Grafton Grafton's Music in the Park returns and much more.
For the Edge Grafton’s Music in the Park is a free concert series that will be returning this summer to the banks of the mighty Mississippi River. These concerts are free to the public and are funded in part by the Arts and Education Council, Grafton’s Chamber of Commerce and Jersey State Bank. Performances start at 7 p.m. at The Grove Memorial Park and last approximately two hours. The Grove Memorial Park is located at the corner of Main Street and Market (Rt. 3) in downtown Grafton. Musicians perform under the gazebo while listeners enjoy the outdoor atmosphere and majestic view of the Mississippi River. “The park is such a wonderful setting for these concerts, when the weather gets hot the shade in the park and the cool breeze coming off the river makes each concert an experience not to be missed,”said, Carla Newton, the event’s coordinator. Picnic tables and benches are available but lawn chairs or blankets are recommended. The first concert will be the Five and Dimmers on Thursday, June 7 and will continue every Thursday in June and July with the last performance Aug. 9. New this year to the concerts will be a 50/50 drawing. All proceeds raised will be donated to the Jersey Community High School band program. “We have also asked the JCHS Jazz Ensemble to perform this year,” Newton explained. Other new performers will be The Owlz, Hymn River Suite and Hickory Grove. “As always we have lined up a variety of music that should be entertaining to all attendees,” Newton stated.
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Typsy Gypsy will return to Grafton's Music in the Park series on July 26. Spectators are asked to bring a can or dry food donation that will be given to the Grafton Food Pantry. Rain or inclement weather may cancel this event. See the schedule below for details on the music series: June 7 Five and Dimers (Americana) Everyone’s favorite Americana group will excite you with their toe tapping, locally grown, original music. June 14
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JCHS Jazz (Jazz) (7p.m. -7:30p.m.) The Jersey Community High School Jazz Ensemble performs the works of famous big band artists. And, Side Tracked (Jazz) (7:30p.m. -9:30p.m.) Grab your sweetie and dance the night away to a variety of vocal and instrumental jazz standards. June 21 Alone and Dying (Old Time Country and Blues) Jake Weber and his rockabilly crew takes you back with their county blues, western swing
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