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No matter what style you like to listen to or your preference for performance, there will be plenty of opportunities to enjoy live music in beautiful outdoor settings across the Tri-State Area during the next several months.
The Historic Fort Steuben Concert Series will return for its 18th season at 7 p.m. Thursday when Beatlemania Magic takes to the Berkman Amphitheater stage. Music will continue at 7 p.m. each Thursday through Aug. 1, when Hermie Graniti's Dueling Pianos and Bon Journey perform. Included in the series will be a July 4 performance by the Tri-State Community Band, the Ron Retzer Trio and U.S. Kids, which will lead up to the city's annual fireworks display.
The Weirton Summer Concert Series, meanwhile, opens its 12th season Friday when 40-Plus and 7 South bring their unique styles to the Weirton Event Center. According to the Top of West Virginia Convention and Visitors Bureau, which coordinates the weekly performances, Friday night concerts will continue through Aug. 9, when Pendulum, a Creedence Clearwater Revival tribute band, performs. The series will include the annual performance by the Wheeling Symphony on July 5. That will be followed by Weirton's annual fireworks show.
In Tiltonsville, the annual series presented by the Warren Township Lions Club at the Warren Township Gazebo will return Thursday at 6 p.m. with a performance by the Ron Retzer Trio. Music will continue each Thursday (with the exception of July 4) through Aug. 15.
Monthly Monday Music Madness in Follansbee opened on Memorial Day with a performance by Cross Creek the Band. The series will continue with 6 p.m. performances on June 24, July 29, Aug. 26 and Sept. 30. A special presentation by the West Virginia Army National Guard Band will be held on July 1.
Live music will return to the corner of North Third and Market streets in Toronto beginning July 3, when Poor Man's Heaven performs at the Gazebo. Wednesday concerts will continue through the summer, with the final event, featuring the Fantasy's set for Aug. 29. All shows will begin at 7 p.m.
Activities at the Mark at the Park at Sally Buffalo Park in Cadiz will include a June 7 show featuring Emerson Drive, with special guests Love and Theft and Issac Cole.
While this is not a complete listing of concerts scheduled for venues across our region during the next several months, it helps to demonstrate that area communities are working hard to provide a way for residents to sit back and be entertained.
Our region's concerts offer shows that accommodate just about every taste in music. From rock to soul, the big band sound to oldies, adult contemporary to country and bluegrass, to tribute bands -- there's something for everyone.
It's all possible thanks to groups of dedicated volunteers in each community who work hard to book shows and maintain the venues, as well as the businesses and individuals who sponsor each of the events. Thanks to their support, there's not a charge to attend any of the performances -- but donations always are welcome.
We hope you'll take advantage of the opportunity to sit back, relax and spend a late spring or summer afternoon or evening enjoying music live -- the way it was meant to be heard.