Bring the kids, friends, a picnic, and a blanket! Sponsored by Wake Forest ARTS, the Six Sundays in Spring concert series will be held in 2012 on consecutive Sundays from April 29 through June 3, 2012. The free concerts are held at E. Carroll Joyner Park Amphitheater at 701 Harris Rd. in Wake Forest and get underway at 3 pm this year. Food and refreshments will be available, or bring your own picnic. Come join your friends and neighbors and make this year’s Six Sundays in Spring your best Sundays of the year!

Please note: in case of inclement weather, updated concert information will be available on Community Channel 10 and by calling the Wake Forest Weather Line at (919) 435-9569. Smart phone users who have downloaded the Town of Wake Forest app will receive a push notification message informing them of any schedule changes. Please park in the designated parking lot if space is available. No alcohol, firearms, or unleashed dogs are allowed in the park. For more information, email info@WakeForestARTS.org.

2012 Performers and Dates

April 29:

Jazz music will come alive with Marcus Anderson, who sings and plays saxophone and flute. Anderson participated in the Jazz Ensemble at North Carolina Central University and now lives in Durham. He has performed for Hilary Clinton and Jesse Jackson and won a number of awards for his performances.

The all-male gospel group Ministers of Worship will open this concert at 3:30 pm

May 6:

Will McBride Group – Since their 2004 beginning, The Will McBride Group continues to “satisfy your cool side…and move your backside” with their bold foray into the area between jazz, funk, rock, and pop. The band has opened for international artists that include Nantucket, Latin Grammy winner David Sanchez, and STYX. The Will McBride Group does standard/latin jazz, rock, pop, even 70′s funk…all as a trio, and all those influences drive their original compositions.

May 13:

Reggae band The Healing Force will perform after Phatbread. Phatbread plays tribute music to vintage rock with drum circle interaction.

May 20:

Folk Country singer Angela Easterling will perform after indy musician Arielle Bryant.

 

 

 

 

 

May 27:

John Lakota Locklear, 14 year old Native American (Lumbee) of Pembroke, North Carolina was 7 years old, when he started playing harmonica and 9 years old when he picked up his first guitar.  He was intrigued by the sound of the slide guitar and wanted to learn to play.  About a year and a half later, he bought himself a glass slide, placed it on his pinky finger and has been sliding ever since.  Lakota John will perform blues infused with his Native American heritage.

June 3:

The Gravy Boys – The Gravy Boys perform acoustic Americana music, drawing deep from the well of our country’s diverse musical heritage. Since they came together to form the band in 2004, they have released two albums and are working on a third. The Gravy Boys take old-time themes and bring them into the present day with an authentic passion that resonates with all who listen. This concert is sponsored by PineCone (Piedmont Council of Traditional Music) and the Town of Wake Forest.