out &z about
Spring and summer mean music soon will fill the air
BY JOE EARLE
joeearle@reporternewspapers. net
Spring is here, summer is coming and
soon there will be music in the air.
The largest outdoor concerts planned
in Reporter Newspapers communities this
spring and summer will be held, of course,
at Chastain Amphitheatre in Buckhead.
There, big-name performers from the In
digo Girls to Smashing Pumpkins and
from Harry Connick Jr. to Sting are sched
uled to play in the coming months.
But Chastain shows can be pricey —
tickets to see Sting or Connick can run to
more than $100 apiece. So here’s a sam
pling of places music fans can find inex
pensive, or even free, concerts this spring
and summer in or near Reporter Newspa
pers communities.
Brookhaven
The Oglethorpe University Museum
of Art, at 4484 Peachtree Road, will host
cellist Brad Ritchie in a performance of
Claude Bolling’s “Suite for Cello and Jazz
Piano Trio” on May 12. The show begins
at 4 p.m. Tickets cost $ 10, but are free for
museum members and Oglethorpe facul
ty, staff and students.
For more information: museum.
oglethorpe.edu/programs.htm
Oglethorpe hosts other concerts,
too. Here’s a sampling, as provided by
Oglethorpe professor Brent Runnels:
- 8 p.m. April 26, University Sing
ers Spring Concert, Conant Performing
Arts Center, free.
- 8 p.m. April 30, International Day
of Jazz featuring Jazz Orchestra Atlanta’s
16-piece big band, Conant Performing
Arts Center, $ 10.
- 8 p.m. May 2, Oglethorpe Concert
Winds Spring Concert, Conant Per
forming Arts Center, free.
- 8 p.m. May 4, Georgia Philharmon
ic Concert, Conant Performing Arts
Center, tickets $26-$ 11.
For more information: www.ogletho-
rpe.edu, www.jazzorchestraatlanta.com,
www.georgiaphilharmonic.org/season.
html
Chamblee
The Fourth Friday concert series at
City Hall in downtown Chamblee starts
May 24. Shows last from 7 p.m. until 10
p.m. Admission is free. The performers
scheduled are:
- The Tams, June 24.
- Rupert’s Orchestra, June 28.
- Kinchafoonee Cowboys, Aug. 23.
For more information: 770-986-
5016.
Dunwoody
The Dunwoody Nature Center starts
its 2013 evening concert series with a
spring concert on May 18. The series
continues with shows on June 15, June
29, Sept. 21 and Oct. 5. The concerts,
held in the center meadow, are free for
members, with a small charge for admis
sion for non-members. The center is lo
cated at 5343 Roberts Drive.
For more information: www.dun-
woodynature. org
Sandy Springs
Heritage Sandy Springs’ annual Con
certs by the Springs series hits its 17th
birthday this year. The free concerts draw
hundreds of fans to the entertainment
lawn at Heritage Green, 6110 Bluestone
Road. The shows are scheduled on Sun
day evenings from 7 p.m. until 8:30 p.m.
This year’s schedule features:
- The Tams, May 12
- Gwen Hughes and the Retro Jazz
Kats, June 2
- The A-Town A-List, July 14
- The Mustangs, Aug. 4
- The Kinchafoonee Cowboys, Sept. 8.
For more information: www.heritag-
esandysprings.org
Heritage Sandy Springs also plans a
second series of concerts this year. The
new series, called Rhythm and Blues, re
places the former Wine Down Wednes
days series, and promises to present re
gional roots music.
Shows are scheduled for one Thurs
day each month from May through Au
gust. Performances are scheduled from
6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. on the entertain
ment lawn at Heritage Green, 6110
Bluestone Road. Tickets cost $5 for
those 21 and older, and $2 for those
aged 13-20. Admission is free for those
aged 12 and younger.
The schedule features:
- Seven Handle Circus, May 29
- von Grey, June 27
- The Corduroy Road, July 25
- Old You, Aug. 29
For more information: email:
events@heritagesandysprings.org
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