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welcome

Friends & Supporters: Welcome to another
memorable year at Ives Concert Park!

We kicked off the season with a successful
Art at Ives: Juried Fine Art & Crafts Show,
featuring more than 55 artists from the Greater
Danbury area and beyond! Many local families
and patrons of all ages came out on Memorial
Day Weekend to enjoy the show.

Returning this season are some crowd favorites! The Westside
Reggae Festival is back for its 6th year with great musical acts,
featuring Beres Hammond, who is no stranger to the Ives stage. We
are lucky to have joining him, Grammy-nominated Third World!

Speaking of returning events, we are so excited to welcome back the
wildly popular Brews & BBQ, a festival celebrating local and national
breweries, local entertainment and the area’s best BBQ makers!

Adding to the calendar this year is Mockstock: A Tribute Band Music
Festival. This day-long festival will include tributes to classic rock’s
best bands like Aerosmith, AC/DC, Van Halen, Led Zeppelin and
many more. You don’t want to miss this blast-from-the-past!

It takes a lot of work throughout the year to bring you great
community events like these, and I thank everyone who is committed
to the Park’s success including the Ives Authority, park staff, all of the
dedicated volunteers, and the generous sponsors who have helped
make the Ives Concert Park such a special venue.

Thank you for your patronage, and for helping us to continue
celebrating the arts this 2017 season.

Sincerely,

Mayor

Mark D. Boughton

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