{"id":10760,"date":"2019-06-20T09:45:33","date_gmt":"2019-06-20T17:45:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wou.edu\/westernhowl\/?p=10760"},"modified":"2019-06-20T10:07:00","modified_gmt":"2019-06-20T18:07:00","slug":"beat-the-heat-with-these-local-concerts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/beat-the-heat-with-these-local-concerts\/","title":{"rendered":"Beat the heat with these local concerts"},"content":{"rendered":"

Chrys Weedon<\/strong> | Entertainment Editor<\/span><\/p>\n

Summer in a small town can often get lonely and boring \u2014 especially in a college town, when everyone has gone back to their hometowns for the season.<\/span><\/p>\n

But the good news is, you can break the summer monotony with the public summer events the cities of Monmouth and Independence provide for their citizens, detailed below.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Monmouth:<\/b><\/h3>\n

Every summer, Monmouth has a summer \u201cmusic in the park\u201d series. Each Wednesday, starting July 10 and ending Aug. 28, a different band will be playing in the Main Street Park Amphitheater. All concerts begin at 6:30 p.m., and the bands cover a wide variety of genres. Attendance is free, and wine, beer and food will be available. Pets are discouraged.<\/span><\/p>\n

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July 10: <\/b>Ted Vaughn Blues Band<\/span><\/p>\n

Genre: Blues<\/span><\/p>\n

July 17:<\/b> Brass Roots Movement<\/span><\/p>\n

Genre: New Orleans jazz<\/span><\/p>\n

July 24:<\/b> Garcia Birthday Band<\/span><\/p>\n

Genre: Grateful Dead tribute<\/span><\/p>\n

July 31:<\/b> Midnight Serenaders<\/span><\/p>\n

Genre: Swing<\/span><\/p>\n

Aug. 7:<\/b> Coming Up Threes<\/span><\/p>\n

Genre: Celtic<\/span><\/p>\n

Aug. 14:<\/b> Cascade Crescendo<\/span><\/p>\n

Genre: Jamgrass<\/span><\/p>\n

Aug. 21:<\/b> Tezeta Band<\/span><\/p>\n

Genre: Ethiopian Funk<\/span><\/p>\n

Aug. 28:<\/b> The Resolectrics<\/span><\/p>\n

Genre: Rock<\/span><\/p>\n

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More information can be found at <\/span>www.ci.monmouth.or.us<\/span><\/a> under the \u201cthings to see and do\u201d tab.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Independence:<\/b><\/h3>\n

The Independence Amphitheater in Riverview Park will be the location of the Independence \u201cRiver\u2019s Edge Summer Series,\u201d a lineup of concerts and movie showings free to the public. Opening bands will begin at 6:30 p.m. and headliners at 8:30 p.m. starting on July 12 and occuring every Friday until Aug. 16. Movie showings will occur every Thursday starting on July 11 and lasting until Aug. 15. Movies in July will begin at 9:45 p.m. and movies in August will begin at 8:30 p.m.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Concerts (headliners):<\/strong><\/p>\n

July 12:<\/b> Erotic City<\/span><\/p>\n

Genre: Prince tribute band<\/span><\/p>\n

July 19:<\/b> Shoot to Thrill<\/span><\/p>\n

Genre: AC\/DC tribute band<\/span><\/p>\n

July 26:<\/b> Appetite for Deception<\/span><\/p>\n

Genre: Guns & Roses tribute band<\/span><\/p>\n

Aug. 2:<\/b> Who\u2019s Bad<\/span><\/p>\n

Genre: Michael Jackson tribute band<\/span><\/p>\n

Aug. 9:<\/b> Ty Curtis<\/span><\/p>\n

Genre: Blues-rock band<\/span><\/p>\n

Aug. 16:<\/b> Triple Shot<\/span><\/p>\n

Genre: Heart, Pat Benatar, and Bad Company tribute band<\/span><\/p>\n

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Movies:<\/strong><\/p>\n

July 11:<\/b> \u201cBumblebee\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

July 18:<\/b> \u201cWreck It Ralph 2\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

July 25:<\/b> \u201cAquaman\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Aug. 1:<\/b> \u201cSigns\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Aug. 8<\/b>: \u201cBack to the Future\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Aug. 15:<\/b> \u201cCaptain Marvel\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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More information can be found at <\/span>www.independenceamphitheater.com<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Contact the author at howlentertainment@wou.edu<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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