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A variety of musical entertainment is showcased each year at the family-friendly, free Concerts on the River series at Lawler Park in Prairie du Chien. (Courier Press file photo)

A free music series, “Concerts on the River,” will be held at Lawler Park, along the riverfront on St. Feriole Island, in Prairie du Chien, beginning June 18 and each Thursday night thereafter through July. From 6:30 to 8 p.m., a free concert will be offered each week for a total of seven concerts showcasing a variety of the area’s top musical talents. The Prairie du Chien Parks and Recreation Department and Jaycees are sponsoring the concert series. Bring your lawn chairs, blankets and snacks. For more information, call the parks and rec department at (608) 326-7207.

The concerts will take place as follows:

June 18—River City Connections. The area’s top Dixieland jazz band is back to give you a chance to get that “Big Easy” feel with lots of good time music.

June 25—16 Strings and a Stick. This local trio, which includes a fiddle, will get your toes tapping and hands clapping as they play a mix of country, Celtic, bluegrass and Cajun.

July 2—Wind in the Barley. A mix of Irish folk and traditional 60s and 70s rock ‘n roll. Come check out the band everybody is talking about.

July 9—River City Ruckus. This concert showcases Prairie du Chien’s top musicians playing a variety of great music. Fun, fun, fun!

July 16—Guttenberg German Band. This is the area’s top authentic German band with plenty of polka music to go around.

July 23—Curtis Crossroads Band. New this year, this trio is made up of a fiddle, Bodhran drum and 12-string guitar that play traditional Irish jigs, songs and polkas.

July 30—Naughty Finger. This last concert showcases southwest Wisconsin’s best-looking classic rock band. This is also a new band for the 2015 concert series.

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