Charlie Parr to perform at First Friday concert series

Posted August 23, 2017 11:00 pm

Submitted by McHenry County Conservation District

The First Fridays Concert Series continues with the McHenry County Conservation District.

Sit back and enjoy a summer evening of musical entertainment with Charlie Parr from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 1, on the back patio of the Lost Valley Visitor Center in Glacial Park, Route 31 and Harts Road in Ringwood.

Charlie Parr has been traveling around singing folk songs since leaving Austin, Minnesota in the 1980s in search of Spider John Koerner, whom he found 100 miles north at the Viking Bar one Sunday night. The experience changed his life and brings us to now -13 recordings, 250 shows a year, 200,000 miles on a well broke-in Kia, and a nasty fear of heights.

Bring a picnic dinner or dessert and a lawn chair and enjoy our intimate outdoor setting under the branches of ancient oaks with stunning views of the outstretched valley.

In the case of inclement weather, concerts will be moved indoors. No glass containers. Site closes at 9 p.m.

Registration is not required.

For information, call Prairieview Education Center, (815) 479-5779 or visit www.MCCDistrict.org.

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