2023 Highlands Experience Guide

2023 HIGHLANDS NC EXPERIENCE GUIDE

Highlands offers free, live, outdoor con- certs each Friday and Saturday night, from May until October. Bring your favorite lawn chair and picnic basket of goods from a lo- cal grocer or restaurant and get into the groove! Featuring a variety of popular, re- gional bands and musicians. Kelsey-Hutchinson Founders Park Pine St. 6 – 8:30 p.m. Pine MAY 27 - THE SWINGIN’ RICHARDS The mission statement is simple: Rock the House! The Swingin’ Richards made their debut on Feb 2, 2001 in the Nations Bank Center Plaza in Charlotte, opening for James Brown, and they have remained one of the Southeast’s most beloved, reveled party bands ever since. JUNE 3 - NU-BLU As the hosts of TV’s hit series Bluegrass Ridge, Nu-Blu brings their unique sound to audiences around the world. A former Carolina Music Awards Country Band of the Year, they tour more than 200 days each year, with national TV appearances, five albums on the Top 10 Billboard Charts and a no. 1 most played song on Sirius/XM radio. SATURDAYS ON

JUNE 10 - FIRECRACKER JAZZ BAND In hundreds of performances since 2003, Firecracker Jazz Band from Asheville has played everywhere from street corners, secret speakeasies, jazz festivals nationwide, swing-and-swill dance halls, Bonnaroo and the Kennedy Center. Speak easy and dance hard! JUNE 17 - THE TROUPERS The Troupers are seasoned professional entertainers, collectively appearing on more than 100 CDs and al- bums and performing in 12 countries. The Troupers will prove to you why they get rave reviews. Stellar vocals, musicianship and delightful entertainment energy qualify The Troupers as a must-see.

MAY 20 - THE BOOMERS The Boomers are back by popular demand! Their performances have ranged from the ‘97 President Clinton Inaugural Ball to the 2012 NFL Owners Meeting, with hundreds of wedding receptions in between. Having shared the stage with Hootie and the Blowfish, Melissa Etheridge, Alison Krauss, Edwin McCain, Emmylou Harris, Chynna Phillips and Huey Lewis and the News, The Boomers are no strangers to the stage and know exactly what it takes to entertain a crowd.

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