Summer Sunset Concerts are returning to Salmon Brook Park for three consecutive Saturday afternoons in July. The concerts will take place on July 9, 16 and 23, from 3 to 8:30 p.m. The park’s bandshell will be the concert venue featuring the Adam Ezra Group with Atlas Grey on the 9th. Tusk the Ultimate Fleetwood Mac Tribute with Hot Acoustics performs on the 16th, and the legendary Max Creek with The Kings close the series on the 23rd. Zen Den, pizza and taco food trucks, bar trucks, vendors, and on-site crafts will round out the day. Attendees may also bring their own coolers with food and beverages, chairs, tables, and candelabras. Make a picnic of it. Dogs are also welcome—with a pooper scooper.
The concert series was created as a joint effort between Granby Parks and Recreation and Rider Productions, LLC as a way to raise additional funds for the park’s many town activities. A few of the programs offered that will benefit are Outdoor Movie Nights, Free Thursday Night Concerts in the Park, Trunk or Treat, Santa’s Visit with Tree Lighting, and Family Skate Day. Donations are also made to the local Specialist Richard C. Emmons III Memorial Foundation granting Granby high school students scholarship money each year upon graduation. Habitat for Humanity North Central Connecticut supports the concerts series with volunteers staffing the gate area and Granby Rec and Rider Productions are happy to donate to their ongoing efforts to build and restore homes in our communities. Also on site at each of the concerts is the Waste Not Want Not Community Kitchen locally run out of South Congregational Church—it is welcoming donations again this year, and would be grateful for non-perishable food and beverages, toiletries or paper products.
Tickets for Granby residents are available at a discounted rate prior to the shows. Further information and ticket purchases can be found on sunsetconcertseries.rocks The Sunset Concert Series is made possible by the generous support received from the community: Hayes-Huling and Carmon Funeral Home, Artioli Dodge Chrysler Ram, Garrity Asphalt Reclaiming, The Simsbury Inn, MLK&R, Granby Dental Center, Morgan Stanley, Windsor Federal Savings, Small Town Septic, GreatBlue Research, Holloway’s Appliance Center, State Line Propane & Oil, Northwest Community Bank, Servepro, Westfield Bank, State Farm, Pam Broderick Coldwell Banker and Eaton Eyecare.
The Sunset Concert Series is also supported by the Granby-Simsbury Chamber of Commerce, Bradley Regional Chamber of Commerce and Monrovia for the beautiful flowers that decorate the stage area. Bring family and friends to enjoy music, vendors and a picnic in the park with the community. For further questions contact event producer Sally Rider at 860-413-9067 or sally@riderevents.com