summer Sessions and Lifelong Learning, will be held at 7 p.m. Thursdays through Aug. 10. Concerts are free, but donations to support the botanical garden are welcome.
Starting at 5:30 p.m., welcome bands will play as people settle in for the concerts. Because parking is limited, attendees are encouraged to use a free shuttle 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. Welcoming bands are listed in parentheses.
- May 25 – Fireweed Fiddle (Steve Brown and the Bailers)
- June 1 – South Cushman Social Club (Ice Jam)
- June 8 – Fairbanks Community Jazz Band (Ice Jam)
- June 15 – Red Hackle Pipe Band (Ice Jam)
- June 22 – Emily Anderson (Ice Jam)
- June 29 – Cold Steel Drums (Ice Jam)
- July 6 – Dry Cabin String Band (Sourdough Rizers)
- July 13 – Jameson Effect (Badger Street Jazz)
- July 20 – Kinky Slinky (TBA)
- July 27– Serevende (TBA)
- Aug. 3 – Headbolt Heaters (Ice Jam)
- Aug. 10 – The ET Barnette String Band (Ice Jam)
Music in the Garden is sponsored by SRS, 529 ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ, Design ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ, College Rotary, Toy Quest, Carpenters Local 1243, Denali State Bank and the Georgeson Botanical Garden.
For more information, visit the Summer Sessions events page or call 907-474-7021.
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