Same location. Same low price. New performers every week. Infamous for proposals and bird sightings alike, the Idaho Falls Greenbelt will play host to a different type of community event this summer. The Snake River Concert Series takes place every Tuesday at 7 p.m. through the end of August.
Between D and E Streets in Idaho Falls is the place to be Tuesday nights throughout the summer. Highlights include music, food, and community fun.
British Nuclear Fuels (BNFL), an international nuclear energy business and the long-time sponsor for the concert series, hands out balloons for the kids, said sLinda Evans, front of house manager for Colonial Theater.
The Colonial Theater House and the Idaho Falls Arts Council organize the concert series.
The Snake River Series, so called because of the river that runs beside the performance area, has been a community standard for years, Evans said. “It’s been here for as long as I have.”
Featured artists are many and varied. Mostly local artists perform at the Series. However, the end of summer concert usually has a big-name headliner. This year, the organizers decided to keep it local. Artists from Jackson Hole are traveling the farthest distance; most musicians are from southeastern Idaho.
The best part about the concert series is that it’s free. All the concerts, regardless of who is performing, are free of charge to the public. Evans suggests doing what the locals do: “bring a picnic dinner, lawn chairs, blankets.”
Concerts throughout July include: July 5 Fiddlestoo, July 12 pianist Del Parkinson playing Gershwin, July 19 guitar geniuses Nelson Soucek and Craig Green, July 26 The Front Porch Pickers. All concerts are located on the Greenbelt stage on Memorial Drive between D & E Streets.
Centrally located, the concerts are sure to draw crowds.
“I think it sounds really fun, with a great variety of music to appeal to everyone’s tastes.” Malaney Adkinson, a junior from Ocala, Fla., said.
The first concert of the series takes place June 21 at 7 p.m. Pianist Pam Phillips is the featured artist.
From pianists to guitarists, from soloists to bands, from classical to blues, music at the Snake River Concert Series is diverse, and happens at least once a week. For more information, call the Idaho Falls Arts Council at: 522-0471. To see the schedule of performers, visit their Website: www.idahofallsarts.com.
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