BEGIN:VCALENDAR METHOD:PUBLISH VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN PRODID:-//NONSGML WPForms//NONSGML Sugar Calendar Feeds v3.11.0//EN X-WR-CALNAME:Sundays on the Square in July - Here's Who You'll See X-WR-CALDESC:Off Square Music X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Chicago BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 DTSTART:20230312T080000 TZNAME:CDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 DTSTART:20230312T080000 TZNAME:CDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Sundays on the Square in July - Here's Who You'll See DESCRIPTION:Sundays on the Square July 2023 is a series that began in Ju ne and continues with weekly concerts into September. Plan to get togeth er with your friends on the historic Woodstock Town Square for an evenin g (5-7 pm CDT) to celebrate music\, summer\, fun\, and friends. \;Re ad more below about Sundays on the Square\, \;one of the best things about summer — and it’s FREE!\n\n\n\nWe will enjoy these concerts i n \;JULY:\n\n\n\n\nJuly 2 | \;The Empty Pockets Band\n\n\n\nJuly 9 | \;Wil Maring and Robert Bowlin\n\n\n\nJuly 16 | \;No Sunday s on the Square \;– Enjoy music at the \;Woodstock Folk Festiv al\n\n\n\nJuly 23 | \;The \;Last Word Quintet\n\n\n\nJuly 30 |&n bsp\;Cassandra Vohs-Demann &\; Ken Johnson\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJuly 2 | The Empty Pockets Band\n\n\n\nAbout The Empty Pockets Band\n\n\n\nThe Em pty Pockets play a soulful\, 70’s-inspired blend of exploratory groove s\, shifting time signatures and distinctive vocals.\n\n\n\nAn Americana quartet singing folksy Chicago blues\, The Empty Pockets play a soulful \, 70’s-inspired blend of exploratory grooves\, shifting time signatur es and distinctive vocals. This unassuming Chicago-based indie powerhous e is quietly conquering the Billboard charts\, connecting with fans\, fi lling venues across America\, and doing it all on their own terms. The E mpty Pockets isn’t just a band name\, it’s an ethos.\n\n\n\nREAD MOR E ABOUT THE EMPTY POCKETS HERE \;– AND \;LISTEN TO MUSIC SAMPL ES HERE.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJuly 9 | Wil Maring and Robert Bowlin\n\n\n\nAbo ut Will Maring and Robert Bowlin\n\n\n\nAward-winning singersongwriter W il Maring and virtuose guitarist/fiddler Robert Bowlin.\n\n\n\nAward-win ning singersongwriter Wil Maring and virtuose guitarist/fiddler Robert B owlin combine their talents\, smoothly blending elements from all roots music genres to create an original acoustic music all their own– oldti me and bluegrass\, jazz and blues\, celtic and country. Wil’s clear\, airy vocal style and heartfelt lyrics\, with her proficiency on upright bass\, rhythm and fingerstyle guitar\, provide a perfect complement to B owlin’s instrumental fireworks. Wil has toured Japan and Europe\, was a Merlefest songwriting contest winner\, a Kerrville NewFolk finalist\, and together they have performed their original music on the stage of th e Grand Ole Opry and NPR’s Whaddya Know program.\n\n\n\nRobert Bowlin\ , a two-time National Fingerpicking and Flatpicking Guitar contest winne r\, is a well-respected Nashville studio musician on several instruments \, and has been a band member with legendary artists like Bill Monroe\, Tom T. Hall\, Faron Young\, Ray Price\, Ricky Van Shelton\, Kathy Mattea \, Maura O’Connell\, the Osborne Brothers\, and many more.\n\n\n\nAs a duo\, they have travelled coast to coast in the last decade\, in Canada and the U.S\, playing everywhere from the nation’s largest acoustic f estivals to intimate house concerts.\n\n\n\nREAD MORE ABOUT WIL MARING A ND ROBERT BOWLIN HERE \;– AND \;LISTEN TO MUSIC SAMPLES \; HERE.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJuly 23 | The Last Word Quintet\n\n\n\nAbout The La st Word Quintet\n\n\n\nThe Last Word Quintet is a union of song\, jazz\, and poetry – an artistic \; collaboration of the first rank.\n\n\ n\nThe Last Word Quintet is a union of song\, jazz\, and poetry – an a rtistic \; collaboration of the first rank. It is a collaboration be tween four of Chicago’s best musicians and songwriters with Marc Kelly Smith\, performance poet\, founder of the Uptown Poetry Slam and a lead er of the worldwide poetry slam movement. Marc’s performance of origin al and classic poetry meshes seamlessly with Al Day’s vocals and lyric s to illustrate multi-dimensional tales of urban life. With pianist Bob Long\, bassist Doug Lofstrom and saxophonist Brian Gephart\, the Last Wo rd creates new worlds to be explored. As Robert Rodi wrote in New City\, “it’s apparent we’re hearing an entirely new kind of poetic conve rsation\, and it’s thrilling.”