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Music in the Garden concerts begin Thursday, May 23

The University of É«ÊÓƵÏÂÔØ Fairbanks Music in the Garden concert series will kick off Thursday, May 23, at the Georgeson Botanical Garden. 

Part of UAFÉ«ÊÓƵÏÂÔØ™s Summer Sessions and Lifelong Learning, the concert series offers 12 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 that departs from the Nenana Parking Lot, located across from the Patty Center, beginning at 5:30 p.m.

This summerÉ«ÊÓƵÏÂÔØ™s Music in the Garden schedule includes the following bands.

• May 23 É«ÊÓƵÏÂÔØ“ Fireweed Fiddle, Steve Brown and the Bailers
• May 30 É«ÊÓƵÏÂÔØ“ Cold Steel Drums, Marc Brown and the Blues Crew
• June 6 É«ÊÓƵÏÂÔØ“ Ice Jam, Sourdough Rizers
• June 13 É«ÊÓƵÏÂÔØ“ UAF Summer Music Academy, Red Hackle Pipe Band
• June 20 É«ÊÓƵÏÂÔØ“ Serevende Marimba Ensemble, Valley Below
• June 27 É«ÊÓƵÏÂÔØ“ Almost a Minyan, O Tallulah
• July 11 É«ÊÓƵÏÂÔØ“ WT Effington, Badger Street Jazz Band
• July 18 É«ÊÓƵÏÂÔØ“ Fairbanks Summer Arts Festival Stepwise: Liam Lewis and Olivia Breidenthal; FSAF American Roots: Emily Anderson and Ryan Bowers
• July 25 É«ÊÓƵÏÂÔØ“ Muskie Pines, South Cushman Social Club
• Aug. 1 É«ÊÓƵÏÂÔØ“ Diamond Fuller, Ryan Bowers and the Brain Trust
• Aug. 8 É«ÊÓƵÏÂÔØ“ Headbolt Heaters, Fairbanks Community Jazz Band
• Aug. 15 É«ÊÓƵÏÂÔØ“ Susan Grace, ET Barnette String Band

Music in the Garden is sponsored by SRS, 529 É«ÊÓƵÏÂÔØ, Design É«ÊÓƵÏÂÔØ, College Rotary, Toy Quest, Carpenters Local 1243, Denali State Bank, Michael Baker International, Golden Heart Emergency Physicians and the Georgeson Botanical Garden.

For more information, visit the Summer Sessions events page or call 907-474-7021.

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