MANCHESTER, NH — The Friends of Stark Park 2016 Summer Concert Series begins on June 26 at 2 p.m. with the Freese Brothers Big Band. Concerts are free and take place in the bandstand in Stark Park on North River Rd.
The Freese Brothers music includes a mix of Big Band and Swing classics, as well as top tunes of every decade since the Big Bands were the rage in the 1940s. You will hear Miller and the Duke, Manhattan Transfer and the Beatles, along with Brian Setzer and Norah Jones.
Visit the Friends of Stark Park website for additional information about the concerts. Bring your own blanket or lawn chair.
The summer schedule is below:
- Sunday, July 3, 2 p.m. – New Legacy Swing Band
- Sunday, July 10, 2 p.m. – New Black Eagle Jazz Band
- Sunday, July 17, 2 p.m. – Traditional Irish
- Sunday, July 24, 2 p.m. – Studio Two, Beatles Tribute
- Sunday, July 31, 2 p.m. – Strafford Wind Symphony
- Sunday, Aug. 7, 2 p.m. – High Range, bluegrass
- Wed. Aug. 10, 5:30 p.m. – Opera NH– The Three Sopranos
- Sunday, Aug. 14, 2 p.m. – Wolverine Jazz Band
- Sunday, Aug. 21, 2 p.m. – Annie & the Orphans
- Thurs. Aug. 25, 6 p.m. – Manchester Community Music School Summer Band
- Sunday, Aug 28, 2 p.m. Compaq Big Band
