Iowa City Announces Summer Party in the Park Schedule

Iowa City's fun summer music series featuring the city's many fine parks and local musicians is returning to a neighborhood near you this summer.

The parties, sponsored Iowa City's Parks and Recreation Department and Neighborhood Services Division each feature a musical performer, games, family activities, and ice cream. Each party is held at a different park each Thursday from 6:30 to 8 p.m. from June 7 through August 30.

Nancita Wernett will kick the party off this Friday with her original parables and blues and folk music.

All of the events are free and open to the public.

This year's Party in the Park Schedule 
  
SOUTH HICKORY HILL PARK - 1439 Bloomington Street Nancita Wernett: Original parables, folk, blues, ballads June 7

COURT HILL PARK (Shelter #1) - 2825 Friendship Street Marc Janssen: Old time duets on fiddle, mandolin, banjo, & guitar June 14

WETHERBY PARK - 2400 Taylor Drive Dennis Florine: Acoustic folk / pop / rock / singer-songwriter June 21

MERCER PARK - 2701 Bradford Drive Mark Hartstack: Fun family folk music June 28

RENO PARK - Reno Street & Fairchild Street Bob & Kristie Black Bluegrass: originals, and Midwestern roots music July 5

HUNTER’S RUN (playground area) - Duck Creek Drive Alan & Aleta Murphy: American fiddle tunes and closed harmony singing July 12

FRAUENHOLTZ-MILLER PARK - Lower West Branch Road SE Pennies on the Rail:
Variety of songs mixing voices and instruments July 19

OAK GROVE PARK - Page Street & Dodge Street Ron Hillis Mr. Variety and his music July 26

EMMA HARVAT SQUARE (in the Peninsula) - West End of Foster Road Michelle Lynn: Original folk rock August 2

VILLA PARK - Westgate Street & MacBride Drive Deb Singer: Music and movement for the whole family! August 9

CREEKSIDE PARK - 1858 7th Avenue Court The Awful Purdies: All female, orchestral folk August 23

THE NED ASHTON HOUSE - 820 Park Road Mutiny in the Parlor: Hot jazz, swing, and parlor tunes from the 1910’s-1940’s  August 30