The Grand Rapids Historical Society will sponsor another season of the Rhythm on the River Music Series in Grand Rapids. The first program will be presented by Megan Bee on Sunday, June 15, at 4 p.m. The concerts, sponsored by the Historical Society of Grand Rapids, are presented in the Wright Pavilion located on the towpath between the canal and the Maumee River at the end of Lincoln Street behind LaRoe’s venue.
Singer-songwriter Bee writes with a wanderlust and a deep love for the land. Her album “Cottonwood” has been called “as real as it gets” and was listed in the best of 2022 by Americana UK and No Depression Magazine. Her music is a blend of distinctly homespun vocals, acoustic simplicity, yearning soulfulness and winsome storytelling. Her background as an environmental educator, farmhand and vagabond once took her into a desert wilderness where she found her voice around a campfire. She bases in the rolling hills of Athens, Ohio, and draws influence from the collision of Appalachian folk and modern songwriting.
The concert is free. Attendees should bring lawn chairs or blankets. In case of inclement weather, the program will be moved farther west on Front Street to the old fire station.
