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Toe-Tappin’and Finger-Snappin’
Written By: Mary Jane McCall | Issue: 2017/05 - May
Warmer spring evenings make us want to kick up our heels a bit and there’s no more fun place to join your friends and neighbors and shake a leg than the Friday Night Live and Saturdays on Pine outdoor concerts. Friday Night Live performances take place at the Highlands Town Square from 6:00 until 8:00 P.M. Saturdays on Pine are at the Kelsey- Hutchinson Founders Park on Pine Street and also begin at 6:00.
Friday Night Live is part of the Blue Ridge Music Trails of North Carolina, an initiative led by the Blue Ridge National Heritage Area Partnership and the North Carolina Arts Council. Their vision is to strengthen the cultural heritage of our communities by increasing opportunities for people to hear, learn about, and enjoy the unique music that has been performed and enjoyed in the North Carolina mountains and foothills for generations. Friday Night Live is proud to play a part in keeping these music traditions alive.
Crowd favorite Tallulah River Band starts this year’s Friday Night Live series with their lively bluegrass sounds on Friday, May 19.
The next Friday, May 26, prepare to be entertained by Silly Ridge Round-up, a versatile, energetic Highlands-based band playing bluegrass favorites. Southern Highlands hits the stage on Friday, June 2. This multi-generational group epitomizes the tradition of each generation handing down their musical heritage to the next.
The Saturdays on Pine concerts at Founders Park offer a little something for every musical taste with their summer concert series. The lively bluegrass trio Grandpa’s Cough Medicine kicks things off on June 3. Just like a good, strong dose of medicine, this band’s blistering sounds promise to cure your ills and get you on your feet. Bring your lawn chairs and a picnic and join the fun.
Highlands Chamber of Commerce sponsors both of these concert series. For more information, visit highlandschamber.org or call (828) 526-2112.
