The schedule has been set for the 2024 concert series in Central Park, Honesdale, the 57th year since the start of the Wayne County Creative Arts Council (WCCAC). This will be the first season using the new mobile event stage purchased by Honesdale Borough. The stage is set to be dedicated in May.
Concerts are scheduled on Monday and Thursday evenings from June 10 through July 25 at the south end of the park. Concertgoers are invited to bring their own lawn chairs or blankets to sit upon. A freewill offering is collected. All concerts begin at 7:30 p.m. except the Independence Day celebration on July 1, which commences at 6:30 p.m. and leads up to the fireworks display.
The latest concert series announced by Director Mitzi Kielar is as follows:
Monday, June 10: Honesdale Harmonizers (barbershop music), followed by Highlander Handbells
Thursday, June 13: Lighten Up, followed by Poison Love
Monday, June 17: Wayne Choralaires
Thursday, June 20: Moss Henry and the Bryophytes
Monday, June 24: Fabulous 45's
Thursday, June 27: Luongo Brothers
Monday, July 1: Independence Day celebration (6:30 p.m.) with Doug Smith Band and Crystal Band. There will be food and novelty vendors. The event leads to the fireworks display launched off Irving Cliff at approximately 9:30 p.m. Rain date: July 2.
Thursday, July 4: No concert
Monday, July 8: Lenoxville Community Band
Thursday, July 11: Robert Tellefeson
Monday, July 15: Ekat and Friends
Thursday, July 18: Teddy Young
Monday, July 22: Gram Baxtr
Thursday, July 25: Old Time Fiddlers (rain date, Monday, July 29, if needed)
Rain locations will be announced on the local Bold Gold Media radio stations 105.3 FM and 95.3 FM, and on Facebook.
On Friday, May 24, at noon, Honesdale Borough is slated to dedicate the new concert stage, which has not yet been used for an event. The expandable, moveable stage will first be used for the Memorial Day ceremony on May 27 which follows the 10 a.m. parade.
Kielar said the stage will be named for the late Arthur E. Fasshauer and the late Mae Figura. Fasshauer, a Honesdale clothing merchant, started the WCCAC and summer concert series in 1967. Fasshauer ran it for 30 years until he retired. Figura directed the series after Fasshauer until she retired in 2016.
The series continued every summer except 2020, due to the COVID pandemic.
WCCAC purchased its own stage set on a flatbed trailer about 13 years ago; it was eventually named in memory of Fasshauer.
For more information on the 2024 concert series, visit facebook.com/groups/WayneCreativeArts .
Peter Becker has worked at the Tri-County Independent or its predecessor publications since 1994. Reach him at pbecker@tricountyindependent.com or 570-253-3055 ext. 1588.
This article originally appeared on Tri-County Independent: Wayne County Creative Arts Council announces summer concert series in Honesdale
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