VALLEY CITY, N.D. (NewsDakota.com) – The Valley City Parks & Recreation is planning another exciting summer of Music at the City Park Bandshell on Wednesday evenings at 7:15 pm starting June 2nd. This summer they will be celebrating 25 years in existence as Music in the Park. Musicians are featured each week showcasing their talents for the community and surrounding area.
Event coordinator Diane Sommerfeld said the free concerts started as “Music in the City Park Bandshell” the summer of 1996. Families and local groups volunteered their time and talents each week. The first couple years the entertainment wasn’t regular but it eventually grew to be every Wednesday evening in June and July. Through the years, interest has grown and we now enjoy entertainment till mid-August.
Music in the Park continued each summer until 2009, the year of the flood. After the flood of 2009, the band shell was declared structurally unsafe and music in the park relocated to the courthouse lawn. During late summer of 2014, work began to move the City Park Bandshell to a slightly new location in the park. It is now placed on a new concrete foundation. The Bandshell withstood the moving process with very little additional structural damage. The programs returned to the bandshell in July, 2015. Fully planning on returning to the bandshell the summer of 2016, the flood protection construction project at the entrance of City Park began that spring. Programs returned to the City Park Bandshell fully the summer of 2017!
“It’s very exciting to celebrate 25 years of Music in the Park this summer! We are hoping to feature special guests & activities throughout the summer.” Diane Sommerfeld said. “We have a great line up of programs with some new & some familiar groups. You are in for a treat each week at the beautiful City Park again this year. We welcome everyone to join us!”
The bandshell stands strong. There is still some work to complete and is a continued work in progress. Donations can be made to “Save the Bandshell, PO Box 422, Valley City, ND 58072.
2021 Schedule
June 2 – The Valley Troubadours
June 9 – Greg Hager
June 16 – SueAnn Berntson & Family
June 23 – Kroshus & Krew
June 30 – Kathie Brekke & the 42nd Street Jazz Band
July 7 – Micaiah Studio of Ballet
July 14 – Monroe Doctrine
July 21 – Myron Sommerfeld & Music of the Stars
July 28 –
August 4 – Maasjo Sisters
August 11 – Jesse Veeder, singer/songwriter ???
August 18 – DeMasi Brothers
