Ballard Park, in the center of historic Westport on Lake Champlain, will host a seven-week live music concert series beginning July 7th.
The concerts take place each Thursday at 7 pm, commencing July 7th, and run until August 18th. Concerts are free to all, with open seating on a grassy hillside overlooking the Pavilion and Lake Champlain, with the Green Mountains of Vermont beyond.
Ballard Park Summer Concert Series line-up:
July 7th – Mile 12, a Boston-based bluegrass band;
July 14th – Will Patton Ensemble, with Will Patton on mandolin and a musical world tour;
July 21st – HEARD World Music — vibrant, danceable music with a strong African beat;
July 28th – Ray Vega — Vermont’s master of jazz;
August 4th – Meadowmount School of Music, Petey Cerf Memorial Concert — strings students from Westport’s renowned summer camp;
August 11th – Cricket Blue — Vermont-based folk/indie group makes magic with cellos and voice; and
August 18th – Big Hat, No Cattle — a hoe-down on the hillside with this upbeat cowboy Western swing group.
Food will be available for purchase from DaCy Meadow Farms, a local farm-to-table purveyor. Picnicking is encouraged. Blankets or low chairs are recommended. A voluntary raffle will be held at intermission.
All concerts are free and open to the public. For more information and updates, click here.
Photo of concert at Ballard Park provided.
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