Music in the Gardens

Music in the Gardens
2008 Free Concert Series
Dubuque Arboretum & Botanical Gardens
at Marshall Park, 3800 Arboretum Drive (off JFK Rd.)

Most Summer Sundays at 6:30

Bring your lawn chair or blanket. All ages welcome.
There is no admission charge for the music series

PDF of Music and Event Listing Click here

May 18, 11-2 Spring Party $1 admission for children, adults free
more info click here

* Fri.,      May 9           8 am—dusk        Plant Sale ~Packard ~Tri-State Garden Club           
* Sat.,      May 10         8 am— 3 pm           Plant Sale ~Packard ~Tri-State Garden Club               
* Sun.,    May 18         11 am—2:30        Children’s Spring Party       $1.00  donation, tickets available in May at the DA&BG
Sun.,     June 1           6:30 pm               Tri-State Wind Symphony, Director Brian Hughes ~ Packard ~ NISOM sponsor
* Sun., June 8 11 am to 4 pm Hosta Society Festival ~ Packard and Heinemann Center Garden Room ~ Hosta   Society sponsor
Sun., June 8 6:30 pm Mississippi Valley Philharmonic, Director Brian Hughes ~ Packard ~ NISOM sponsor
Sun., June 15 6:30 pm The Four Freshmen ~ Packard (x alternate rain site) ~ DAC, Bill Schmid, DA&BG sponsors
Fri., June 20, 21, 22 Rose Festival, three days, programs available at the DA&BG
Fri., June 20 10 am Senior Citizen’s Day, Bob Stecher, Accordion ~ Heinemann Center Porch ~ DA&BG sponsor
Fri., June 20 6:30 pm Ken Killian Swingtet ~ McKay Plaza ~ DA&BG sponsor
Sat., June 21 7 to 9 am Public Flower Show entries ~ (all entries invited) ~ Heinemann Center Porch
* Sat., June 21 1:30 pm Flower Arranging, Anne Berquist ~ Heinemann Center Garden Room
* Sat., June 21 noon-Sun. duskPublic viewing of Flower Show ~ Tri-State Garden Club Sponsor
Sat., June 21 6:30 pm ‘Moonlight and Roses’,  TBA ~ McKay Plaza ~ sponsor TBA
Sun., June 22 2 pm Dixieland All Stars ~ McKay Plaza ~ DA&BG sponsor
Sun., June 22 6:30 pm The Rod Pierson Orchestra ~ Packard ~ Douglas Gukeisen Memorial
Sun., June 29 6:30 pm Coupe DeVille (Davenport) ~ Packard ~  sponsor TBA

Sun., July 6 6:30 pm Ballyhoo Foxtrot Orchestra ~ Packard ~ Dubuque Internal Medicine sponsor
* Sun., July 13 10 am—3 pm Main Street Cruisers’ Car Show ~ Arboretum Gardens & Packard
* Sun., July 13 10 am—2 pm Herbfest ~ Heinemann Center Porch & Garden Room
   Sun., July 13 6:30 pm Eleven Hundred Springs ~ Packard ~ Mediacom & American Trust sponsors
   Thur., July 17 6:30 pm Colt Cadets ~ Director Vicki Shaffer ~ Packard ~ DA&BG sponsor
*  Sun., July 20 2—3 pm Sundaes in the Gardens ~ Heinemann Center Porch ~ DA&BG sponsor
    Sun., July 20 2 pm Upper Main Street Jazz Band ~ McKay Plaza ~ DA&BG sponsor
    Sun., July 20 6:30 pm Bill Allred’s Classic Jazz Band ~ Packard ~ Conlon Construction & Dubuque Board of Realtors sponsors
Tues., July 22 7:00 pm Air National Guard Band of the Midwest ~ Packard ~ Federal Government sponsor
Sun., July 27 6:30 pm Celebration, Iowa! ~ Packard (x alternate rain site) ~ Fuerste Eye Clinic sponsor

Sun., Aug., 3 6:30 pm One Hat Band (Breitbach Family) ~ Packard ~ NISOM sponsor
Sun., Aug., 10 6:30 pm Dubuque Saxophone Quartet ~ Packard ~ NISOM sponsor
Sun., Aug., 17 6:30 pm Dubuque Fiddlers, Director Ann Duchow ~ Packard ~ NISOM sponsor
* Sat., Aug., 2 3 noon to dusk Flower & Produce Show ~ Heinemann Center Porch~ Tri-State Garden Club
* Sun., Aug., 2 4 10 am  - dusk Flower & Produce Show ~ Heinemann Center Porch~ Tri-State Garden Club
Sun., Aug., 2 4 6:30 pm Dubuque Assembly of God Church Praise Band ~ Packard ~ NISOM sponsor
Sun., Aug., 31 6:30 pm Band Americana, Director David Overby ~ Packard ~  DA&BG sponsor

* Wed., Sept., 3 noon & 5:30pm Volunteer Recognition Potluck ~ Packard
* Sun., Sept., 14 11 am to 3 pm Arboretum Autumn Fall Fundraiser  ~ entire Arboretum

*  Sat., Oct., 11 9 am—2 pm DA&BG fall cleanup day , lunch provided ~ Heinemann Center Garden Room
*  Sat., Oct., 18 9 am— 2 pm    DA&BG fall cleanup day , lunch provided ~ Heinemann Center Garden Room

DAC—Dubuque Arts Council
NISOM—Northeast Iowa School of Music
DA&BG—Dubuque Arboretum & Botanical Gardens

Other sponsors are: American Trust & Savings Bank, DuTrac Community Credit Union, Butler Foundation, Finley Hospital, Tri-State  Independent Physicians
X All rain sites are at Roosevelt Middle School

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