Gigs in the Garden
Spring 2024
About
Bring your lawn chairs or blankets and listen to live, local music in an extraordinary setting! Beer and wine are available for purchase (now $1 off for Sister Cities members). Kids will love the playground nearby!
The concerts are free to attend; a $10 donation is suggested (cash or card accepted). In the case of inclement weather, the concerts will move inside the adjacent Springfield-Greene County Botanical Center.
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Performance Schedule
Sun., May 12 at 2 p.m.: Maddi Warren and Alli Butler
Singer/songwriter Maddi Warren grew up in Blue Eye, Missouri, a small town nestled in the Ozark Mountains. Maddi has played music for 13 years. Her roots and experiences have molded her sound into what has been described as gritty, mountain, and soulful.
Alli Butler joined the mix 4 years ago filling out the sound with her bass and harmonies. This sister duo has traveled the country playing shows from Montana to Pennsylvania and several places in between.
maddiwarren.com
instagram.com/maddiwarrenmusic
facebook.com/maddiwarrenmusic
youtube.com/@maddiraeann
Sun., May 19 at 2 p.m.: Republic Community Band
The Republic Community Band started in 1982 and was founded for the purpose of community members to continue playing their instruments while not in the performing arts profession. The band is an intergenerational organization of mostly amateur musicians that draws its membership from Republic and other communities in Southwest Missouri. Members range in age from high school students to senior citizens. The band performs around 8 times per year with roughly half of its performances in Republic and the remainder in Springfield and other nearby communities. Its repertoire consists of traditional band music such as marches, medleys taken from Broadway musicals and Hollywood movies, overtures, and other music written specifically for bands.
republicband.org
facebook.com/RepublicCommunityBand
Sun., May 19 at 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.: Sister Cities Celebration
Come early on Sun., May 19 to enjoy our Annual Celebration from 11:30am-1:30pm! Enjoy cultural performances, Mexican and Japanese food trucks, and drinks! All are welcome to attend, and Sister Cities members receive tickets for free food and drink! Join at the event or at the button below.
SSCA Membership Benefit
Springfield Sister Cities members receive $1 off alcoholic beverages at Gigs in the Garden! Just show your membership card before purchase to redeem.
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Location
Peace through People Pavilion
in the Kay Cummins Finnie Memorial Dogwood Garden
at the Springfield Botanical Gardens at Nathanael Greene/Close Memorial Park
2400 S. Scenic Ave., Springfield, MO
Nearby parking is available in the Botanical Center lot. Auxiliary parking is available to the north of the Dogwood Garden or at the Mizumoto Japanese Stroll Garden.
Organizers
The series is organized by volunteers and managed by Springfield Sister Cities Association in cooperation with the Springfield-Greene County Park Board.
Sponsors
PRESENTING
GOLD
SILVER
BRONZE
Tom Finnie
About the PTP Pavilion
The Peace Through People Pavilion was funded by the Finnie family and constructed in late 2016 to encourage more cultural performances and community events in the Springfield Botanical Gardens. The Pavilion furthers the Friends of the Garden mission to bring people, nature, and gardens together as well as the Springfield Sister Cities Association mission of Peace Through People.
More Information
For more information, please call 417-864-1191 or contact us.