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WY-FI concert set to kick of Fourth of July celebrations

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The Kari Lynch Band performs this upcoming Tuesday.

By Joanne Bailey-Boorsma

joanne@wktv.org

 

This upcoming Tuesday, June 26, the City of Wyoming’s popular WY-FI concert will kick off the area’s annual Fourth of July celebrations.

 

The event will feature performances by Valentiger and the Kari Lynch Band with fireworks after the concert.

 

Valentiger

Mainstays of West Michigan’s music scene since 2008, pop-rock veterans Vatentiger most recently played at 20 Monroe Live!, opening for the Gin Blossoms. A good fit for the group of three since the band has a penchant for 50s, 60s, and 70s rock and pop. The group has been performing in and around Grand Rapids for the past decade at various venues including several of the Local Spins series.

 

Kari Lynch is also a familiar face in Grand Rapids, having performed at several outdoor concerts and venues. Michigan born and raised, and now residing in Nashville, is all country and working to record her next album. Lynch has played thousands of shows across the U.S. and abroad as well, playing to crowds in the tens of thousands and has earned an impressive resume opening for some of country music’s most recognized artists including Miranda aLambert, Little Big Town, Kacey Musgraves, Dierks Bentley, The Band Perry, The Charlie Daniels Band, and Alabama. 

 

The theme for the WY-FI concert is patriotism and those who participate in the theme will be eligible to enter a drawing for a gift card that will be given out at the end the concert.. The fireworks will be after the show.

 

Also, due to the cancellation of last week’s concert featuring The Adams Family, the Wyoming Concerts in the Parks series has been extended with The Adams Family performing on Aug. 14.

 

All concerts, unless noted, start at 7 p.m. at Lamar Park, located 2561 Porter St. SW. Free parking is available at Lamar Park. All the concerts will air on WKTV 25 Wednesdays at 5 p.m. and again Saturdays at 11 a.m. and 10 p.m. For all details and up-to-date information, visit www.facebook.com/wyomingcec.

Kentwood concerts kick off June 14 with Adams Family, run through Aug. 2

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By WKTV Staff

ken@wktv.org 

 

Maybe the best known of the headliners at this summer’s City of Kentwood Summer Concert series are West Michigan favorites The Crane Wives, May Erlewine and The Moxie Strings.

 

But, starting with The Adams Family coming to town next week, there is not a sour note in a series that will feature an eclectic mix of indie, folk, country, blues and rock music.

 

The Summer Concert Series offers free concerts and family entertainment on select Thursday nights from June to August. All concerts will begin at 7 p.m., on the lawn behind Kentwood City Hall, located at 4900 Breton Road SE.

 

In addition to a variety of music, the concerts offer a variety of food trucks at each concert offering food and beverages for purchase. Concert-goers are also encouraged to bring a blanket or their chair, and are welcome to bring their own beer or wine.

 

“One of the best ways to embrace the warm weather with family and friends is to relax and unwind with live music outdoors,” Val Romeo, Kentwood Parks and Recreation director, said in supplied material. “We are thrilled with our lineup for this year’s summer concert series, and welcome concert-goers of all ages to celebrate summer in Kentwood with us.”

 

Opening the series, The Adams Family play a blend of folk, doo-wop and classic rock by members Jerry Adams, Brian Adams, Cindy Adams Kropf and Dale Kropf. The band is out of Lowell and describe themselves as an “acoustic folkin’ rock” band.

 

“When you hear the intricate vocal blend that only close relatives can create, there’s no mistaking that The Adams Family really is a family,” a statement on the band’s website reads. “The band features three lead vocalists: Cindy Adams Kropf, her brother Jerry Adams, and Jerry’s son Brian Adams. Rounding out the group is Cindy’s husband, Dale Kropf, on bass and background vocals.”

 

For more information on The Adams Family, visit their website here.

 

After The Adams Family on June 14, there rest of the series will feature May Erlewine on June 21, Big Dudee Roo on July 12, The Moxie Strings on July 19, The Crane Wives on July 26, and Blue Soul Express to close out the series on Aug. 2.

 

For more information on the City of Kentwood Summer Concert Series, visit here.

These concerts are cable rebroadcast on Comcast WKTV Channel 25 and on AT&T U-Verse Community 99, usually on the following Tuesday at 9 p.m. and Saturday at 12:30 p.m. (or following the rebroadcast of a City of Wyoming summer concert. See WKTVjournal.org for complete feature broadcast schedules.

 

The Porters set to kick off 2018 Wyoming’s Concerts in the Park

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The Porters are set to open the Wyoming Concerts in the Park series.

By Joanne Bailey-Boorsma

joanne@wktv.org

 

It’s time again to grab a chair, a cooler and head to Lamar Park for the City of Wyoming’s Concerts in the Park.

 

The annual event is set to kick off at 7 p.m. Tuesday, June 5, with its Kids’ Night featuring The Porters. The Grand Rapids-based group, which includes Matt Porter, Lynn Porter, Barbara Weatherhead, and Pete Weatherhead, performs interactive music and movement for children. 

 

As part of the fun for this year’s Concerts in the Park, each night will have a theme. Those who participate in the theme will be eligible to enter a drawing for a gift card that will be given out at the end the concert. The June 5 theme is to dress like your favorite Disney character. 

 

A deaf interpreter will be at the June 5 show as well as the June 19 show which will feature The Adams Family.

 

The rest of the Wyoming Concert Series’ performers and themes are:

June 12: Delilah DeWylde with the theme of flowers

June 19: the Adams Family with the theme of retro

June 26: the WY-FI concert with Valentiger and Kari Lynch with the theme of patriotism 

July 10: Cabildo with the theme of wear your bright colors

July 17: Soul Syndicate with a beach theme

July 24: Blue Soul Express with a Mardi Gras theme

July 31: Matt Gabriel and wear you cowboy hat

Aug. 7: the National Night Out with Yellow Brick Road, Elton John and Billy Joel dueling pianos, with a super hero theme

 

All concerts, unless noted, start at 7 p.m. at Lamar Park, located 2561 Porter St. SW. Free parking is available at Lamar Park. All the concerts will air on WKTV 25 Wednesdays at 5 p.m. and again Saturdays at 11 a.m. and 10 p.m. For all details and up-to-date information, visit www.facebook.com/wyomingcec.

 

Kentwood Summer Concert Series

 

The Kentwood Summer Concert Series kicks off the following week on June 14 with The Adams Family. The Kentwood series is every Thursday (except for June 28 and July 5) through Aug. 2 The event takes place at 7 p.m. on the lawn behind the Kentwood City Hall, 4900 Breton Rd. SE. The series is free with participants encouraged to bring their own lawn chair and drinks. Food trucks will be at each show.