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

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.