$5 Tickets to ‘Music in the Gardens’ Shows
Duke employee and student tickets are $5 for summer series that begins June 1
Summer marks the beginning of outdoor concerts, when Heather Griswold keeps a blanket and lawn chair in the back of her Honda Fit in case she spontaneously decides to attend a local performance.
Griswold, a staff assistant in the Sanford School of Public Policy, is a big fan of Music in the Gardens, an annual outdoor concert series organized by Duke Performances in Sarah P. Duke Gardens. Last year, she attended a handful of performances by Music Maker Relief Foundation artists, which preserve musical traditions of the South, and Americana musician Phil Cook.
Read More“We as residents of this area are incredibly lucky to have these vibrant and creative musicians,” Griswold said. “I’m glad that the Duke Gardens is part of this local music scene.”
Tickets are on sale for the Music in the Gardens summer concert lineup that includes American roots music June 1 through July 27. Bands include the folk, rock and gospel North Carolina-based band Mount Moriah on June 29 and the Black Twig Pickers, an avant-folk Appalachian string band, on July 27.
Tickets are $5 for Duke employees and students, $10 general admission, and free for children 12 and younger. Duke employees are invited to bring picnics, blankets and lawn chairs to the performances. During shows, Locopops will sell frozen treats and The Palace International in Durham will sell African cuisine.
This is the second year that Music in the Gardens is featuring American roots music. Duke Performances kept the theme because it has a strong foundation in North Carolina and also attracted a large, diverse audience during the 2015 season, said Aaron Greenwald, executive director of Duke Performances.
“We try to create an atmosphere where people can come and be really focused on the music and have a great listening experience, or they can be way more casual in looking for something to do on a Wednesday night,” Greenwald said. “They can spend an evening with the music as their background and have a totally delightful evening in the Gardens.”