Free Concert on July 4th to Feature Four Bands At Camden Harbor Park and Amphitheatre

 David Dodson and The Lowdown, featuring John and Rachel Nicolas, will perform at 7:45 p.m. on July 4th during Camden Rotary's Music by the Sea event at Camden Harbor Park and Amphitheatre. Three other bands will provide entertainment from 2 p.m. onward.   

Camden Rotary’s Free Concert on July 4th to Feature Four Bands

At Camden Harbor Park and Amphitheatre

Sponsorships will help fund youth programs in the Knox County area

Camden, Maine – June 13, 2014 -- The Camden Rotary Club will bring four live band performances to Camden on July 4th for this year’s Music-by-the-Sea Concert in Camden Harbor Park and Amphitheatre – a major event during the Midcoast Festival of Independence.

An Independence Day tradition since the late 1980s, this free public concert is organized by the Camden Rotary Club and supported by Rotary members, local businesses and individuals.

The Club’s goal is to raise $25,000 from concert sponsorships for its Youth Are the Future Program, a major new effort to support the development and education of youth in the Knox County and Lincolnville area. The Club gratefully acknowledges the following sponsors who have contributed $500 or more to this event so far: Bangor Savings Bank, McNabb Marketing Resources, Camden Hills Dental Care, Elm Street Marketing Essentials, P.G. Willey, Buckingham Financial Designs, P.C., and James and Felicity Bowditch.

Sponsorships are still available at all levels. If you would like to be a sponsor, please contact Glenn Buckingham at 230-7200.

These groups will perform from mid-afternoon until just before Camden’s spectacular fireworks celebration:

2:00 pm – 3:15 pm           The Muellers – Maine’s best family bluegrass band

3:30 pm – 4:15 pm           The Midcoast Community Band – Marches, Broadway, and popular tunes

5:00 pm – 6:15 pm           Reina del Cid – A spirited folk rock group from Minneapolis

7:45 pm – 9:00 pm            David Dodson and The Lowdown, featuring John and Rachel Nicolas  –  Camden musician and singer- songwriter David Dodson has shared the stage with some of the nation’s best artists.Camden's spectacular fireworks will follow this performance.

There will be plenty of excitement in downtown Camden right before the concert begins, as antique cars parade along Main Street and arrive on Atlantic Avenue from about 1:00 to 1:30 p.m.

For more information about Music by the Sea, please visit www.camdenrotary.org.