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POTSDAM -- A St. Lawrence County couple is organizing the Ives Park Concert Series with a full slate of concerts set to begin Aug. 13 with local rock group KTX. Maggie and Matt McKenna are teaming up …
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POTSDAM -- A St. Lawrence County couple is organizing the Ives Park Concert Series with a full slate of concerts set to begin Aug. 13 with local rock group KTX.
Maggie and Matt McKenna are teaming up with What a Raquette Music and Dance (WARM’D), a nonprofit organization that promotes the efforts of musicians and dancers in the North Country, for the new concert series.
“This concert series will be the only one of its kind to extend the gorgeous North Country summer all the way through the month of September; though up here you might need a sweater,” said Maggie McKenna.
They will present nine concerts and ten performing groups over eight Saturdays from Aug. 13 through Oct. 1, 2016. Performances will take place in the Ives Park Gazebo on the banks of the Raquette River in downtown Potsdam.
Musicians performing are from Northern New York, and the musical styles will span a wide range from bluegrass to Latin to golden oldies, and there will even be a children’s concert.
“While the series is for community members of all ages, it will run the in late summer to early fall when students from nearby colleges and universities have returned and can participate,” McKenna said. “The concert series will offer many benefits to the community especially connecting students and local residents, attracting visitors to local businesses, and showcasing local talent.”
This concert series will offer many benefits to the community especially connecting students and local residents, attracting visitors to local businesses, and showcasing local talent.
“It will expose the full potential of the beautiful waterfront location, the Gazebo at Ives Park during the only late summer concert series in the North Country,” she said.
The schedule is as follows: Saturday, Aug. 13, 7-9 p.m., KTX; Saturday, Aug. 20, 7-9 p.m., John and Orion Kribs; Saturday, Aug. 27, 7-9 p.m., SIRSY; Saturday, Sept. 3, 7-9 p.m., Wells and the Gathering; Saturday, Sept. 10, 6:30-7:30 p.m., Caramelo Trio; Saturday, Sept. 10, 8-9 p.m., Uprooted; Saturday, Sept. 17, 4-6 p.m., Animal Crackers; Saturday, Sept. 17, 7-9 p.m., Double Axel; Saturday, Sept. 24, 7-10 p.m., lineup of local songwriters; Saturday, Oct. 1, 7-10 p.m., Phil Hurley.
More info: http://www.mckennasdenmusic.com/ivesparkmusic or https://www.facebook.com/ivesparkconcertseries/?fref=nf.
