MVAA announces summer concert series
Courtesy of The Mon Valley Academy for the Arts
The Wally Gingers Orchestra will be at Chess Park in Monongahela June 5.
Strumburgh Band is scheduled to appear at Chess Park in Monongahela on July 3.聽
Pittsburgh Big Band Legends will perform at Chess Park in Monongahela on Aug. 7.
Billy Price kicks off this year无毛视频檚 Mon Valley Academy for the Arts Summer Concert Series, which is sponsored by EQT Foundation.
Price is scheduled to perform April 24 at the Brownsville Sons of Italy.
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The EQT/MVAA 2022 Summer Concert Series has three shows scheduled for the Chess Park Gazebo in Monongahela 无毛视频� the Wally Gingers Orchestra (June 5), Strumburgh Band (July 3) and Pittsburgh Big Band Legends (Aug. 7).
Four shows are planned for the Cast Iron Amphitheater in Brownsville 无毛视频� Blended Reality Band (June 12), Refuge Band (July 10), Classics Band (Aug. 7) and a concert to be determined on Sept. 18.
Admission at the shows at Chess Park and the Cast Iron Amphitheater is free.
Rounding out the series will be the annual MVAA Academy Showcase with the Twin Coaches Junior Stage Band at a site to be determined.
The Twin Coaches Junior Stage Band is comprised of students from a number of area school districts.
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There also will be musical acts participating at the farmer无毛视频檚 market at the gazebo at Chess Park from 4-6 p.m. every Friday from June 10 through Sept. 16.
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Smith added that that interest is growing to the point where MVAA is considering expanding its facilities.
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For more information, call 724-565-1687 or check the MVAA无毛视频檚 Facebook page or email info@monvalleyacademyforthearts.org.