The Grassland Summer Music Series is in full swing at the new green space downtown Elora.
Featuring free events held each Sunday from 2 to 4pm, the series is presented by the merchants of Elora and runs until Aug. 11. Featured events are as follows:
– July 7, Shannon Kingsbury (music from her debut release, Luminocity, which earned acclaim from the Huffington Post and Echo Weekly);
– July 14, The Bicycle Opera Project, presented by Elora Fergus Tourism, and The Elora Youth Singers, directed by Emily Petrenko (featuring choir singers ranging in age from grades five to 12)
– July 21, the Lion Detective Club, a stage name for Guelph’s Paul Harper, followed by Sam Boer, also of Guelph;
– July 28, well known local musician Ian Reid (his second show at the Greenspace), as well as Fergus’ Nick Gush, who will bring his acoustic guitar to join the vocal harmonies of singer Pam Davies;
– Aug. 4, the Grassland series will be transformed into the Celtic Corner, presented by the Fergus Scottish Festival (the greenspace will be filled with the sounds of Scotland during the week with a musical line-up presented by the folks at the Scottish Festival:
– Aug. 11, The Boo Radley Project, presented by Riverfest Elora, featuring musicians from Elora and Guelph showcasing a fusion of jazz, funk and alternative music with a quirky and dynamic stage presence (the band will be fresh off their performance at this year’s Hillside Festival; it will also perform at Riverfest on Aug. 17).
For more information, contact Haydn Watters, series coordinator, at grasslandelora@gmail.com.
