Summer Series Of Free Concerts In The Park Kicks Off In North Bethesda

NORTH BETHESDA, MD — The Pike District Partnership’s free concert series kicks off Thursday with a performance by the Timmie Metz Duo in a pop-up park at Grand Park Avenue and Banneker Street in North Bethesda.

The concert will take place on Thursday from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. and continue for nine consecutive weeks.

The Pike District Partnership also will be hosting a Friday Night Salsa on Friday, June 30 from 6 p.m. to p.m. at Banneker Street Pop-up Park, an event that will continue on the last Friday of each month through September.

The partnership has been hosting free community events in the pop-up park for three years. The pop-up park is located next to the Montgomery County Conference Center parking garage.

The concert series and salsa dancing events will feature local food trucks. For attendees 21 and older, a local Montgomery County brewery and spirits distillery will sell a selection of beer, wine, and cocktails.

Picnic tables and Adirondack chairs are available for seating, but guests are welcome to bring their own chairs and picnic blankets. Other activities include lawn games, raffles and giveaways.

Here’s the Thursdays in the Park Concert schedule:

• June 1: Timmie Metz Duo (rock, soul)
• June 8: Driven TO Clarity Duo (rock)
• June 15: Elvado Duo (folk, pop)
• June 22: Emma G Duo (pop, soul, rock)
• June 29: The Breakaways Duo (pop, rock)
• July 6: Moose Jaw Bluegrass Duo (bluegrass)
• July 13: Chasing Autumn Duo (rock)
• July 20: Juliet Lloyd Duo (soul, pop)
• July 27: David Thong Duo (rock, pop, indie)