MUSIC
Musicians' Concert Band will perform five Thursday concerts this summer. Concert dates are tonight and June 28, July 12 and 26 and Aug. 2, all beginning at 7:30 p.m. at Butler Intermediate High School. Admission is $5. For more information, visit the website www.musiciansconcertband.com.
Bands performing in the new urban park created in the 100 block of West New Castle Street include the May Hollow Band on Friday evening and the Angel Blue Band at lunchtime Wednesday. Through Aug. 10, concerts will be given at the plaza each Friday evening, with every other Friday at 6 p.m. featuring three bands as part of a Summer Jam series. For a full events schedule, visit ButlerDowntown.org.
A free family summer concert series hosted by the Butler County Parks and Recreation Department will be held at 6:30 p.m. Tuesdays in the Carousel Shelter at Alameda Park. Playing Tuesday will be rock band Moon Drag. Call 724-284-5383.
Concerts to Munch By, hosted by the Butler County Symphony Association, continues the summer series Wednesday with Andrew Percy on fiddle. Each week a musician or a group will perform free, half-hour concerts beginning at 12:15 p.m. at the symphony office, 259 S. Main St. The series will run Wednesdays through Aug. 22, except July 4. Audience members can take a lunch or buy one on site courtesy Café Main. Cookies and cold drinks are free. Call 724-283-1402, or visit www.butlersymphony.org.
Hartwood Acres Amphitheater, Hampton Township, will be the site of a performance by oldies band Jimmy Beaumont and the Skyliners at 7:30 p.m. Sunday and by funk, jazz and folk music group Meshell N’Degeocello at 7:30 p.m. June 24. The series continues through the summer and most shows are free. Call 412-767-9200.Fifth Oil Region Indie Music Festival kicks off at 5 p.m. Friday on Seneca Street in Oil City. The free event features more than 30 performances at five venues, all within walking distance of each other. Call 814-676-5303.
