Jackson Gore Music Series
For immediate release
May 5, 2009
Contact: Bonnie MacPherson, director of public relations
Okemo Mountain Resort | 77 Okemo Ridge Road | Ludlow, VT 05149
802-228-1947 | bmacpherson@okemo.com
JACKSON GORE OUTDOOR MUSIC SERIES RETURNS THIS SUMMER
Gypsy Reel kicks off the Friday-night series on May 29
LUDLOW, Vt. - Okemo Mountain Resort celebrates summer with the return of the Jackson Gore Outdoor Music Series. Local favorite Gypsy Reel kicks off the weekly free concert series on Friday, May 29, and the music continues every Friday night thereafter through Sept. 4.
On Friday nights throughout the summer season, the lawn in the courtyard at Okemo's Jackson Gore Inn is transformed into an outdoor concert venue featuring renowned local and regional entertainers. Admission to the Jackson Gore Outdoor Music Series is free (except for the June 26 performance of the Vermont Symphony Orchestra) and the grounds open at 5 p.m. Concerts are slated to run from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Families are welcome and all attendees are encouraged to bring lawn chairs or picnic blankets. In case of rain, the concerts will move indoors. Dining options include fresh-from-the-grill burgers, hot dogs and chicken or full-service dining at Jackson Gore's Coleman Brook Tavern.
Described by local media as "the hottest acoustic band around," Gypsy Reel plays high-energy, stirring music rooted in the Celtic tradition. Their music is an exciting synthesis of world rhythms and influences.
Following Gypsy Reel, the summer lineup for the Jackson Gore Outdoor Music Series includes: The Grift, June 5; Chris Kleeman Band, June 12; Nobby Reed, June 19; Twiddle, July 3; Spiritual Rez, July 10; Adam Payne and 2Adam12, July 17; Sly Geralds, July 24; Fry Daddy, July 31; Roots of Creation, Aug. 7; Dr. Burma, Aug. 14; Boston Horns, Aug. 21; The New Groove Orchestra, Aug. 28; Buzz Universe, Sept. 4.
For more information about Okemo Mountain Resort, please visit www.okemo.com or call 802-228-1600. For dinner reservations at Coleman Brook Tavern, call 802-228-1435.
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