Arts & Entertainment

Party in the Park to Kick off Thursday night

The popular concert series sponsored by Iowa City's Park's and Recreation Department and Neighborhood Services Division will feature local band Acoustic Mayhem at Kiwanis Park starting Thursday at 6:30 p.m.

Party in the Park, the popular performance series featuring a different performer in a different Iowa City park each week, kicks off this Thursday. The event, sponsored by the city's Park's and Recreation Department and Neighborhood Services Division, will also provide music, games, arts and crafts, and ice cream all free of charge.

Here is the schedule for the Party in the Park performances:

Date Park Location Band June 16 Kiwanis Aber Avenue / Teg Drive Acoustic Mayhem  June 23 Court Hill 2825 Friendship Street Sarah Cram  June 30 Highland Highland / Keokuk Nicole and Ben Upchurch July 7 Oak Grove Page / Dodge Streets Awful Purdies  July 14 Mercer 2701 Bradford Drive Pennies on the Rail  July 21 Pheasant Hill Concord Circle Mark and Brandi Janssen  July 28 Creekside 1858 7th Avenue Court Ron Hillis  August 4 Wetherby 2400 Taylor Drive Mutiny in the Parlor  August 11 Willow Creek 1117 Teg Drive Nick Stika  September 1 Reno Reno / Fairchild Streets The Murphy's  September 8 Benton Hill Benton Street / Miller Avenue Deb Singer  September 15 Fairmeadows 2500 Miami Drive Hot Club of Davenport September 22 Glendale Glendale/ East Ralston Creek Saul Lubaroff September 29 Brookland Myrtle Avenue / Melrose Court The Beggarmen

Source: The Iowa City website.

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