Fall 2024, Gigs in the Garden

𝐀𝐁𝐎𝐔𝐓
Bring your lawn chairs or blankets to enjoy a variety of local performance groups in an extraordinary setting! Beer and wine are available for purchase. Kids will love the playground nearby as well as the free, hands-on cultural activities!

𝐒𝐔𝐆𝐆𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐃 𝐃𝐎𝐍𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍
The concerts are free with a $10 suggested donation (cash or card).

𝐒𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐑 𝐂𝐈𝐓𝐈𝐄𝐒 𝐌𝐄𝐌𝐁𝐄𝐑 𝐁𝐄𝐍𝐄𝐅𝐈𝐓
Springfield Sister Cities members receive $1 off alcoholic beverages! Just show your membership card before purchase to redeem. Learn more about membership at peacethroughpeople.org/membership.

𝐒𝐂𝐇𝐄𝐃𝐔𝐋𝐄
𝗦𝘂𝗻., 𝗢𝗰𝘁. 𝟲 𝗮𝘁 𝟮 𝗽.𝗺.: 𝗗𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗮𝘀 𝗝𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗠𝗼𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗲𝘆
Dallas and Molly have been playing music together for more than 20 years. They perform a wide range of original music and cover songs that will get your toes tappin’ with their acoustic rhythms and soulful harmonies.

𝗦𝘂𝗻., 𝗢𝗰𝘁. 𝟭𝟯 𝗮𝘁 𝟮 𝗽.𝗺.: 𝗝𝗼𝗵𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗲 𝗔𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗮 𝗞𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗻𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗩𝗼𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀
Angelia studied musical voice at Arkansas State University and has traveled the world performing and singing. She has put together a gospel extravaganza featuring Dawn Gutierrez, Jacqueline Swan, and Evangel University’s four-piece band, Voices of Praise.

𝗦𝘂𝗻., 𝗢𝗰𝘁. 𝟮𝟬 𝗮𝘁 𝟮 𝗽.𝗺.: 𝗝𝗶𝗻 𝗝. 𝗫
Jin is a jazz guitarist and singer-songwriter of more than two decades originally from Chicago, Il. He uses looping and jazz harmony to express and improvise with lyrics that touch on race, class, and matters of the heart.

𝗦𝘂𝗻., 𝗢𝗰𝘁. 𝟮𝟳 𝗮𝘁 𝟮 𝗽.𝗺.: 𝗔𝗮𝗿𝗼𝗻 𝗠𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗿
Aaron’s specialty is writing songs that sound great with a band but can also be played solo. His music does not fit a specific category. The common theme is that every song has emotional, soulful vocals with a grooving rhythm behind it.

𝐑𝐀𝐈𝐍 𝐏𝐋𝐀𝐍
In the case of inclement weather, concerts will move inside the adjacent Springfield-Greene County Botanical Center.

𝐒𝐏𝐎𝐍𝐒𝐎𝐑𝐒
– Hatch Foundation
– O’Reilly Auto Parts
– Mid-Missouri Bank
– Tom Finnie

𝘚𝘱𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘰𝘳𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱 𝘰𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘢𝘵 $100. 𝘓𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘵 𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦.𝘰𝘳𝘨/𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘰𝘳.

𝐎𝐑𝐆𝐀𝐍𝐈𝐙𝐄𝐑𝐒
– Ric Mayer, maintainer of the Kickapoo Edge Prairie
– Linda Chorice, former Springfield Conservation Nature Center Manager

𝐌𝐀𝐍𝐀𝐆𝐄𝐑𝐒
– Springfield Sister Cities Association
– Springfield-Greene County Park Board

𝐀𝐁𝐎𝐔𝐓 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐏𝐀𝐕𝐈𝐋𝐈𝐎𝐍
The Peace Through People Pavilion was funded by the Finnie family and constructed in late 2016 to encourage more cultural performances and community events in the Springfield Botanical Gardens.

𝐌𝐎𝐑𝐄 𝐈𝐍𝐅𝐎
peacethroughpeople.org/gigs

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