Summer Concert SeriesDallas and Fort Worth have a wide selection of concerts starting in May and continuing weekly through September. Everything from rock to big band to children's songs is represented in these summer concert series. May 1-Jul 31. Every Thursday evening from 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., the Dallas Arboretum hosts a range of musical sounds. The concerts kick off on May 1 with A Hard Night's Day, a Beatles Tribute band. Mickey Dolenz will play on May 22 and Asleep at the Wheel will perform on Jun 26. Tickets are $16 for adults, $7 for children 3-12, and free for children under 3. May 1-Jun 27. Starting May 1 and continuing every Thursday night in May and June, local bands play while families picnic on the Denton County Courthouse-on-the-Square lawn. Concerts start at 6:30 p.m. May 1-Aug 28. Thursdays throughout the summer, catch these country music concerts at the Glass Cactus. Arrive before 8 p.m. and get in free. The Glass Cactus (1501 Gaylord Trail) is across from the Gaylord Texan Resort in Grapevine. Parking in the Resort Garage is free with validation. May 22-Jun 26. Thursdays, 8 p.m.on the Ross Avenue Plaza at the Dallas Museum of Art. Bring a picnic and blanket or purchase food and beverages there while you listen to the jazz stylings of top-notch artists, such as Trella Hart, The Texas Gypsies, and Vicho Vicencio. Admission is free. May 30-Jul 5. Friday, Saturday, and Sunday nights, the Fort Worth Botanic Garden hosts the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra as they play music ranging from classical to rock and plenty in between. Fireworks follow every concert. Bring a picnic and sit on the lawn for $18 ($15 in advance) for anyone over ten and free for those ten and under or at a table for $10-$45, depending on person's age and table location. Parking costs $5 at Farrington Field, $10 at the Fort Worth Botanic Garden, and $20 for valet parking. Jun 6-Aug 23. Enjoy free concerts in Addison's Esplanade Park. Jun 6, 13, 20, and 27 (Fridays 7 p.m.-10 p.m.) Summer Salsa. Jul 5, 12, 19, and 26 (Saturdays 8 p.m.-10 p.m.) July Jazz. Aug 2, 9, 16, and 23 (Saturdays 8 p.m.-10 p.m.) Symphonic Saturdays. Jun 6-27. Bring a lawn chair on Fridays at 7:30 p.m. to the Warren Sports Complex (Preston Road and Eldorado Road) in Frisco, Texas to listen to bands of various stripes. Admission is free. Concessions will be available on site. Jun 6, 14, 21, and 28 at 7:30 p.m. The Dallas Symphony plays its summer Casual Classics at the Meyerson Symphony Center in the Arts District in downtown Dallas. The selections are ones that just about everyone will recognize from their frequent use in popular culture. Individual tickets cost $13-48, depending on the seat location. Tickets for the series (four concerts) cost $40-168.
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