For Immediate Release | July 23, 2018           
Contact: Louise Duncan, Special Events Manager
lduncan@avon.org | (970) 748-4065
             
 

 

Avon, CO – Join us at the Avon Performance Pavilion, at Harry A. Nottingham Park, on July 25^th  for family fun and music at the second AvonLIVE! free community concert. The Steel Woods, the country folk, rock, bluegrass and R&B band from Nashville, headline the July 25^th show. Adam Ezra Group, who gave us the New England Song of the Year, Let your Hair Down, open the evening’s live music, which begins at 5:30 p.m.
 
Concert & Event Specials:  The concert is free to the public, and in partnership with the Avon Lake Street Market, features street food trucks and tents, beer, wine and spirits, booths with local produce, crafts and gifts, and the Lettuce Patch Kids Zone with the Cave of Confusion and face painting. There will be reduced price drinks between 4:00 and 6:00 p.m. and special food pricing or "Free Meal Happy Hour" from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Mouth-watering options include scrumptious street tacos and quesadillas, tuna poke and Maui chicken, lamb and veggie gyros, sausages, ice cream, popcorn and snow cones. A collection of craft brews, wine, refreshing spirits and non-alcoholic beverages will be sold. Special promotion: three pairs of SkullCandy headphones will be raffled off each evening.
 
The Bands: Since their debut with the iconic Straw in the Wind and Let the Rain Come Down, The Steel Woods have been a hybrid musical force, part hard-edged, part Americana roots country folk, man-made, yet organic, rock but also bluegrass, R&B, blues, gospel, soul and heavy metal. To open the evening’s music, the tireless touring outfit, Adam Ezra Group, are creating a powerful, inclusive community around AEG shows that is beginning to be compared to a social-movement.

Sponsors:  The Town of Avon is the AvonLIVE! Concerts in the Park presenting sponsor. Additional sponsorship support is provided by The Westin Riverfront Resort & Spa, The Vail Daily & Weekly, KZYR, Jay Peterson of Slifer, Smith & Frampton, and Holy Cross Energy. The Westin is the award-winning resort that is home to Maya by Chef Richard Sandoval, Spa Anjali and an Athletic Club offering more than 60 group exercise classes per week.
 
Transportation & Parking:  The use of public transportation is encouraged, as well as walking or riding a bike to the park. Free parking is available, including Avon Elementary School, Avon Recreation Center, on street parking, and the Beaver Creek Resorts Elk Lot.
 
Food and beverages may be purchased at the event | Please deposit rubbish in the proper trash, recycling and composting bins | Blankets, lawn chairs and picnics are allowed | Alcoholic beverages may not be brought to the park | Marijuana smoking is prohibited | No pets please
 
More information: visit AvonLive.com and Avon.org/events                 
 
MEDIA CONTACT:  Mike O’Brien, Producer
                                 Peak Performances
                                 970 418-2121
                                 mike@gigdigger.com

 

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