Outdoor music is plentiful this summer – enjoy!
by Patte Smith
Grab the family, your friends, the picnic basket, the lawn chairs and blankets and head out to one of the many awesome outdoor concerts this summer featuring music and fun. Whether its jazz, rock, bluegrass or classical, there is something for everyone. The following list features the concert lineups for the Denver Botanic Gardens and Husdon Gardens. For information and to purchase tickets log-on to these venues websites at: www.botanicgardens.org, and www.hudsongardens.org.
There are almost fifty concerts being held at Red Rocks Amphitheatre from June through September this year. For information and times for concerts go online to www.redrocksonline.com.
Many smaller venues in the Denver metro area feature outdoor music programs. Please let the CP Connection know of any other local performances so they can be listed in the paper.
The Denver Botanic Gardens
Wednesday, July 4
THE B-52s + Squeeze 6:30 pm
Denver Botanic Gardens – Chatfield
Wednesday, July 11
Nanci Griffith with special guest Greg Brown 7:00 pm
Denver Botanic Gardens – York Street
Monday, July 16
Marc Cohn with special guest Joan Osborne 7:00 pm
Denver Botanic Gardens – York Street
Tuesday, July 17
Natalie Merchant with the Colorado Symphony 7:00 pm
Denver Botanic Gardens – York Street
Tuesday, July 23
Al Green 7:00 pm
Denver Botanic Gardens – York Street
Tuesday, July 25
Mary Chapin Carpenter 7:00 pm
Denver Botanic Gardens – York Street
Monday, August 6
Diana Krall 7:00 pm
Denver Botanic Gardens – York Street
Thursday, August 9
Ladysmith Black Mambazo and The Johnny Clegg Band 7:00 pm
Denver Botanic Gardens – York Street
Friday, August 10
Shawn Colvin and Loudon Wainwright III 7:00 pm
Denver Botanic Gardens – York Street
Thursday, August 16
Kenny Loggins 7:00 pm
Hudson Gardens
Gates 5 p.m., concert 6:30 p.m. except for July 3 and July 4
Sunday, June 3
The Guess Who
Sunday, June 10
Three Dog Night
Sunday, June 17
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
Sunday, June 24
Air Supply
Tuesday, July 3 and Wednesday, July 4 Concert at 7 p.m.
Lee Greenwood
Sunday, July 8
Heart
Sunday, July 15
Kansas
Sunday, July 22
Firefall and special guest Chris Daniels & the Kings
Sunday, July 29
Rick Springfield
Sunday, August 12
The Orchestra starring former members of ELO and ELO Part II
Sunday, August 19
Joe Walsh
Sunday, August 26
Super Diamond
