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Summer Music in Downtown Lansing

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Guest Writer: Allison Shudark

Downtown Lansing’s summer music season invites residents and visitors alike to slow down, get outside, and enjoy warm evenings filled with live music. 

From the laid-back setting of the City of Lansing’s Concerts in the Park to the riverfront ambiance of the Grand Concert Series and the lively downtown atmosphere of Nelson Gallery’s Live Music Thursdays, each event offers the perfect opportunity to unwind, gather with friends, and take in the sounds of the season. 

Whether you spread out on a blanket in the grass or stroll through downtown, these concerts celebrate the simple pleasure of enjoying good music in the open air.

Nelson Gallery – Thursdays

Schedule:

  • June 11 – Ash Can Van Gogh
  • June 18 – Ozay Moore
  • July 25 – Summer of Sol
  • July 9 – No One You Know
  • July 16 – To Be Announced
  • July 23 – Deadly Strings Band
  • July 30 – Bart Moore 
  • Aug 6 – Deacon Earl & The Congregation
  • Aug 13 – Soul Happens
  • Aug 20 – Pinter Whitnick

When: Weekly on Thursday, 4:30 - 6:30 pm 

Where: Downtown Lansing in Front of Nelson Gallery, 113 S. Washington Square

Grand Concert Series - June through August

Schedule:

  • June 18 – LCB Jazz Big Band
  • July 9 – Be Kind Rewind
  • July 23 – Full House Band
  • August 20 – The Dangling Participles
  • August 27 – Don Middlebrook

When: 6-8 pm 

Where: Lansing Center’s Riverfront Plaza

Photo Credit: Grand Concert Series/Lansing Center

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