Sunday at The Grove: The Summer Sunset Series begins
Published 8:30 am Saturday, June 11, 2022
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Madrik (Photo: Photos by Joey Brent)
Ricky Burkhead (Photo: Photos by Joey Brent)
(From left to right) Jennifer Lauriello, Brittany Cable. Katelyn O'Brien and Ben Fugler (Photo: Photos by Joey Brent)
Sam Harris with his daughter Harper (Photo: Photos by Joey Brent)
Lisa and Gary Maxwell (Photo: Photos by Joey Brent)
(From left to right) Kate, Finn, Augusta and Rob Forster (Photo: Photos by Joey Brent)
Jane Wilkie and Jeepsie Smith (Photo: Photos by Joey Brent)
Amy Roberts and Aimee Nezhukumatathil (Photo: Photos by Joey Brent)
Kaitlyn Busby and Carolina Cassisa (Photo: Photos by Joey Brent)
Wayne Andrews with 50 Years of Art (YAC) Cake by The Cakery (Photo: Photos by Joey Brent)
Ricky Burkhead and Nate Robbins (Photo: Photos by Joey Brent)
John Allouise and Nester Pardo (Photo: Photos by Joey Brent)
Patricia Weathersby and Jeff Lambdin with "Nephie" (Photo: Photos by Joey Brent)
(From left to right) Henley, Lainey and Hollis Kemp (Photo: Photos by Joey Brent)
(From left to right) Monty Jones, Kate Teague and Danna Jones (Photo: Photos by Joey Brent)
(From left to right) Brandall Atkinson, Gay Graeber and Bonnie Anderon (Photo: Photos by Joey Brent)
Sylvia and Anna Pierce (Photo: Photos by Joey Brent)
Angel and Eisen Furr (Photo: Photos by Joey Brent)
(Top row, left to right) Robert Perry, Preston Lee, Steve Downing. (Bottom row, left to right) Elise Lee, Anne Preston Lee, Grayson Lee and Isla Steiner (Photo: Photos by Joey Brent)
Karen and Hugh Lee (Photo: Photos by Joey Brent)
(Photo: Photos by Joey Brent)
(From left to right) Jacob, Lucy and Eliza Schultze (Photo: Photos by Joey Brent)
Taylor Brown, author of "Wing Walkers" (Photo: Photos by Joey Brent)
Robert Saarnio and Mark Yacovone (Photo: Photos by Joey Brent)
Penelope Cortes, Rose Paris, Sofia Cortes, Paris Pritchett, Lee Paris and Adams Pritchett (Photo: Photos of Joey Brent)
The Summer Sunset Series kicked off on Sunday, June 5 with the 50th-anniversary celebration of the Yoknapatawpha Arts Council as well as the 25th anniversary of “Thacker Mountain Radio Show.”
Guests were served cake, decorated to commemorate YAC’s 25th birthday, and punch as guests listened to a live “Thacker Mountain Radio Show” broadcast.
Other guests brought their own snacks and picnic baskets as they enjoyed the radio show and performances by musical acts like Madrik, a seven-piece band featuring musicians with influences from house, hip-hop, drum and bass to pop, funk and soul.
Summer Sunset Series is a free community event made possible through a collaboration of Visit Oxford, Yoknapatawpha Arts Council, the UM Center for the Study of Southern Culture and the University Museum. Each Sunday night in June, locals and visitors can bring a blanket or lawn chair and set up their own picnic to enjoy live music. All events are free and begin at 6 p.m.