Concert tickets for Rose Hill series on sale in advance through Thursday
This summer Carolina beach music returns to town to help celebrate the warm weather.
The historic Rose Hill Estate plans to host its second summer concert series with the first show kicking off the series on Friday. Concerts will be held every other week through Sept. 4.
First on the lineup is one of the most popular bands in Carolina beach music and rhythm and blues – Chairmen of the Board. The band is well known for their hits “Give Me Just A Little More Time,” “Gone Fishin’” and “Carolina Girls.” The Chairmen of the Board, a Charlotte-based trio featuring General Norman Johnson, Danny Woods and Kenny Knox, also launched the Rose Hill Estate series last year.
Other bands on the lineup include Billy Scott & the Party Prophets. They will take the stage on July 31 with Billy Scott, who first started his entertainment career in 1965 while stationed at Fort Gordon with the group Georgia Prophets. The group’s songs “California” and “I Got the Fever” have seen great success on the national charts.
The Fantastic Shakers will return to the Rose Hill stage on Aug. 14. The group, fronted by Bo Schronce, have a long catalog of chart and radio hits, including the beach music standard “Myrtle Beach Days.” Other chart toppers include “The Best Things Happen While You’re Dancing,” “Shakin’ the Shack” and the often-requested ballad, “Where Do I Go.”
The series concludes on Sept. 4 with the Charleston-based band The East Coast Party Band. The group features six lead vocalists, a full horn section and a dynamic stage show.
Series tickets for the Rose Hill Summer Concert Series are $100 each, which includes admission to all five concerts. Advance tickets are on sale now through Thursday only. Individual, day-of-show tickets for each concert will be priced at $27.
For more information on the Rose Hill Summer Concert series or to reserve season tickets, call 648-1181.
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Swingsation will take the stage today at Hopelands
Swingsation will entertain tonight’s Hopelands crowd, sponsored by Carriage Hills Living Center.
Swingsation is a 15-piece big band with vocals performing music from the 1930s and ’40s up to today, according to its website. The band specializes in music performed by the great bands of Glenn Miller, Tommy Dorsey, Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Benny Goodman and Woody Herman. Swingsation has performed throughout the CSRA at civic events and private parties.
The Hopelands Summer Concert Series will continue throughout the summer each Monday night until the end of August. All concerts will begin at 7 p.m. unless otherwise noted and will be held at Hopelands on the Windham Performing Arts Stage.
The concert series is intended to bring the performing arts to Aiken and the surrounding area for fans of all ages. Admission to the series is free.
Hopelands Gardens is located just off Whiskey Road (Highway 19). Public parking is available at the Green Boundary Club on Whiskey Road across from the Gardens.
Handicap, performers and staff parking will be located at Rye Patch. There is no parking on Berrie Road or Dupree Place.
Call 643-4661 for information on concert time/location in the event of rain. Call 642-7631 for more information on the concert series schedule.
Black Bottom Biscuits tonight at Hopelands
The Hopelands Summer Concert Series will continue today with a performance from the Black Bottom Biscuits, presented by The Friends of Hopelands and Rye Patch.
Recognized as one of the hardest-working bands in South Carolina, the Black Bottom Biscuits fuse old-time country and rockabilly into their own unique, crowd-pleasing sound. Since 2002, the band has performed throughout the Southeast at venues ranging from festival and concert stages to barbecue joints and honky-tonks. Their songs tell stories about the people and places they love, and their experiences along the way. It’s music with a country heart and a Southern soul.
The Hopelands Summer Concert Series will continue throughout the summer each Monday night until the end of August. All concerts will begin at 7 p.m. unless otherwise noted and will be held at Hopelands on the Windham Performing Arts Stage.
The concert series is intended to bring the performing arts to Aiken and the surrounding area for fans of all ages. Admission to the series is free.
Hopelands Gardens is located just off Whiskey Road (Highway 19). Public parking is available at the Green Boundary Club on Whiskey Road across from the Gardens.
Handicap, performers and staff parking will be located at Rye Patch. There is no parking on Berrie Road or Dupree Place.
Call 643-4661 for information on concert time/location in the event of rain. Call 642-7631 for more information on the concert series schedule.
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2009 Hopelands Summer Concert Series Schedule.
May 4 – Aiken Community Band, sponsored by Security Federal
May 11 – Harmony River Chorus, sponsored by Right At Home of the CSRA
May 18 – Savannah River Winds, sponsored by Aiken Newcomers Club
May 25 – Aiken Civic Ballet, sponsored by Hearing Associates of South Carolina
June 1 – Aiken Brass, sponsored by Cumberland Village
June 8 – Black Bottom Biscuits, sponsored by The Friends of Hopelands and Rye Patch
June 15 – Maureen Simpson joined by the Aiken Choral Society, sponsored by Cumberland Village
June 22 – Preston and Weston featuring Sandra Simmons, sponsored by Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc.
June 29 – Swingsation, sponsored by Carriage Hills Living Center
July 6 – Fort Gordon Concert Band, sponsored by The Friends of Hopelands and Rye Patch
July 13 – Chris Mangelly, sponsored by The Friends of Hopelands and Rye Patch
July 20 – U.S. Marine Corps Band/Parris Island Marine, sponsored by Screenprint Factory
July 27 – Fabio Man, sponsored by The Friends of Hopelands and Rye Patch
Aug. 3 – Fort Gordon Dixieland Band, sponsored by The Friends of Hopelands and Rye Patch
Aug. 10 – Savannah River Stringband, sponsored by Curiosity Shop
Aug. 17 – South Boundary, sponsored by Especially Seniors
Aug. 24 – Big Band Features, sponsored by Cumberland Village
Aug. 31 – Aiken Community Band, sponsored by Security Federal
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