Community foundation presents performing arts series this summer

The Community Foundation of St. Joseph County will once again present the awardwinning Community Foundation Performing Arts Series in the Chris Wilson Pavilion at South Bend’s Potawatomi Park.

This free series runs on consecutive Saturdays through Aug. 26, featuring some of community’s best arts talent.

Events include:

Aug. 5: Southold Dance Theater showcases its best students along with two professional guest artists, featuring classical ballet and modern dance.

Aug. 12: “Lifting Our Voices, Celebrating Our African American Legacy.” This performance, featuring Uzima! Drum and Dance, will be performing traditional African dance with the voices of the Uzima! Choir and the South Bend Symphonic Choir. WUBS-FM 89.7 will offer a simulcast of the performance.

Aug. 19: The South Bend Symphony Orchestra per- forms a full-length concert featuring a special animalthemed program. WVPE-FM 88.1 will offer a simulcast of the performance, including a special Q&A with Alastair Willism, music director.

Aug. 26: The South Bend Symphonic Choir and the Elkhart Community Chorus combine, under the musical direction of Juan Carlos Alarcon and Dr. Marvin Curtis, to perform “United in Purpose,” a musical celebration of the 60th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech.

All events are free to attend and begin at 7 p.m. Bring a lawn chair or blanket for seating. In case of rain, updates will be posted on the community foundation’s Facebook page and at www.cfsjc.org.

Only the South Bend Symphony performance Aug. 19 has a scheduled rain location: Adams High School Auditorium. All events will be professionally amplified and lit by EventSys.