An organization that promotes and supports the arts in North Pocono hopes a new concert series will bring people together to hear different kinds of music.
The North Pocono Cultural Society will host the first “Music in the Park” concert series this summer. The concerts will take place this Monday, and on June 30, July 14 and Aug. 11, from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Moffat Estate pavilion in Covington Twp.
The free concerts, which will take place rain or shine, will include food and dessert trucks, although families are invited to bring their own food, along with blankets and chairs. It is free to the public.
Society President Michele Orrson said the organization was inspired to put on the concerts after getting requests from music and performing arts groups to perform at the yearly Moscow Country Street Fair. The society was unable to have them perform due to time or monetary limitations.
“We really wanted to provide an opportunity for our students and up and coming musicians,” she said. “It’s always been a good area with a focus on the arts, so we wanted to highlight some of our local musicians.”
Peach Polaroid, a band performing as part of the North Pocono Cultural Society’s first Music in the Park concert series this summer. (Submitted)
Robbie Walsh and Jack Foley, one of the musical acts performing as part of the first Music in the Park concert series hosted by the North Pocono Cultural Society this summer. (Submitted)
They are also similar to Mondays in Moscow, a weekly concert series that brought different types of music and musical acts to the borough. Orrson said the organization was interested in doing an event like Mondays in Moscow but for all of North Pocono.
She said she is excited about the variety of music that will be performed, which includes folk, rock and pop, and alternative rock. Students at Musical Dreams Studio in Moscow will perform before each concert.
The society is using some of the funds from a $5,000 grant from the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts and a $4,500 Lackawanna County Arts and Culture grant.
Orrson said there has been interest in the concerts and hopes they will get a good turnout. She also hopes they will be a yearly event, as long as they get the funding and community support.
The concert lineup is as follows:
June 16: Robbie Walsh and Jack Foley; food trucks: Papi’s Kitchen and Karmacarons.
June 30: Peach Polaroid; food trucks: Fondippity and Riss’ Sweet Shop.
July 14: Lydia Monroe and Marianna Stahl; food trucks: Smash Hut NEPA and Karmacarons.
Aug. 11: Pammie & The Groove Factory; food trucks: 2Wayz One and Riss’ Sweet Shop.