Music in the Park lineup set
WASHINGTON — Historic Washington State Park announces the annual summer concert series Music in the Park with the theme “Music of Entertainment”. Free concerts will be held in June, July, and August on the 1874 Courthouse lawn.
Music has been a favorite form of leisure and entertainment for many people for time immemorial. Residents of Washington in the 19th century enjoyed performing and listening to a variety of musical types from piano solos and marching bands. Join the community as they did in the past to enjoy evenings of great musical entertainment at Historic Washington State Park.
Guests are encouraged to bring lawn chairs or a blanket to sit on. Concerts begin at 7:30 p.m., and the gift shop will be open for refreshments until 8:30 p.m.
Concert Lineup:
June 17 – Buffalo Bill Cowboy Band
Buffalo Bill Cowboy Band is from the Dallas-Fort Worth area of Texas. They seek to preserve the history of one of America’s famous traveling shows in the 19th century. The Wild West music library is made up of musical compositions and arrangements from The Golden Age of American Bands (1880-1920) and includes pieces written specifically for Buffalo Bill’s Wild West. The original Wild West Show visited the area at the turn of the 20th century in Texarkana. Learn more at http://www.frontierbrigadeband.com/FBB_Cowboy_Band.html.
July 15 – McWilliams Family Band
McWilliams Family Band is a local family from Southwest Arkansas that plays a mixture of Americana folk and bluegrass music. They have entertained neighbors and friends alike at church gatherings and community events. They also run the Gap Mercantile Store in Caddo Gap, Arkansas. Learn more at https://www.facebook.com/gapmercantile/.
August 19 – Zirconium Quartet
Zirconium Quartet is an award-winning, vocal male quartet from the Little Rock area. Music and entertainment are their forte and they are a perfect fit for this year’s lineup. Barbershop quartets were a form of entertainment that began in the late 19th century. Learn more at: https://www.facebook.com/zirconiumquartet.