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Uptown Music Collective presents its Annual Summer Music Fest

The Uptown Music Collective is set to present its annual free Summer Music Festival noon to 8 p.m. Saturday, July 29 at Brandon Park Band Shell. The day’s festivities will begin at noon with free music performances all day, as well as food vendors, raffles and more. The event will culminate with an exclusive, one-time-only performance entitled “Tomorrow Never Knows: A Tribute to Psychedelic Rock.”

Music will run throughout the day and feature a variety of performances including the annual Collective Summer Music Showcase, in which Collective students are featured performing songs of their choosing in full-band arrangements.

The Collective will be a running a raffle throughout the day. The grand prize, given away before the closing of the event, will be a brand new electric guitar donated by K&S Music South Williamsport. Food vendors including Bruster’s Ice Cream, Saucy Sam’s, Brasil on Wheels and Derone’s Dynamite Dogs. This is a family event designed to engage all ages of children and adults through high-quality live music.

The primary entertainment throughout the afternoon will be the school’s Summer Music Showcase, presented by UMC students in full-band configurations. Showcases feature the school’s younger and beginner students. The Uptown Music Collective holds frequent showcases and offers many performance opportunities to its current students as part of its curriculum. The Summer Music Showcase is a much-anticipated performance event for the students of the Uptown Music Collective, many of whom have been preparing for months for this opportunity to perform for family, friends, and the Williamsport community on the Band Shell stage.

“Our student showcases are always an exciting time for the Collective,” said Jared Mondell, UMC assistant director. “It’s a chance for everyone to check out the upcoming talent at the Collective. The Summer Showcase is especially exciting because of its part in our annual Summer Music Fest, the whole thing makes for a great family day in the park.”

The day will conclude with an exclusive, one-time performance called Tomorrow Never Knows: A Tribute to Psychedelic Rock which will feature the Collective’s Special Performance Group 1 students performing psychedelic rock classics from artists and bands such as Pink Floyd, The Doors, Traffic, The Grateful Dead and more.

For more information contact the Uptown Music Collective at 570-329-0888 or visit www.uptown music.org.

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