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Banner Elk Announces 2014 Concerts in the Park

May 5, 2014. This year promises to be another great year for Banner Elk Concert goers. The Town of Banner Elk and the Banner Elk Chamber of Commerce will bring 11 concerts to the Town of Banner Elk. Sharon Robbins has scheduled lots of great bands, some old favorites and some new. The genres include folk and bluegrass, rock, rockabilly, oldies, soul imgresand motown. All the bands will get the crowd on their feet and dancing.

The concerts begin on June 19 and will continue every Thursday night through Aug. 28. Concerts begin at 6:30 p.m. They are held at Tate-Evans Park and are always free. Concert goers can bring chairs and blankets and join the fun. There are vendors at each show to provide food and drinks.

Generous sponsors allow for Banner Elk to bring wonderful bands each year. The sponsors include: Grandfather Vineyards, Morningstar Mini Storage, Banner Elk Subway, The Vistas’, Lees-McRae College, Fifth-Third Bank, Appalachian Brian Estates, The Life Care Center of Banner Elk, Elk River Realty, Banner Elk United Methodist Church, The Sterling Company and Frank and Mary Watts.

The 2014 Schedule is as follows:

June 19 – Annie Robinette
June 26 – The Major Sevens
July 3 – The Flying Saucers
July 10 – Wolf Creek
July 17 – Soul Benefactor
July 24 – Dashboard Blues
July 31 – Smokey Breeze
Aug. 7 – The Extraordinaires
Aug. 14 – The Sharkadelics
Aug. 21 – The Deluge
Aug. 28 0 The Whip Daddys

For any questions about the concerts visit www.bannerelk.org or call 828-898-8395