Davenport's River Music Experience Celebrates First Outdoor Concert Of 2021 This Weekend!

River Music Experience, along with other local businesses and nonprofits that make their home in the historic Redstone building, 129 N. Main Street, Davenport, IA, will be celebrating the start of the summer with their first outdoor concert of the year, along with a building wide Open House event, and welcoming of our newest tenants, Underground Economy and Zeke’s Island Café.

The 2021 Live@Five series of free Friday concerts starts at 5 p.m. June 4.

RME will kick off their popular Friday Live@Five free courtyard concert series, which will return on the full June – September weekly schedule this year (excluding July 4^th weekend). These concerts are 5:00 – 7:00 PM, free, open to all ages, and supported by a variety of community sponsors. “Our concerts feature local bands and are a great way to kick off the weekend after work on Fridays.” said Jesse Ricke, Community Engagement Coordinator at RME.

The Redstone building houses two restaurants; TacoBar and Zeke’s Island Cafe, four nonprofit organizations; River Music Experience, Bix Beiderbecke Memorial Society, Bix Beiderbecke Museum & Archive, Empower House, and two local businesses; Estes Construction and Underground Economy.

The RME mural (which reflects the six trust partners) was painted by Q-C artist Sarah Robb and apprentices with the Quad City Arts Metro Arts program.

“In collaboration with one of our newest tenants, Underground Economy, we came up with the idea of treating the June 4^th Live@Five concert as a sort of reopening celebration and kick off to the long-awaited summer season”, said Tyson Danner, Executive Director of RME. “We’ve all struggled with COVID- related restrictions, and this is an opportunity to welcome our patrons back, we have a lot to celebrate.”

The open house, reopening celebration, will be held on Friday, June 4^th, 2021 from 5:00-8:00PM. The Live@5 concert will be held in the courtyard, from 5:00-7:00 PM featuring Jason Carl & The Whole Damn Band, sponsored by Northwest Bank & Trust. Guided tours will be offered throughout the Redstone building, highlighting participating businesses and organizations. The Quad Cities Chamber of Commerce will also be conducting a ribbon cutting ceremony for Underground Economy at 4:00PM. Underground Economy is housed on the newly renovated second floor with a brand-new recording studio and coworking space. Some guidelines will be in place to ensure the health and safety of our patrons, staff, and musicians. These guidelines will be reviewed and revised as the summer progresses.

RME’s Summer Live@Five concert series happens every Friday, June through September, from 5:00-7:00PM. (Excluding July 2 and September 17.) Live@Five is free and fun for the whole family, so come on down and start your weekend right! This concert series is made possible by our generous community sponsors. For more information and schedule, please visit our website at www.rivermusicexperience.com, or follow us on social media @rivermusicexperience

Sean Leary

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