Music by the Lake

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Join the Lakeside Concert Band and guest artists to celebrate the Sounds of Summer!

Thursday Evenings

Music By The Lake
Sue Samuels, director

Relax at our beautiful Furman Amphitheater by the Furman University Lake and enjoy a cross-section of Big Band, Jazz, International, Contemporary, and traditional band and orchestra favorites. All concerts are FREE and open to the public. Bring your family and friends!

Performances begin at 7:30 p.m. every Thursday from May 30 through August 1 (see schedule below for any changes). Bring your lawn chairs, a picnic dinner and a blanket, and get ready to enjoy the sounds of the summer!

In case of inclement weather, the concerts will be moved indoors to McAlister Auditorium. Contact the Music Department office at 864-294-2086 for details. If you call after 5 p.m., there will be a recording on the voicemail providing information about the concert location and performers for the week.

Interested in performing with the Lakeside Concert Band? Contact Dr. Sue Samuels at sue.samuels@furman.edu.

2024 Schedule

May 30 – Lakeside Concert Band

June 6 – Carolina Youth Symphony

June 13 – Poinsett Winds – please note, this concert will be in McAlister Auditorium.

June 20 – The Greenville Jazz Collective

June 27 – Lakeside Concert Band with Greenville Chorale; finale with professional fireworks display by Pyro Shows, Inc.

July 4 – Lakeside Concert Band featuring PaintJam speed painters with JDew, auctioneer; paintings will be available for auction following the concert.

July 11 – Spartanburg Jazz Ensemble

July 18 – Matt Olson Jazz Quartet: An Evening of Jazz with Matt Olson and Friends

July 25 – Lakeside Concert Band, featuring pianist, Derek Parsons and Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue – inside McAlister Auditorium

August 1 – Lakeside Concert Band

Parking Information

For concerts held at the lakeside amphitheater:

Handicap parking for those with proper vehicle identification will be located on Dave Garrett Dr. (the road that goes up to the Shi Institute for Sustainable Communities). There is a drop-off location in front of the Shi Institute building for vans, small busses, and cars carrying persons with mobility issues.

All other parking will be on a first-come, first-served basis and will include the following parking lots:

  • North Village Apartments, building G and B (Buildings D, E, and F will be reserved for student housing parking)
  • McAlister Auditorium/Daniel Music Building
  • Roe Art Building
  • Admissions/Administration Building
  • Daniel Chapel

Shuttle busses provided by Southern Valet and Shuttles and the Paladin Trolley will be giving free rides to anyone from these lots and dropping off at North Village Apartments, directly across from the practice soccer field (adjacent to the amphitheater).

View campus map for parking locations

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