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Time to Get Down in Uptown with Bob Dorr: Today In Marion

Enjoy food, fun and live music outdoors in uptown Marion.


Looks like the weather is going to cool down nicely from earlier in the week with no rain in sight. Just in time for us to enjoy some outdoor music!

Uptown Getdown - Bob Dorr & The Blue Band
Tonight from 6:00pm to 9:00pm

Check out this free live music event on the Marion Square in Uptown Marion. Here are some of the details from the Uptown Marion website:

Join your family, friends and neighbors on Thursdays, August 1 - 22 from 6:00 - 9:00 p.m. in City Square Park in the heart of Uptown Marion. Marion Hy-Vee be the official food vendor on-site dishing up everything from chicken on a stick, hamburgers to pizza and chinese. 

2013 finds Bob Dorr & The Blue Band celebrating their 32nd anniversary. Beginning June 10, 1981, the band has averaged playing around 100 dates a year for its 30+ year existence, resulting in a multi generational, dedicated fan base, and making them one of Iowa’s most revered, storied, and requested bands.

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