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Skinker DeBaliviere Community Council (SDCC) and the West End Arts Council (WEAC) are excited to announce the 2013 Concert Series schedule!
All Skinker DeBaliviere residents and visitors from around the St. Louis area are encouraged to join us for this year’s exciting concert series–bring a friend or the whole family!
All concerts will take place from 6pm-9pm in the Greg Freeman Park Four Corners Park (next to 6008 Kingsbury Ave. at Des Peres Ave.). Skinker DeBaliviere’s Famous BBQ will be available for sale.
All proceeds will be donated to SDCC/WEAC to help cover the artists’ fees. Our 2013 Summer Concert Series lineup is: Saturday June 29, 6-9pm: Non-Stop Reggae We are thrilled to open our summer series with one of St. Louis’s bestknown reggae bands! Non-Stop Reggae has played for the St. Louis area since 1998 and will perform an exciting combination of classic roots rock reggae and modern reggae dance hits suitable for all to enjoy. Website: http://tinyurl.com/nonstopreggae Tuesday August 6, 6-9pm: Polyphony Marimba Our second concert celebrates National Night Out and will feature a nationally touring marimba ensemble from Santa Fe, NM that touts a unique multi-generational membership. Its music “vibrantly conveys a deeply personal contemporary sensibility, while drawing from the ancient rhythms and melodies of southern Africa.” Website: http://www.polyphonymarimba.com/ Saturday September 21, 6-9pm: Hudson and the Hoo Doo Cats For our final concert of the summer we will welcome one of St. Louis’s favorite local JumpSwinginRockinBoogieBluesaBilly band. Hudson and the Hoo Doo Cats focus on swingin’ shufflin’ blues, 50s rock & roll and rockabilly, and medium tempo dance music such as West Coast, Lindy Hop, Imperial and more. Website: http://www.hudsonandthehoodoocats.com/ ” The SDCC’s Summer Concert Series begins on June 29 with Non-Stop Reggae.
The National Night Out Concert on August features Polyphony Marimba, and the final concert of the series is scheduled for September 21 and features Hudson and the Hoo-Doo Cats.
All concerts take place at the Four Corners stage at Kingsbury and Des Peres and great BBQ is offered for sale, along with other treats. Bring your lawn chair and enjoy these free concerts right in the neighborhood.
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Hudson and the Hoo Doo Cats. Descriptive caption supplied.
Originally published in The Times of Skinker-DeBaliviere, Summer 2013.
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