The Hooten Hallers bring fun to 2nd Street Stage

The Park Rapids Downtown Business Association invites you to celebrate summer at 2nd Street Stage Thursday evenings through Aug. 15.

July 11 will mark the 75th concert in the eight-year run of the great community get-together that 2nd Street Stage has become.

The free concerts from 6 to 8 p.m. (7 to 9 p.m. Aug. 8) with bands, a beer garden, cornhole tournaments and family activities on the second block of South Main. Bring your own lawn chair.

The beer garden will open at 5 p.m. for a social hour while you find your spot, listen to the sound check and greet neighbors and friends. Support this great event by buying an official 2019 button and receive $2 off all beverages at the beer garden.

Enbridge is band sponsor for The Hooten Hallers' return to the stage. The trio from Columbia, MO, continue a decade-long search for their roots, drawing from the surrounding agricultural lifestyles, river communities and college kids in the Ozark Mountains foothills. The Hooten Hallers' music isn't quite Americana and it's not quite punk, but a bit of both. The Hooten Hallers' 2017 self-titled album is the culmination of their experiences of performing and traveling together. They've injected their new album with the stories and characters they've met on the road. This combined with hometown pride is key to the band's ability to ride the line between DIY punk and American roots. When The Hooten Hallers come to town, you know it's gonna be a party!

Arrive at 5 for Service Night at the social hour, sponsored by the Park Rapids Lions and Rotary Clubs.

To see the complete summer line up, go to http://www.parkrapidsdowntown.com.

Weekly stage sponsor is R.D. Offutt Farms. TruStar Federal Credit Union is weekly sound sponsor. This activity is also made possible, in part, by the voters of Minnesota, through a grant from the Region 2 Arts Council, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.