MASON, Mich. — Bring your lawn chairs and blankets to downtown Mason on Thursday evening, May 23, and enjoy the sounds of the Mason Middle School and Mason High School Jazz Bands on the Ingham County Courthouse lawn. The bands, under the direction of Amber McRay and Beth Bousfield, will play beginning at 6:00 p.m. in a free concert, hosted by the Mason Area Chamber of Commerce and sponsored by Dart Container Corporation.
That evening, the MACC will also do a ribbon cutting to kick off their fifteenth season of “Thursday Night Live! Courthouse Concerts.” Mason’s summer series of live musical entertainment is presented by Independent Bank on eight select Thursday evenings this year. The free outdoor concerts take place at 6:00 p.m. on the Ingham County Courthouse lawn in downtown Mason on May 23, June 6 and 20, July 18, August 8 and 22, and September 5 and 19, weather permitting. There are no rain dates scheduled this year.
The Mason Optimist Club will be selling hot dogs, chips and pop nearby, so families can enjoy a picnic dinner during the concerts. Many concert-goers stop by restaurants and stores in Mason before and afterwards. “The Chamber hosting Thursday Night Live! Courthouse Concerts again is a way to bring more fun and excitement to downtown Mason,” said Beth Yeider of Independent Bank, chair of the committee organizing the concerts.
She is especially happy this year since most of the performers are returning for encore performances. “We thank our sponsors and volunteers and want to let folks know that we can bring these concerts to our visitors and residents only through their generosity and the assistance of the City of Mason and Ingham County,” she added.
Two weeks after the first concert, the Mason Orchestral Society will be performing on Thursday, June 6. The June 20 concert will feature the Capital Sun Dogs, back for a second year, sponsored by CP Federal Credit Union. The Sea Cruisers, sponsored by Darrell’s Market and Hardware, will play on July 18. On Thursday, August 8, the Backwoods Band will have the stage – back for their fifteenth straight year.
For the August 22 concert on the Courthouse lawn the series will feature a new band taking the Thursday Night Live stage – the Cloud Hoppers. On September 5, the Twilight Memories Big Band will be back. The entertainment series concludes with the Mason High School Band on Thursday, September 19, led by Beth Bousfield, MHS Band Director. The Mason High School Cheer Squad will join them in the program sponsored by CP Federal Credit Union. All concerts are weather permitting.
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