The following is a republished press release from the Downtown Ithaca Alliance and NOT written by the Ithaca Voice … click here to submit community announcements directly to The Voice, or contact me at jalmendarez@ithacavoice.com.

ITHACA, N.Y. — The Downtown Ithaca Alliance enthusiastically announces the full schedule for the CFCU Summer Concert Series! Free and fun for the whole family, these musical performances will take place at 6:00 PM each Thursday between June 23 and September 15, 2016 at the Bernie Milton Pavilion on the Ithaca Commons (202 East State Street, Ithaca, New York).

The series will cover just about every genre under the sun, from latin jazz to mountain music to soul. Notable bands include reggae masters John Brown’s Body, whose show will be a celebration of their twentieth year and kickoff a national tour in support of a new album out September 9. Perennial local favorites Jimkata (electro-rock) and The Gunpoets (live hip-hop) will also be celebrating recent releases. The concert on July 20, the night before the legendary GrassRoots Festival of Music and Dance, is being held in partnership with Ithaca Underground and will feature underground nerdcore rapper Sammus and avant-garde ska-punkers ¡Viva Mayhem!

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Talib Kweli performs at the newly finished Bernie Milton Pavilion Stage last summer as part of the Downtown Ithaca Alliance summer concert series. Photo by Ed Dittenhoefer/The Ithaca Voice

The CFCU Community Credit Union (CFCU) returns as title sponsor of the award-winning CFCU Summer Concert Series and will be continuing their support of the United Way through a fundraiser with exciting prizes. Concertgoers can buy a reusable cup, with 100 percent of the proceeds going to the United Way, and be entered to win a private performance by the Gunpoets and other cool perks. Cup-bearers will then be reentered in the contest each and every time they refill at the Beer Garden throughout the summer. This year, the series is also supported by Seneca Beverage, Ithaca Marriott Downtown on the Commons, Green Street Pharmacy, Six Mile Creek Winery, Greenstar Natural Foods Co-op, and the J. M. McDonald Foundation.

For more information about the CFCU Summer Concert Series and other summer events in downtown Ithaca, please visit www.downtownithaca.com.

2016 CFCU Summer Concert Series Schedule 

06/23    Stone Cold Miracle
06/30    Casey Max & The Dixie Kats
07/07    Caribe Jazz All Stars
07/14    Kings of The Fall
07/20    (Wednesday Show) Ithaca Underground: Sammus with ¡Viva Mayhem!(opening)
07/28    Wassa Pan Afrika Dance Ensemble
08/04    Road Man
08/11    Anna Coogan & Willie B
08/18    Richie & Rosie
08/25    Jimkata
09/01    The Gunpoets
09/08    TBA
09/15    John Brown’s Body

Jolene Almendarez is Managing Editor at The Ithaca Voice. She can be reached at jalmendarez@ithacavoice.com; you can learn more about her at the links in the top right of this box.