Music in the Park will launch its 2024 summer concert series at 6 p.m. Thursday at Philomath City Park with a performance by Philomath students.
Performances, offered from May through August on the third Thursday and last Sunday, are staged in the Randy Kugler Community Hall and gazebo area. Those attending are encouraged to bring lawn chairs or blankets to sit on.
Food and refreshments are typically available for purchase. Philomath Community Library plans to be on site with free family activities.
The concerts are free but donations are encouraged to benefit the Philomath Performing Arts Benefit Fund, a nonprofit foundation established to fill the needs of all band and music programs in the local school district.
The Philomath Park Advisory Board hosts the concert series.
Following the school band performance on May 16, the rest of the series features Chipindura Marimba (May 26), Revel’n (June 20), DRTR (June 30, Tin Can Alley (July 18), Barrie Dempsey Duo (July 28), The Nettles (Aug. 15) and Family Tradition (Aug. 25).