September seems to be the Month for Music in Hot Springs

            What could be more fun than an evening listening to men’s voices singing acapella in the barbershop harmony style? The Hot Springs Fun City Barbershop Chorus Concert kicks off the spa city September music season the middle of the month at 7 p.m. Sept. 13. The concert this year “Give My Regards to Broadway” is at the Hot Springs Convention Center in Horner Hall. For more information or tickets go online to FunCityChorus.org.

            The next day, Sept. 14, an Opera Classics program titled “Four Seasons in Art and Song” featuring arias, duets and ensembles from the world’s greatest operas takes place at The Muses Cultural Arts Center. For more information and tickets go online to the website at themusesproject.org.

            One of the musical highlights of the year in Hot Springs is the Annual Hot Springs JazzFest Sept. 16-21. This is a week of some of the finest jazz played anywhere with some of the top jazz performers. The jazz music venues take place all over Hot Springs starting with Larry Womack at 7 p.m. on Sept. 16 at the Arlington Hotel. JazzFest concludes Sept. 20 with Jazz After Church at 2:30 p.m. at First United Methodist Church. During the week there is a multitude of jazz performed in different venues with many talented jazz performers, ensembles, bands and orchestras during the day and in the evening. Many of the performances are free. For a schedule and ticket information go online to HSJazzSociety.org.

            If you’re making plans to spend some time listening to some of the great music performed in Hot Springs in September, we’d also like to invite you out to Diamondhead Resort Community to see some of the highlights of our great lifestyle in a gated community. The scenery is spectacular with Lake Catherine surrounding Diamondhead. The hills, trees and wildlife offer a wonderful lifestyle. It is also a great place to listen to great music in a majestic setting. When you’re in Hot Springs, give us a call at 501.520.9201 or 501.262.9310 to set up a tour of Diamondhead. 

Hot Springs Blues Festival Set for the End of August

            If you enjoy listening to the “blues” then you’ll love the 18^th Annual Hot Springs Blues Festival Aug. 29-31. Hot Springs offers so much great music year ‘round, but the Blue Festival is especially entertaining. This year the Festival has added additional music on Friday night to kick off the weekend.

            The Festival is sponsored by Spa City Blues Society and includes music workshops, an artists alley for local artisans to share their wares, after parties in local venues and a full line-up of local, regional and national acts.

The headliner for the weekend is Larry Garner on Sunday evening. Garner has won numerous awards and accolades through the years. He is from Louisiana and was inducted into the Louisiana Blues Hall of Fame in 2002. Ghost Town Blues Band, a modern blues band influenced from blues, rock and improvisational jams, from Memphis will open for Garner. GTBB is a Beale Street success story and has received quite a bit of airplay in the U.S. and Europe.

JP Soars and the Red Hots is the headline performer on Saturday evening. Soars has a diverse musical background with a lot of musical influences. He played in the 2013 Blues Festival. Well-known queen of Beale Street Barbara Blue will open for Soars. Since 1997 Blue has performed on Beale Street five nights a week at Silky O’Sullivan’s.

The line-up for the Festival on Friday night is Heavy Suga & The Sweetones, Steve Hester and DeJaVooDoo and the Hump Night Blues band with special guests.

For more information and a schedule go online to www.spacityblues.org/bluesfest2014.

            Hot Springs is an exceptional city with wonderful music in many venues throughout the year. While you’re visiting during the Festival, we invite you to come out to Diamondhead Resort Community and take a look at our beautiful place to live. We support all the cultural arts in Hot Springs and we especially enjoy the Blues Music Festival each year. Diamondhead is a quiet, gated community with great people, activities and Lake Catherine in our neighborhood. It’s a great place to crank up the music, kick back with a cold drink and enjoy a great lifestyle. For more information on Hot Springs or to schedule a tour of Diamondhead, give us a call at 501.520.9201 or 501.262.9310.