Missouri Botanical Garden: Events at MBG

Whitaker Music Festival 2010
Wednesdays, June 2–August 4, 2010

Birds singing in the warm, rose-scented evenings signal it’s time for the Whitaker Music Festival. Now in its 17th year, the open-air festival presents ten weeks of free Wednesday evening concerts under the stars.

Visitors are welcome to bring their own picnic supper, baskets, or coolers. Picnic fare is also available for purchase on site, including brisket sandwiches, hot dogs, cheese and grape plates, sno-cones, chips, cookies, beer, wine, and soda.

The festival is funded by the Whitaker Foundation, which supports St. Louis arts and parks to promote common heritage, celebrate diversity, and encourage vitality within the community.

Festival Hours and Admission
Music begins at 7:30 p.m.
Last entry at 9 p.m.
Free admission after 5 p.m.
The Children’s Garden remains open with free admission from 5 to 7 p.m.

Event Information
The Garden is a tobacco-free campus; smoking is not allowed anywhere, indoors or outside, and visitors will be asked to extinguish or discard tobacco items. Soliciting is not permitted. Please no pets or barbecue grills.

In case of rain
Updates will be posted here and cancellation notices will broadcast on WSIE, 88.7 FM.

Parking
Additional, free parking is available in the lots located at Shaw and Vandeventer, two blocks west of the Garden.

Concert Info
2010 Artist Profiles and Event Photos
Download 2010 Press Release
High Resolution (300 dpi) Press Photos

Performers
June 2 - Denise Thimes
www.denisethimes.com

June 9 - Trio Trés Bien
www.tresbienmusic.com

June 16 - Peter Martin
www.petermartinmusic.com

June 23 - Javier Mendoza
www.javiermendoza.com

June 30 - Dawn and the Electro Funk Assembly
www.dawnweber.com

July 7 - Dogtown Allstars
www.dogtownallstars.com

July 14 - FolknBluesGrass
www.folknbluesgrass.com

July 21 - Beyond Abbey Road
www.petermayer.com

July 28 - Kevin Lucas Orchestra
www.kevinlucasorchestra.com

August 4 - Gene Dobbs Bradford and the Blues Inquisition

Click here to learn more about this year's lineup.