UAF to host Music in the Garden concert series
May 20, 2019
A variety of bands and musical ensembles will perform this summer at the University of Alaska Fairbanks’ Georgeson Botanical Garden.
The 2019 Music in the Garden concert series begins at 7 p.m. on Thursday, May 23, and continues most weeks until Aug. 8. Spectators are welcome to bring a blanket and picnic, but are asked to leave pets at home. Food and drinks are available from Chartwell's ¾Ã¾ÃÈÈÊÓƵ Dining. Concerts are free, but the garden will accept donations.
Parking at the garden is limited but is available on UAF’s West Ridge. A short walking path to the garden, located at the Fairbanks Experiment Farm, begins at the overlook.
This summer’s Music in the Garden schedule includes:
May 23 — Sourdough Rizers
May 30 — Dry Cabin String Band
June 6 — O Tallulah
June 13 — Cold Steel Drums
June 20 — Rock Bottom Stompers
June 27 — Headbolt Heaters
July 11 — Marc Brown and The Blues Crew
July 18 — Fairbanks Summer Arts Festival American roots ensemble
July 25 — Red Hackle Pipe Band
Aug. 1 — Fairbanks Community Jazz Band
Aug. 8 — E.T. Barnette String Band
Music in the Garden is sponsored by UAF Summer Sessions and Lifelong Learning, with support from the University of Alaska ¾Ã¾ÃÈÈÊÓƵ Savings Plan, Design Alaska, Sound Reinforcement Specialists and Georgeson Botanical Garden. For more information, visit or call 907-474-7021.