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At the suggestion of WRAL goes up one day, then down the next. owner, Jim Goodmon, the Downtowner started But here’s something you can confi dently take making plans to make it happen. Th is year’s event stock in: downtown Raleigh’s summer fun value is will be better than ever, involving local charities and trending UP. Free outdoor concerts, educational merchants as well the art community to add a few museum exhibits and Independence Day celebra- twists to the unique event. More news and dates will tions represent just a few of the ways you can fi t be announced soon from the Downtowner. fun into your schedule—and budget—this summer. Here’s our list of things to do, so open your calendar Music for a Cause and start typing. Enjoy a night of classical music, champagne and chocolate July 2 from :30–0:30 p.m. at the Murh- Music to Your Wallet’s Ears phey School’s new Meymandi Th eatre at 22 Polk Experience Music on the Porch at Seaboard Station Street. Th at’s when the Brussels Chamber Orchestra every Friday night from –:30 p.m., June 5–August will perform the opening gala concert to benefi t the 2. Seaboard Station is located on the backside park- Cross Currents Chamber Music and Arts Festival. ing lot next to Peace China and the bands set up One of Europe’s most promising young orchestras, on the porch next to the restaurant. Peace China is Th e Brussels Chamber Orchestra will perform the sponsoring the music. Peace China has an on-prem- Vivaldi Four Seasons with Nana Kawamura as violin ise license, so customers can enjoy a cold beer during soloist. Tickets cost $50 and are available through the the show, and several businesses will remain open to Th e Summer in the Park Concert Series is a free Free Range Studio by calling .2.3 or email- allow restroom access. event held for over ten years in Fred Fletcher Park ing [email protected]. Make checks payable just off Glenwood Avenue near Peace Street. Con- to Friends of the Brussels Chamber Orchestra (a cert-goers are encouraged to bring their lawn chairs 50(c)(3) organization, so 50 percent of the ticket and picnic baskets to enjoy an evening in the park price is tax deductible). You can also use your ticket with concerts beginning at pm. Th e City of Raleigh stub for free entry to Music Day at Marbles July at Parks and Recreation Department Arts Program Marbles Kids Museum (one ticket per each entry). sponsors the series, which continues throughout Learn more at www.crosscurrentsfestival.com or Bud Light Downtown Live returns on Saturdays the summer every Sunday evening except July 5. A www.brusselschamberorchestra.com. June 2–August featuring classic bands from the partial listing of bands and more information can be 0s and 0s. Th e Tubes, known for their No. found on the city’s website at http://bit.ly/cnPv or Billboard hit “She’s A Beauty,” play June 2 with Th e by calling Th ea Fotiu, Arts Program Director for the Loners, Acella Vea and Zydecopious. Joan Jett & the Parks and Recreation Department at .3.5. Blackhearts headline the July show, accompanied Downtown music fans will be excited to hear that by Th e Ts, Violet Vector and Schooner. the Raleigh Downtowner Magazine is resurrecting Th e devil comes down to North Carolina July Raleigh’s favorite aft er-work music series, the origi- 25 when Th e Charlie Daniels Band arrives in town. nal Alive A er Five. Fayetteville Street will come Count on Daniels, a North Carolina native, to deliver alive later this summer with thousands of young to a down-home, knee-slapping performance with hit middle-aged fans enjoying music and socializing songs like “Th e Devil Went Down to Georgia.” Tonic on Th ursdays, transitioning from work to play on closes out Bud Light Live Downtown August with Raleigh’s main street.