Grab a lawn chair and your loved ones for these two outdoor, fun-filled concerts that offer great music and a chance to enjoy the warm weather. —Marissa Meagher
Summer Bash
Previously known as “Rockin’ for Repairs,” this concert is in its sixth year of raising funds for repairs of St. Mary of the Lake Church. Last year’s concert had over 1,000 people in attendance.
This year’s headliner is Martin Zellar and the Hardways; Martin Zellar has been part of the Minneapolis music scene for many years, and is well-known as one of the original band members of the Gear Daddies.
If you go
Date: August 22
Time: Gates open at 5:30 p.m.
Cost: $15, children under 14 free. Tickets can be purchased at concert.
Location: Parish Life Center, 4690 Bald Eagle Ave., White Bear Lake; stmarys-wbl.org
Pops on the Porch
The Fillebrown House has always been filled with music and social gatherings, and this outdoor concert has celebrated music and summer evenings for the past 30 years. The Moonlight Serenaders will once again take center stage. “They provide a wonderful big-band sound to the evening, and a few people even get up and dance,” says Sara Markoe Hanson, executive director of the White Bear Lake Area Historical Society. Lawn chairs and blankets are encouraged for seating.
If you go
Date: August 20
Time: Music starts around 6:15 p.m.
Cost: Free
Location: The Fillebrown House, 4735 Lake Ave., White Bear Lake
