Music in the Garden announces lineup for free summer concert series

Leona Long

You won’t want to miss the variety of bands and musical ensembles performing this summer at the University of Alaska Fairbanks’ Georgeson Botanical Garden. The 2019 Music in the Garden concert series is slated for 7 p.m. on Thursdays and continues most weeks until Aug. 8.

 

You are welcome to bring a blanket and picnic, but are asked to leave pets at home. Food and drinks will also be available from Chartwell's Campus Dining.

 

Concerts are free, but the garden will accept donations. The Music in the Garden series is sponsored by UAF Summer Sessions and Lifelong Learning, with support from the University of Alaska College Savings Plan, Design Alaska, Sound Reinforcement Specialists and Georgeson Botanical Garden.

 

This summer’s Music in the Garden schedule includes:

 

June 6 — O Tallulah

 

June 13 — Cold Steel Drums

 

June 20 — Rock Bottom Stompers

 

June 27 — Headbolt Heaters

 

July 11 — Marc Brown and The Blues Crew

 

July 18 — Fairbanks Summer Arts Festival American roots ensemble

 

July 25 — Red Hackle Pipe Band

 

Aug. 1 — Fairbanks Community Jazz Band

 

Aug. 9 — E.T. Barnette String Band

For more information, visit www.uaf.edu/summer/events or call 907-474-7021.