Free summer concert series gets residents outside | State of Art

On this episode we discuss the Anchorage Concert Association's partnership with the Anchorage Park Foundation to hold free concerts at parks around the city. With venues typically at bars and all-ages shows difficult to find, these concerts bring the music to the people and get folks outside to enjoy the city's green spaces. Concerts have already featured Rosie Rush at Fish Creek Park and R&B Life at Fairview Lions Park with Zen Trembles performing at Pioneer Park on June 26. The shows are on Thursdays from 7 to 8:30 p.m. and are free for all to attend.

We're joined by Anchorage Concert Association Community Engagement Director, Becky Kendall, ACA's Communications Director Mitchell Hansen, and local musician Shane Russell. We discuss the concert series, the upcoming Rock the Hill festival at Hilltop and what it means to the musicians to have these types of shows.