BANGOR — The Downtown Bangor Partnership announced that the 10th annual Cool Sounds Summer Concert Series and Fresh Air Market returns to downtown Bangor 4-9 p.m. Thursdays beginning July 2.
The Cool Sounds stage will be located in the newly remodeled West Market Square on Broad Street. The Fresh Air Market will be set up along Merchants Plaza and in Pickering Square. The Cool Sounds Summer Concert Series and Fresh Air Market will continue every Thursday evening through Aug. 20, rain or shine.
During the events, Broad Street and Merchants Plaza will be closed to traffic and from 1-11 p.m. Bangor Alley will be closed to accommodate set-up and takedown of the stage. Motorists are asked to plan accordingly.
The 2015 Cool Sounds Summer Concert Series lineup is as follows:
- July 2, RetroRockerz.
- July 9, The Ghost of Paul Revere with Jacob Augustine.
- July 16, Stesha Cano.
- July 23, Broadway Rocks Bangor.
- July 30, Jon King Trio.
- Aug. 6, Kenya Hall Band.
- Aug. 13, When Particles Collide.
- Aug. 20, Tomato Tomato with Goldenoak.
The concerts will take place 6-8 p.m. in West Market Square and run in conjunction with the Fresh Air Market open 5-8 p.m. As many as 20 vendors are expected weekly. Available items include artwork, specialty foods, jewelry, clothing and more. Food vendors also will be on site.
The 2015 Cool Sounds Summer Concert Series and Fresh Air Market is presented by Emera Maine with media sponsorship provided by WLBZ 2. Event sponsors are Camden National Bank, The First, N.A., Hollywood Casino, Katahdin Trust Company, Bangor Daily News and New England School of Communication.