\n\n\n\nREAD MORE ABOUT THE LAST WORD QUINTET \;– AND \;LISTEN TO MUSIC SAMPLES \;HERE.\n\n\n\n\ n\n\n\nJuly 30 | Cassandra Vohs-Demann &\; Ken Johnson\n\n\n\nAbout C assandra Vohs-Demann &\; Ken Johnson\n\n\n\nKen Johnson and Cassandra Vohs-Demann\n\n\n\nCassandra Vohs-Demann. As a performing artist\, Cass andra has done hundreds of concerts for audiences of one to over thirty thousand. She performs as a soloist\, opera singer\, and theater perform er. Cassandra fronted several bands\, and she has worked with profession al musicians from coast to coast.\n\n\n\nA sought-after concert artist i n the region for festivals\, fundraising events\, and concert series\, s he performs every year for over five thousand people at the annual Light ing of the Square in Woodstock.\n\n\n\nREAD MORE ABOUT CASSANDRA VOHS-DE MANN \;– AND \;LISTEN TO MUSIC SAMPLES \;HERE.\n\n\n\nKen Johnson. Ken Johnson’s unique mix of soaring vocals and folk/rock guit ar stylings have made him apopular performer throughout the Midwest. He loves the music he grew up with: 60s and 70spop/folk/rock — but also m ixes in material from a variety of contemporary artists. His abilityto d eliver a song in an intimate and powerful way makes him a popular perfor mer at concerts\,weddings\, church services\, and any event where music is a focal point.\n\n\n\nKen pioneered the use of computer technology in music education and participated in the consultation and implementation phases of music technology programs for thousands ofschools K-20 throug hout North America. His work designing keyboard and guitar labs for VH1 Save the Music was groundbreaking. He now works as a performer and voice teacher\, making his home in Woodstock\, Illinois.\n\n\n\nREAD MORE ABO UT KEN JOHNSON AND ENJOY A MUSIC SAMPLE \;HERE.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSunda ys on the Square – celebrate music &\; summer outdoors\n\n\n\nSunda ys on the Square \;in 2023 run every Sunday\, June 25 – Sept 3\, e xcept for July 16 (the Woodstock Folk Festival is always scheduled the t hird Sunday in July).\n\n\n\nEnjoy some great bands from 5:00 – 7:00 p m CDT. We gather on the \;historic Woodstock Square\, Cass &\; Va n Buren Streets\, Woodstock \;IL \;60098. Shows vary\, some with one and some with two acts\, featuring local\, regional\, and national talent. \;\n\n\n\nRestaurants on the Square are usually open on thes e evenings with carry-out items\, but please confirm with specific place s. Of course you can bring your own food items and picnic on the Square. Also\, be sure to bring chairs!\n\n\n\nSunday evenings on the Square ar e always a memorable part of summer in the Woodstock area. Watch this we bsite for updates and specifics on the bands. Better yet\, subscribe to our email list if you aren’t already on it!\n\n\n\nWatch our website f or details about upcoming performers:\n\n\n\n\nAugust 5 | \;Eric Nod en and Joe Filisko\n\n\n\nAugust 13 | \;Dave Rudolf\n\n\n\nAugust 20 | \;The Lucky Pickers\n\n\n\nAugust 27 | \;Jonas Friddle Trio&n bsp\;\n\n\n\nSeptember 3 | \;Hot Lagarto \;\n\n\n\n\nDonations c heerfully accepted\n\n\n\nWe appreciate your contributions in support of music in Woodstock. You may contribute to Off Square Music and also to specific performers using the buttons in the left column of most pages o n this site.\n\n\n\nBrought to you by…\n\n\n\nThese FREE summer concer ts are brought to you by Off Square Music\, the Woodstock Opera House\, and the City of Woodstock with support from the Illinois Arts Council an d the Woodstock Hotel/Motel Tax Grants to the Arts — as well as your g enerous donations. It truly takes a village (and a state\, and a few cit ies\, a couple of guys with wagons and an ice cream vendor). URL;VALUE=URI:https://offsquaremusic.org/cal-events/sundays-on-the-squar e-in-july-heres-who-youll-see/ UID:urn:uuid:3de84d71-4c1d-4450-8925-68b36f7d6e90 STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER: DTSTAMP:20260426T135746Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230702T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230702T190000 RRULE:FREQ=MONTHLY;INTERVAL=1;UNTIL=20230730T235959Z LOCATION:125 W. Van Buren St. END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR