Chairmen of the Board concert date changed to September 10.

2010 Friday Night Live - Belmont 

Belmont Downtown Merchants' Friday Night Live street concert series kicks off on May 21.All concerts are 6:30 - 9 p.m. (except until 10 p.m. on July 2) on South Main Street in front of Stowe Park. Bring a chair. Here's the schedule:

(PLEASE NOTE: Chairmen of the Board was scheduled to kick off this year's concerts, but because of health issues General Johnson has been forced to cancel several concert dates, including the one for Belmont. A special 9th concert has been added to this year's season on September 10 for General Johnson and Chairmen of the Board.) 

May 21    --    Billy Scott & The Party Prophets
June 4     --    Rough Draft
June 18   --    The Embers
July 2      --    Maurice Williams and The Zodiacs 
July 16    --    Coastline
July 30    --    The Tams
Aug. 13   --    Coming Up Brass
Aug. 27   --    Band of Oz 
Sept. 10  --    General Johnson and the Chairmen of the Board

FNL is coordinated by the Belmont Downtown Merchants Association, under the leadership of president Vince Hill of Caravan Coffee. For more information, call Vince at 704-829-7711. 

CLICK HERE to see photos from 2009 FNL concerts.

The Accentrix kicked off Alive After 5 in Mount Holly on June 17.

Alive After Five - Mount Holly

Mount Holly is bringing live music and dancing back to Main Street this summer with Alive After Five beginning on Thursday, June 17, and continuing monthly on the third Thursday through September. The dates are:

June 17      The Accentrix  
July 15       Summerdaze
Aug. 19      The Backyard Blues Band
Sept. 16     Coming Up Brass
 
The Mount Hollydays organization is helping coordinate the events, which will be from 6 - 9:30 p.m. 
More information at www.mounthollydays.org.