VCU Jazz Featured at Flowers After 5
Flowers After 5 at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Features VCU Jazz. The performances are July 5, 12, 19, 26, August 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 and September 6, 13, 20, and 27.
Flowers After 5 takes place from 5-8p, with music and wine sampling from 6-8p. The evening events take place rain or shine. Garden admission is $10 for adults, $9 for seniors, and $6 for children ages 3-12.
Flowers After 5 is a series of evening events that will feature VCU Jazz trios and wine sampling provided by Total Wine. The second Thursday of each month (July 12, August 9, and September 13) bring your pooch and enjoy Fidos After 5 in conjunction with the Richmond SPCA. You can enjoy the music and wine sampling with your faithful companion.
Flowers After 5 takes place from 5-8p, with music and wine sampling from 6-8p. (The Garden is open until 9p.) The evening events take place rain or shine. Garden admission is $10 for adults, $9 for seniors, and $6 for children ages 3-12. Members are admitted to the Garden for free. Wine-sampling tickets will incur an additional fee. The Garden Cafe and the Tea House will be open, and both feature a nice assortment of dinner fare.
The roster of performers is as follows:
* TH 7/5, 6p: Mike Ess (guitar), Skip Gailes (piano), David
Ashby (bass)
* TH 7/12, 6p: Bryan Hooten (trombone), Matt Walton (guitar),
Brian Sulser (bass)
* TH 7/19, 6p: Antonio Garcia (trombone, vocals, percussion),
Mike Ess (guitar), Rusty Farmer (bass)
* TH 7/26, 6p: Taylor Barnett (trumpet), Skip Gailes (piano),
and Matt Hall (bass)
* TH 8/2, 6p: Skip Gailes (piano), Randall Pharr (bass), and
Rudy Faulkner (vocals, percussion)
* TH 8/9, 6p: Mark Ingraham (trumpet), Trey Pollard (guitar),
and Devonne Harris (drums)
* TH 8/16, 6p: Marcus Tenney (trumpet), Matt Walton (guitar),
Brian Sulser (bass)
* TH 8/23, 6p: Jon Gibson (sax), Karl Morse (guitar), Colin
Greggs (guitar)
* TH 8/30, 6p: Jason Arce (sax), Mike Ess (guitar), Randall
Pharr (bass)
* TH 9/6, 6p: David Hood (sax), Skip Gailes (piano), David Ashby (bass)
* TH 9/13, 6p: The Flyin' Sulsers, featuring John Conley
(guitar), Alan Parker (guitar), and Brian Sulser (bass)
* TH 9/20, 6p: The RJR Trio, featuring Fran Ahern (vocals),
John Conley (guitar), and Ryan Hughitt (bass)
* TH 9/27, 6p: Antonio Garcia (trombone, vocals, percussion),
Mike Ess (guitar), Randall Pharr (bass)
Flowers After 5 is brought to you by: Total Wine, Oldies
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