Saturday Nights – and the Moon is Bright

Every summer Saturday night in P-Town there is music to be heard. The Summer Concert Series started on June 6th with the folk band: Sue & Kate, The Brew City Sisters. The series takes place at the Green Valley Park and continues every Saturday night until July 25th. This family oriented event is FREE !! The band sets up in the gazebo stage with the audience sitting on lawn chairs, blankets, and on the open grass. This program was on the ‘chopping block’ when the Town of Payson was forced to make drastic budget cuts earlier this year. Thanks to a volunteer organization called “Friends of Payson Parks & Recreation” the summer concert series was saved. A generous donation from the organization prevented this wonderful event from disappearing all together.




For this event, my responsibilities are to show up at 5pm in order to arrange the booths used by vendors and the Town of Payson. This also entails distributing adequate trash bins throughout the Park. I also post warning signs preventing skateboarders and bicyclists from riding during the event. All the concessions are ready to go and begin selling their items to the public by 6pm. I operate the Town’s booth offering cold water, candy, and novelty glow sticks for sale. I also distribute pamphlets and informational packets on Parks & Rec activities. The event concludes at 9pm at which time the trash is cleared, signs are removed, and I lock up for the night. Below I have included the schedule for the rest of the summer – come check it out.


DATE BAND TYPE OF MUSIC

June 6 Sue & Kate, The Brew City Sisters Folk, Rock & Variety

June 13 Higher Power Band 40s, 50s, 60s, 70s, and more

June 20 Landon Shill Band Country & Rock

June 27 Moonshine Mafia Country, Southern Rock

July 4 Johnny Anonymous & Gypsy Juke Rockers RockRock, Blues, R&B

July 11 CG Blues Blues

July 18 Junction 87 Country

July 25 Payson Jazz Trio Jazz