Musical Mondays – free mini-concerts for all ages

Nevada City, CA:  Start your week with music! InConcert Sierra and the Nevada County Library present Musical Mondays to bring a joyful noise to the outdoor amphitheater at the Nevada County Madelyn Helling Library starting Monday, June 16 through Monday, August 4 from 11am until noon.

Free to the public, Musical Mondays is a popular, family-friendly summer series of one-hour morning concerts. The series features talented local and regional musicians performing music geared toward youth, but enjoyable for all audiences. The atmosphere is casual, with attendees bringing their own snacks and lawn chairs or blankets.

On June 16, the popular local ensemble Beaucoup Chapeaux will open the summer series. The four musicians, Maggie McKaig, Luke Wilson, Murray Campbell, and Randy McKean, perform World Fusion, bringing all kinds of music into play – folk, county, bluegrass, classical, jazz, and traditional dance music from many different cultures. They will get you up and keep you dancing into the start of summer.

Subsequent weeks will present music from harpist Sage Po, vocalists Micah Cone & Christi Colombo with pianist Ken Hardin, the Mountain Road Ceilidh Band, Oktoberfest favorites Papa Oom-Pah-Pah, Buffalo Gals, and River Winds.

Permanent bench seating is limited and lawn chairs or blankets are strongly encouraged. There are some shade coverings over the audience seating area. Guests are kindly requested to park at the Rood Center’s county parking lot to leave spaces near the library open for patrons with mobility challenges and babes in arms.

In the event of inclement weather or extreme heat, the concerts will be presented inside the Madelyn Helling Library.

Musical Mondays enthusiast Kathy Hillis says, “I enjoy watching the youngsters, watching the musicians.  The kids are mesmerized with the rhythm and tunes that they hear.”

When marking calendars, note that there will not be a concert on July 7 due to the Independence Day weekend.

Musical Mondays is a collaboration between the library and InConcert Sierra to showcase live music experiences at the Marian E. Gallaher, M.D. Amphitheater, adjacent to the Madelyn Helling Library at the Rood Center. The series began in 2017 as part of the Nevada County Library Summer Reading Program and is sponsored by Friends of the Nevada County Libraries.

The series is dedicated to the memory of Jackie Wilson who was the inspiration behind Musical Mondays.

Check calendar listings, InConcert Sierra’s Facebook page, or visit www.inconcertsierra.org, or the Nevada County Library website for a complete list of performances.