MUSIC
Lunchtime concerts, hosted by the Butler County Symphony Association, take place at noon Fridays, some in the symphony office at 259 S. Main St. and some in Diamond Park, across from the Butler County Courthouse on Main Street. Scheduled for Friday is the folk music of Cloud Chamber, outdoors in Diamond Park. Admission is free. Call 724-283-1402 or visit www.butlersymphony.org.
Greater Cranberry Men’s Chorus, also known as The Bogmeisters, is scheduled to perform at 10 a.m. Aug. 3 for the Cranberry Cup kick off.
The free Family Concert Series, sponsored by the Butler County Parks and Recreation Department, begins at 6:30 p.m. Tuesdays through Aug. 13 in the Odd Fellow Gazebo at Alameda Park in Butler Township. The rock ’n’ roll band Muddy Creek is scheduled to play on Tuesday. Call 724-284-5383 or visit www.co.butler.pa.us.
The Musicians’ Concert Band, in its 34th performance season, will present “Music from the Movies and Broadway” on Thursday and the TMG Swing Orchestra on Aug. 1 at Butler Intermediate High School’s auditorium. The suggested donation for each concert is $5. Visit www.musiciansconcertband.com.
Free summer concerts in Community Park’s Rotary Amphitheatre in Cranberry Township will feature Randy Galioto presenting “Elvis Lives” at 7 p.m. Thursday. Call 724-776-4806.
Cranberry Municipal Center Gazebo, 2525 Rochester Road, will be the site of a performance by the Rock Jazz Trio at noon Friday. Based in Slippery Rock, this violin-guitar-bass trio plays old-time jazz and gypsy jazz, along with a sprinkle of classic rock and folk covers.
The free Summer Concert Series in Harmony takes place on the square. Performing at 7 p.m. Thursday will be the John Burgh Band, featuring instrumentalists and vocalists performing old-style swing, jazz standards, rhythm and blues, and pop and rock. Audience members should take their own seating. Call 724-452-6780.
Zelienople Community Park Amphitheatre is the site of a Summer Concert Series. Smoking Section is scheduled to play the blues at 7 p.m. Aug. 2, weather permitting.
