July 5 is the start date for Surrey’s Sounds of Summer concerts this year.
Admission is free for Partners in Parks’ annual series, held at a variety of parks, plazas and other sites in the city every Wednesday in July and August, from 6:30 to 8 p.m.
“With diverse genres from jazz and R&B to classic rock, enjoy this live concert series at some of Surrey’s most beautiful parks and outdoor spaces,” says a post on surrey.ca, where the calendar is posted.
Nine concerts are booked, starting July 5 with folk band Sturtz at Surrey Civic Plaza, at city hall. “The acoustic quartet – Andrew Sturtz (vocals, guitar), Jim Herlihy (banjo], Courtlyn Carpenter (cello) and Will Kuepper (bass)– falls somewhere at the intersection of folk and soul, with lead singer Andrew Sturtz’s melodic vocals soaring over the lower string instrumentals,” a bio reads.
“Sturtz is based in Boulder, Colorado, and has toured across the U.S. opening for groups like the Eli Young Band, Trout Steak Revival, Lillie Mae, and Smooth Hound Smith.”
Seating is limited, and it’s best to bring your own chair to the concert. Washrooms will be available at city hall, along with parking. “If you pack a picnic to enjoy at the concert, please pack out all your waste at the end of the show and sort it into the appropriate waste streams at home,” an event advisory says. “Alcohol is not permitted in unlicensed public spaces at any time.”
The Sounds of Summer concerts continue July 12 with Venezuelan folk band Asi Somos at The Glades Woodland Garden in South Surrey, followed July 19 by a double bill of hip-hop band Super Duty Tough Work and Métis fiddler Sierra Noble at The Museum of Surrey, in Cloverdale, and South Van Big Band at South Surrey’s Darts Hill Garden Park on July 26.
The five August concerts will feature Bollywood dance artist Karima Essa with Dholnation drum ensemble Aug. 2 at Surrey Civic Plaza, funk outfit Cookin’ With Brass at Clayton Community Centre on Aug. 9, tribute band Stealing Dan at Historic Stewart Farm on Aug. 16, reggae/Afrobeat quartet Mivule at Holland Park on Aug. 23 and soul singer Krystle Dos Santos at Surrey Civic Plaza on Aug. 30.
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