One of my favorite FREE seasonal events is about to start this spring, the Friday Night Concerts. This year's Friday Extra Concert Series features some of the Tampa area's most talented acts playing jazz, rock, blues and country.
The series runs Friday evenings in April and May beginning at 7 p.m.. April's concerts take place downtown at Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park while May's shows happen at the Lowry Park Bandshell.
The 2011 Friday Extra lineup:
April 1: O Som Do Jazz with Larue Nickelson and Jeremy Powell (jazz)
April 8: Poetry n Lotion (bluegrass/jazz) with Acho Brother (Latin/electronica)
April 15: Lois Greco with Al "Coffee" McDaniel (blues)
The series runs Friday evenings in April and May beginning at 7 p.m.. April's concerts take place downtown at Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park while May's shows happen at the Lowry Park Bandshell.
The 2011 Friday Extra lineup:
April 1: O Som Do Jazz with Larue Nickelson and Jeremy Powell (jazz)
April 8: Poetry n Lotion (bluegrass/jazz) with Acho Brother (Latin/electronica)
April 15: Lois Greco with Al "Coffee" McDaniel (blues)
Please note: there will be no concert on Good Friday, April 22.
April 29: Whitney James with Roberts and Vanstone (jazz)
May 6: Ditchflowers with Ed Woltil and Steve Robinson (pop-rock)
May 13: Have Gun, Will Travel with Lauris Vidal (alt-country)
May 20:Rubix Cubed with Undercover Band (covers)
May 27: Amanda Drake & the Barnburners with Suite Caroline (country)
Admission to all concerts is free. Alcohol is prohibited in city parks (but this is not really enforced if you're discrete). The Friday Extra Concert Series is produced by the City of Tampa Parks and Recreation Department and sponsored by Tampa Tribune and the Friends of Tampa Recreation, Inc.
April 29: Whitney James with Roberts and Vanstone (jazz)
May 6: Ditchflowers with Ed Woltil and Steve Robinson (pop-rock)
May 13: Have Gun, Will Travel with Lauris Vidal (alt-country)
May 20:Rubix Cubed with Undercover Band (covers)
May 27: Amanda Drake & the Barnburners with Suite Caroline (country)
Admission to all concerts is free. Alcohol is prohibited in city parks (but this is not really enforced if you're discrete). The Friday Extra Concert Series is produced by the City of Tampa Parks and Recreation Department and sponsored by Tampa Tribune and the Friends of Tampa Recreation, Inc.