{"id":53700,"date":"2020-05-28T11:06:04","date_gmt":"2020-05-28T17:06:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/annual-concerts-the-park-going-virtual\/"},"modified":"2020-05-28T17:06:04","modified_gmt":"2020-05-28T17:06:04","slug":"annual-concerts-the-park-going-virtual","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/annual-concerts-the-park-going-virtual\/","title":{"rendered":"Annual Concerts @ The Park going \u2018virtual\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Baracutanga entertains the Concerts @ The Park crowd last summer at Buckley Park. Community Concert Hall at Fort Lewis College\/Alpine Bank are planning to hold this summer\u2019s concert series virtually.<\/span>Jerry McBride\/Durango Herald file<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>

There will be a different look to Community Concert Hall at Fort Lewis College\/Alpine Bank\u2019s Concerts @ The Park this summer \u2013 because of the current COVID-19 situation, the free live performances usually held Thursday nights in Buckley Park are headed online for a series of virtual shows.<\/p>\n

Concerts from artists\u2019 various virtual stages will be streamed live Thursdays on June 18 and 25, and July 2, 9, 16, 23 and 30. All shows are scheduled to begin at 5:30 p.m., organizers announced in a news release Wednesday.<\/p>\n

To watch the shows, log on to the Community Concert Hall website, www.durangoconcerts.com<\/a> for a live link.<\/p>\n

The \u201cvirtual\u201d Concerts @ The Park schedule is:<\/p>\n

June 18: Soul, funk and R&B with Josh Hoyer & Soul Colossal.<\/em>June 25: Southern country with singer-songwriter John King.<\/em>July 2: \u201cThe Blues Review,\u201d a Southwest Civic Winds ensemble performing from the Concert Hall stage.<\/em>July 9: Syrian roots with Chicago soul with Bassel & The Supernaturals.<\/em>July 16: Folk, country and blues with Alice Wallace.<\/em>July 23: Durango\u2019s jazz musicians, the Southwest Civic Jazz Orchestra from the Concert Hall stage.<\/em>July 30: To be announced.<\/em>\u201cThis is not our ideal situation, but we\u2019re trying to keep the music alive, albeit virtual,\u201d Concert Hall Executive Director Charles Leslie said in the announcement. \u201cMake it a Thursday evening event with a big screen and barbecue or picnic in your backyards or neighborhood cul de sacs. We\u2019ll be back live as soon as possible and safe. Tremendous thanks goes out to Alpine Bank for sponsoring these free virtual shows both for our community and to help keep musicians employed.\u201d<\/p>\n

For more information, visit www.durangoconcerts.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

katie@durangoherald.com<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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