MASON - Bring your lawn chairs and blankets to downtown Mason on Thursday evening, June 9, and enjoy the sounds of the Mason Orchestral Society's Symphony and Philharmonic on the Ingham County Courthouse lawn.
The society's orchestras, along with special guest duo String Cheese, will play beginning at 6 p.m. in a free concert, hosted by the Mason Area Chamber of Commerce (MACC) and sponsored by CP Federal Credit Union.
That evening, the MACC will have the second scheduled concert in their seventh season of "Thursday Night Live! (TNL) Courthouse Concerts," a summer series of live musical entertainment presented by Independent Bank on eight select Thursday evenings.
The free outdoor concerts take place at 6 p.m. on the Ingham County Courthouse lawn in downtown Mason on June 9 and 23, July 7 and 21, Aug. 11 and 25 and Sept. 15, weather permitting.
The Mason Optimist Club will sell hot dogs, chips and pop nearby, so families can enjoy a picnic dinner during the concerts. Many concert-goers stop by restaurants and stores in Mason afterwards.
Robin King-Fuller of Independent Bank, chair of the committee organizing the concerts, said that "the chamber is hosting Thursday Night Live! again as a way to bring more fun and excitement to downtown Mason." King-Fuller said she was pleased most of the past six years' performers will return for encore performances.
"In addition, we've scheduled a couple of new groups this summer to add even more excitement," she said.
Two weeks after the June 9 concert, the June 23 concert will feature the Sea Cruisers, a popular oldies band, sponsored by Mason's Downtown Development Authority.
The Clarksons, who were new last year to the Mason TNL series, will play on July 7, sponsored by Ware's Pharmacy. They will be followed by Faith 4, a local Christian rock band that will perform for the first time in the TNL series on July 21, sponsored by Mason Area Chamber member churches.
On Thursday, Aug. 11, sponsored by Mason State Bank, the Backwoods Band will have the stage - back for its seventh year with Mason's mayor, Leon Clark. For the Aug. 25 concert on the Courthouse lawn, sponsored by the Dart Container Corp., the series will feature the second new addition to this years TNL series line up, with Twilight Memories Big Band, a 17-piece community big band.
The entertainment series concludes with a concert by the Mason High School Band on Thursday, Sept. 15, led by Beth Bousfield, Mason High School band director. The Mason High School Cheer Squad will join the band in the program sponsored by CP Federal Credit Union.
This last concert will also mark the beginning of Mason's "Down Home Days" festival.
All concerts are weather permitting.
- From the Mason Area Chamber of Commerce
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