Rochester, MN
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201 4th St. SE
Suite 170
Rochester, MN 55901
Phone: 507-328-2200
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Mon-Fri 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
FORWARD Park Concerts
FORWARD: Local Music. Local Parks.
Est. 2019
The free, Wednesday evening FORWARD Park Concerts highlight local bands and regional headliners.
Concerts are held in six different walkable, pet friendly, and bike trail connected parks - one in each City ward.
Come for local food trucks, plus family-friendly fun with Rochester Public Library's Bookmobile, and interactive games with Rochester Parks & Rec’s Go! Play! Explore! Mobile Rec Trailer!
Save the dates - we'll see you next year! 2025 dates:
- June 4, 2025
- June 11, 2025
- June 18, 2025
- August 13, 2025
- August 20, 2025
- August 27, 2025
Joyann Parker
@ forWARD 1
- Date: 08/28/2019 5:00 PM - 7:30 PM
- Location: Withers Sports Complex
2021 Mayowood Road SW
Rochester, Minnesota 55902
- Intro Text Riverside Concerts and Rochester Parks & Recreation present forWARD 1, a neighborhood park concert at John Withers Sports Complex in Ward 1 featuring local favorites Author opening for Joyann Parker on Wednesday, August 28 at 5 PM. Bring the kids down early to enjoy the Go Play! Explore! Mobile Recreation Trailor starting at 3 PM.
- Artist Website URL https://joyannparker.com/home
- OpenerAuthor | https://weareauthor.bandcamp.com/
Riverside Concerts and Rochester Parks & Recreation present forWARD 1, a neighborhood park concert at John Withers Sports Complex in Ward 1 featuring local favorites Author opening for Joyann Parker on Wednesday, August 28 at 5 PM. Bring the kids down early to enjoy the Go Play! Explore! Mobile Recreation Trailor starting at 3 PM.
3 PM - Go Play! Explore! Mobile Recreation Trailor
5 PM - Author
6 PM - Joyann Parker
Author found an immediate home in the Twin Cities local music community, regularly playing DIY house-shows and notable venues such as First Avenue/7th Street Entry and the late Triple Rock Social Club. Their dreamy, atmospheric soundscapes, pop sensibility, and relatable storytelling paint a picture of the times and places wherein the songs were created. An accomplished singer, pianist, guitarist and songwriter, Joyann Parker is frequently associated with passion, power and soul. She sings from the gut with an authenticity seldom found in today’s vocalists. Her vocal prowess and control allow her to move freely from one genre to another, from Patsy Cline to Etta James and right over to Janis Joplin with the greatest of ease.
Additional Information
FORWARD has been sponsored by Mayo Clinic since 2020.
Presented in partnership with Rochester Parks & Recreation and the Rochester Public Library.
This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a Minnesota State Arts Board Operating Support grant, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.