All concerts in this series start at 7:00 p.m. and are free and open to the public.
There are no tickets, but space may be limited in our Fine Arts Center. Find the Library. See our list of past performers in the series.

 

Thursday, August 19 - Bobby Vandell Band


Thursday, September 16 - John Gorka
Singer. songwriter John Gorka returns to the McMillan stage. Rolling Stone magazine called him "the preeminent male singer-songwriter of what has been dubbed the New Folk Movement." In 2009, Gorka toured in the USA but also in Ireland and the Netherlands. In October, Red House Records released the CD "So Dark You See." Gorka's latest installment is considered a more intimate, vocal and guitar-centered record than the last two.


Thursday, October 7 - Prudence Johnson

Prudence Johnson’s career has taken her from honky-tonks to Carnegie Hall, from the theater stage to the Silver Screen, from the Midwest to the Middle East. She is a regular guest on Garrison Keillor’s A Prairie Home Companion, broadcast on National Public Radio stations across the country, and appears as one of the “regulars” in Robert Altman’s 2006  A Prairie Home Companion movie. Her film credits also include Robert Redford’s A River Runs Through It in a role she was born to play—a singer!


Thursday November 18 - Frank Vignola

Frank is one of the most accomplished, multi-dimensional players walking the planet today. Monster player, composer and improviser, Frank plays proficiently in every genre, from jazz to bluegrass, and works with everyone and their brother. Frank’s pedigree is a mile long, but a quick Google will illustrate why he is considered one of the best on the planet. Whether he is featured on a Donald Fagen recording, a jam with David Grisman, as Les Paul's right hand man or leading his own groups throughout the years, he has proved himself to be in the elite creating his own unique sound.