Arts-Entertainment
Summer is in full swing and The Shane Center in Livingston is offering the perfect activity for all your guests with their popular SOCS series. Each Thursday in June and July features the best in local and regional performers at a free community concert in the Henry E. Blake Pavilion.
Thursday, July 10th brings Acoustic Americana trio the Two Tracks to the SOCS stage. The Two Tracks are 2022 and 2024 Wyoming Arts Council Performing Arts Fellowship Winners. Husband and wife Julie and Dave Huebner write songs that traverse the male and female perspective with emotional and natural images of rural American life. The band cares about lyrics, story and the power of the song, and every arrangement is designed to fully highlight that direct connection between the song and the listener. Hailing from the eastern side of the Bighorn Mountains in Wyoming, the band has traversed the country bringing their joyful unique sound to stages big and small, including Americanafest (TN), Deadwood Jam (SD), Kate Wolf Memorial Music Festival (CA), MeadowGrass (CO), and the Red Ants Pants Music Festival just up the road. They recently completed their first international trip to Dubai for performances at the World Expo.
Next up, on Thursday, July 17th is Swamp Dawg delivering an evening of New Orleans Swampy Funk and Rhythm and Blues. Swamp Dawg is the all-time favorite band at SOCS—this will be their fourth return to the stage. We can’t imagine doing a summer schedule without including their fun, NOLA- style funk music for your enjoyment. Attendees can expect to dance to swampy Southern Soul music with some new band members to continue the multicultural rhythmic explosion of funk, rhythm and blues and New Orleans classics. Get there early for this show—it will be a full house!
SOCS concerts take place, free of charge, from 5 - 8 pm. There are food trucks and libations for all ages. Concert attendees are encouraged to bring chairs. There are a few shared tables reserved for patrons of the food trucks while enjoying their dinner. Sponsors include: Livingston HealthCare, Marcia McCrum in Memory of Bliss McCrum, Erin Denton O’Brien and the Yellowstone Valley Lodge & Grill, and booking partners at Mighty Fine Time - John and Joanne Lowell.
Bike parking is available onsite, and additional car parking is available at the Lincoln School at 215 E. Lewis. The Shane Center is located at 415 E. Lewis. For more information on The Shane Lalani Center for the Arts, please visit www.theshanecenter.org.