Lazy, hazy summertime in the Golden Triangle heralds the return of Sounds of Summer in Columbus. Now in its 10th year, the free concert series at the Columbus Riverwalk launches with music by the Stormy Monday blues band Thursday, June 1 from 7-9 p.m. Additional concerts will feature Swingshift June 15, Deacon Jones and the Late Night June 29 and Style the Band July 13.
The family-friendly Sounds of Summer is a joint presentation of the Columbus Lowndes Chamber of Commerce and Main Street Columbus.
“There is something for everyone at Sounds of Summer,” said Barbara Bigelow, Main Street Columbus executive director. “We are so grateful for the opportunity to showcase our community and local talent with an event the public enjoys every summer.”
The concert series has been designated a Top 20 Event for June and July by the Southeast Tourism Society for the past six years. Admission is free. Food and drink vendors will be on site. Lawn chairs and blankets to sit on are encouraged. (No coolers or pets, please.)
Columbus Lowndes Chamber of Commerce president Lisa James said, “We are so appreciative of our business sponsors and volunteers who make this even possible. We love partnering with Main Street Columbus, our sponsors and volunteers to help deliver quality, family-friendly events to our area year after year.”
Sounds of Summer is made possible through volunteers and sponsors such as Annunciation Catholic School, BankFirst, C Spire, Children’s Health Center of Columbus, Clark Beverage Group, Golden Triangle Radiology, Lowndes County Chancery Clerk Lisa Younger-Neese, Mitchell Distributing Company, PACCAR, Penny Bowen Designs Inc., Phillips Contracting and Rex’s Rentals.
The Riverwalk is located at the west end of Main Street in downtown Columbus.
For more information, contact the Chamber of Commerce at 662-328-4491 or Main Street Columbus at 662-328-6305.
Jan Swoope is the Lifestyles Editor for The Commercial Dispatch.
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