Dogwood Dell Festival of Arts Music Kicks Off Friday

Dogwood Dell back in the day. Photo Courtesy of Friends of Dogwood Dell

The 55th annual Festival of Arts at Dogwood Dell gets into high gear this month with Upper East Side Big Band on the 10th, Latin Ballet on the 11th and US Air Force “Rhythm in Blue on the the 12th. All concerts are free and a great way to spend the evening. Full Schedule of Performances. Keep reading to see the schedule for June and be sure and tell us which ones we don’t want to miss.

June

• 10 – Upper East Side Big Band (big band, swing) – 8 pm
• 11 – Latin Ballet (dance) – 8:30 pm
• 12— US Air Force “Rhythm in Blue” (swing, jazz) – 7 pm
• 15 – Movies Under the Stars (movie — collaboration w/ Byrd Theatre Foundation) – Wizard of Oz (rights pending)
• 16 – Faculty Lounge Lizards (jazz) – 8 pm
• 17 – VIPs (60’s rock) – 8 pm
• 18 – Bop Nation (jazz) (grammy-nominated CD) – 8 pm
• 19 – Prime Time Swing (big band) – 7 pm
• 20 – Richmond Boys Choir – music – 7 pm
• 21 – Raindate Richmond Boys Choir – 7 pm
• 23 – Quintessential Jazz (jazz) – 8 pm
• 24 – Ban Caribe – (Caribbean) – 8 pm
• 25 – KOS (pop, rock, swing) – 8 pm
• 26 – David Esleck Trio (jazz) – 7 pm
• 30 – Concert Ballet of Virginia (dance) – 8:30 pm