Downtown Topeka Summer Concert Series STARTS Friday

Downtown Topeka, Inc. will kick-off the free community outdoor concerts this Friday, May 1, starting with the 2015 First Friday Summer Concert Series (FFSCS) featuring Jarrod Guth playing guitar on the sidewalk at 5:30pm, followed by headliner Monk’s Wine around 8pm. The FFSCS is a free outdoor concert featuring local and regional talent hosted in the 100 block of SW 8^th in the downtown area. Some seating and tables are provided, but the attendees are encouraged to bring their own comfy lawn chair with cup holder. Along with LIVE music, the event provides outdoor beer gardens and dancing. Upcoming 2015 dates for FFSCS: May 1, June 5, July 3, August 7 First Friday Summer Concert Series Sponsors: Strathman Sales, BUDWEISER, COX Communications, The Celtic Fox, The Office Bar & Lounge and our downtown annual sponsors

FIRST FRIDAY CONCERT SERIES SCHEDULE: fb link

5/1/2015 Monk’s Wine - (Topeka) Piano Pop Rock

6/5/2015 TBA shortly

7/3/2015 Aaron Kamm & the One Drops – (St. Louis) Reggae

8/7/2015 Top City Ramblers – (Topeka) Country

For Wednesday lunchtime enjoyment, the Noontime Brown Bag Concert Series will kick-off May 13 (ending August 26) from 11am to 1pm every Wednesday on the west side lawn of Topeka Performing Arts Center at 8^th & Quincy. Local musicians from Topeka, Lawrence and Kansas City will entertain attendees with their own authored music. Some seating is provided. Attendees are encouraged to pick up lunch at a local downtown restaurant and come relax to the tunes while they eat. May 13 features returning musicians CS Luxem from Lawrence.

Noontime Brown Bag Concert Series Sponsors: Mize Houser & Company, Topeka Performing Arts Center and our downtown annual sponsors

Downtown Annual Sponsors: Capitol Federal, Clayton Financial Services, Parrish Hotel Corporation, Downtown Topeka, Inc, Capital Business Improvement District

NOONTIME BROWN BAG CONCERT SCHEDULE: fb link

5/13/2015 CS Luxem – (Lawrence) Experimental, ghost folk, psychedelic soul

5/20/2015 Chris Aytes - (Topeka) Singer/Songwriter and bandleader in the traditions of Elvis Costello and Buddy Holly

5/27/2015 Monzie Leo & The Big Sky – (Topeka/Lawrence) Acoustic-electric folk

6/3/2015 Slow Ya Roll – (Topeka) Funk N' Soul

6/10/2015 Kirk Drager – (Topeka) Folk/Americana

6/17/2015 Tyler Gregory – (Lawrence) Roots, Folk, Americana, Blues

6/24/2015 KID JAM on TPAC LAWN - Children's Singer/Songwriter Showcase and Sing-a-long with Kyler Carpenter

7/1/2015 Big Harry and the Back Alley Blues – (Topeka) Jazz/Blues

7/8/2015 Nicolette Paige – (Kansas City) Singer/Songwriter

7/15/2015 Jacob Hodge – (Topeka) Acoustic and Rock

7/22/2015 Judd Henry Mason – (Topeka) Folk/Americana