Great Music in
the Park!
Saturday, March 25, 2023 | 6-9pm | FREE!
Spring Jazz & Art Festival
at
Lake Concord Park
95 Triplet Lake Dr,
Casselberry, FL 32707
Saxophone great Will Donato and guitarist Blake Aaron co-headline the City of Casselberry’s free
Spring Jazz and Art Festival on Saturday, March 25, 2023 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., at Lake Concord
Park.
Donato, whose
latest radio single “Good on You” was a No. 1 Billboard hit last year, has
headlined or shared the stage as a special guest at the Blue Note in New York
City, The Seabreeze Jazz Festival, The Capital Jazz Cruise and a host of over
events, supporting his many years of chart-topping hits.
A cancer
survivor who celebrates each day, Donato has performed with the Rippingtons,
Brian Simpson, Steve Oliver, Wynonna Judd, Richard Marx and many others. He’s
also performed on soundtracks for movies including “Thelma and Louis”, “The
Wedding Planner” and “Under the Boardwalk.”
A previous
single release “Infinite Soul” has more than 3.5 million streams on Spotify and
was No. 1 on Billboard’s smooth jazz airplay chart in 2019. He’s currently
working on his next full-length album that will be released this fall.
The event,
sponsored by WUCF, will be the largest free jazz event this spring with music,
food trucks and art exhibits.
Besides Donato,
the crowd will be impressed by Blake Aaron, who has had five No. 1 singles on
the Billboard charts. He started out as a studio musician out of Los Angeles
and turned that into a skyrocketing career. He has recorded with Philip Bailey
of Earth, Wind and Fire, Sheila E., The Alan Parsons Project, Bobby Womack, the
Gap Band, Carlos Santana and many others. He also worked on TV shows “MAD TV”,
“The Ben Stiller Show” and “Super Dave Osborne.”
The opening act
is the Dave Capp Project, a five-piece band with singer France Neil. The group
has performed at the New Smyrna Beach Jazz Festival, the College Park Jazz
Festival and the Blues Brothers show at Universal Studios.
In addition to
the amazing music you can meet your new favorite artist at the opening
reception for “Experience Contemporary”, Casselberry’s annual contemporary art
exhibition, from 6-8 p.m. in the City Hall building.
The exhibition
includes some of Florida’s finest emerging artists, as well as established
professionals, all working in a variety of mediums. The artists will be on site
to meet and greet guests.
The Art House
will be open as well, for guests to view the Women Artist’s Group latest
exhibit.
For more information, email events@casselberry.org or call (407)
262-7700, ext. 1507.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Saturday, April 29, 2023 | 10am-3pm | FREE!
Cigar Box Guitar Festival
in Conjunction with
Earth Day Celebration!
Casselberry’s Earth Fest - Central Florida’s second largest environmentally friendly festival – takes place is on Saturday, April 29, 2023, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Lake Concord Park in Casselberry. The event coincides with the widely popular Cigar Box Guitar Festival, the first event of its kind in Central Florida. The day includes free tree and plant giveaways, butterfly releases and gardening workshops hosted by the City of Casselberry and Casselberry’s Friends of the Park.
The mission of the day is to bring awareness to protecting our environment, creating clean energy, and reducing our carbon footprint. As part of this important mission, numerous fun activities will expand your mind through eco-friendly sights and sounds. The areas that will educate, encourage, and empower citizens to create a sustainable community include the Green Vendor Area, Entertainment Area, Food Area, and a Kids Zone. The event also celebrates Arbor Day, which is the last Friday in April each year. The Arbor Day Foundation has planted more than 350 million trees in neighborhoods, communities, cities, and forests throughout the world. In addition to over 75 product vendors, the Casselberry Art House will host the Recycled Art Exhibition, sponsored by the Rotary Club of Casselberry and Art Systems. There will be artists throughout the park showing off their work. At noon, the second annual Cigar Box Guitar Festival, which has been popular in New Orleans and other cities, makes its way back to Central Florida. The event is sponsored by the Orange Blossom Blues Society.
FREE!
Saturday, May 27, 2023 | 4-9pm | FREE!
Rock N' Blues Concert &
Car Show
The Georgia Thunderbolts will headline the free Rock N’ Blues Concert and Car Show on Memorial Weekend on Saturday, May 27, 2023, from 4-9 p.m. at Lake Concord Park in Casselberry. The five members from Rome, Ga., formed the band in 2015 and released their debut album “Can We Get a Witness” through Mascot Records in 2021. The band – T.J. Lyle, Riley Couzzourt, Logan Tolbert, Zach Everett, Bristol Perry – began as high school classmates of Couzzourt and Perry and then added Everett and then the others. They began touring with Black Stone Cherry, the Kentucky Headhunters and Blackberry Smoke.
Opening for the Georgia Thunderbolts will be the Steeln’ Peaches, a rising star popular band, along with Debbie D and Vintage Now, sponsored by the Orange Blossom Blues Society. In addition to the music will be more than 150 classic cars, muscle cars, and hot rods all competing in a contest for best car. As part of this Memorial Weekend celebration, the city will honor all veterans for their service with a color guard display and plaque.
More than 20 food, beverage, and product vendors will be on hand so come hungry, bring blankets and chairs and come for a spectacular Rock ‘N’ Blues Concert & Car Show. General parking is available at surrounding businesses. Disabled parking is available in front of the Casselberry Police Station.
Sponsorship and vendor opportunities are available for this event.
FREE!
at
Lake Concord Park
95 Triplet Lake Dr,
Casselberry, FL 32707
Bring blankets, chairs and lots of friends and enjoy spectacular concerts on the lakefront!
Note: All events and activities are subject to change and/or cancellation.
Located in the southernmost portion of Seminole County in Central Florida, Casselberry is ten miles north of downtown Orlando, approximately 30 minutes from Orlando International Airport, and only 15 minutes from the expanding Orlando Sanford International Airport. Whether getting around locally or traveling in and out of Greater Orlando, trips are made easy with the variety of bus routes offered by Lynx Bus Service. Prefer to travel even farther? With Interstate I-4 only five minutes away, and State Road 436 and US Highway 17-92 intersecting within the City, Casselberry provides convenient access to any direction you choose, north to Jacksonville, south to Miami/Fort Lauderdale, east to Daytona Beach or west to Tampa; it's all available within minutes.
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