The 2024 lineup is coming together! If you are interested in sponsoring this year’s Riverfront Concert Series, reach out by email: foundryhall@gmail.com for more info.
Foundry Hall and The City of South Haven present the 2023 Riverfront Concert Series!
Concerts take place at Riverfront Park just west of the south side marina on Water Street. If it rains, the concert will take place at the Huron Street (Farmers’ market) pavilion. The concerts are free and start at 7pm. Lawn chairs, blankets and picnics are welcome!
** Local nonprofit organizations will provide pre-concert activities for children! Join us early on those evenings! Thank you to the South Haven Kids Collaborative for making this possible!
2023 Riverfront Concert Series lineup:
June 22 Kevin McDaniel House Band ~ classic rock n’ roll
**Our Town Players
June 29 Grace Theisen Band~ original blues/Americana
**Foundry Hall Instrument Petting Zoo
**THIS CONCERT HAS BEEN CANCELLED DUE TO POOR AIR QUALITY!**
July 6 Nautic Bound ~ fun beach party music with Grant “Funky” Frabe
**Maritime Museum
July 13 On The Lash ~ Energetic Irish music
**Liberty Hyde Bailey Museum
July 20 Karizma ~ West Michigan Tejano band
July 27 Pan de Monium ~ Bloomingdale Steel Pan Band
**South Haven Memorial Library
August 3 Blue Shoes Jazz ~ 14 piece jazz combo
August 17 Zion Lion ~ Kalamazoo based Reggae
** The Mitten Children’s Museum
August 24 Tenth World featuring Kevin Jones ~ Jazz Infused Rhythms of Africa
**South Haven Center for the Arts
August 31 Nautic Bound (encore performance. The Casco Community Band needed to cancel their performance)
**South Haven Scott Club
RCS 2023 SPONSORS
South Haven Area Community Foundation
Meijer
SHOUT for South Haven
Clementines
Phoenix Records and Boutique
Jaqua Realtors
Whiteford Wealth Management
South Haven Center for the Arts
South Haven Scott Club
Would you like to help make this year’s series possible? Sponsors enjoy lots of recognition at concerts as well as on posters, rack cards and online! Contact foundryhall@gmail.com for more information!
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2022 Riverfront Concert Series lineup:
May 26 SHHS Jazz Band ~ special preseason concert
June 23 South Shore Concert Band
June 30 Kevin McDaniel House Band ~ rock n roll, classics *South Haven Memorial Library presents Mermaid Wonderland, story time and art project. begins at 5:30pm
July 7 Nautic Bound ~ fun beach party music with Grant “Funky” Frabe
* Maritime Museum provides pre-concert activity at 6pm
July 14 Ken Cooper and Company ~ Chicago based jazz trumpeter
* Our Town Players provides pre-concert activity at 6pm
July 21th Karizma ~ West Michigan Tejano band
*Foundry Hall provides pre-concert instrument petting zoo at 6pm
July 28th Samuel Nalangira Quartet
* The Mitten Children’s Museum provides pre-concert activities at 6pm
August 4th Bloomingdale Steel Pan Band
* Liberty Hyde Bailey Museum provides pre-concert activity at 6pm
August 18th Chocolate in Your Pocket ~ Chicago based indie rock band
August 25th Zion Lion ~ Kalamazoo based reggae
* South Haven Center for the Arts provides pre-concert activities at 6pm
September 1st Casco Community Band
This year’s concert series is made possible in our community by support from these sponsors:
The Greater South Haven Community Foundation
Meijer
Greenridge Realty/Shores of South Haven
Woodhams Ford Lincoln
Whiteford Wealth Management, Inc.
South Haven Visitors Bureau
SHOUT for South Haven
Rotary Club
Cogdal Vineyards
South Haven Center for the Arts
Kitchen 527
State Farm agent Sabrina Pritchett-Evans
Decadent Dogs
2021 Riverfront Concert Series lineup:
Zion Lion (reggae) Kalamazoo
Kevin McDaniel House Band (classic rock band) local
Jared Knox and the Hagar Bombs (country rock) local
The Adams Family (oldies, classic rock) Lowell
Bloomingdale Steel Drums (steel drum kids) local
Kanola Band. (NewOrleans swing, jazz, zydeco) Kalamazoo
Seres de Luz (Brazilian Forró music) Chicago
Round Creek (old-time string band) Grand Haven
Andrew Fisher Quartet (jazz, blues, soul) Benton Harbor
The 2021 concert series is made possible with grant funding from the Greater South Haven Area Community Foundation and Timken Company Charitable and Education Fund and support from the following sponsoring businesses:
The South Haven/Van Buren County Convention and Visitors Bureau
SHOUT for South Haven
Beyer Construction
Clementine’s
Cogdal Vineyards
Jaqua Realtors
Woodhams Ford
Karma Vista Vineyards
Crescent Moon
Riverbend Retreat Resort Lodge and Cottages
South Haven Center for the Arts
If your business or organization would like to sponsor the series, please contact us! foundryhall@gmail.com
Click here for sponsorship levels for 2022
This is the seventh year that Foundry Hall has partnered with the City of South Haven to book and present the series for the residents and visitors of South Haven! It is our pleasure to produce this series for our community and put a lot of volunteer time and energy into the planning and presentation. If you would like to get involved send us an email at foundryhall@gmail.com. We would love to have you on the team!
Check out some videos from the 2018 series!
2018 schedule
5/24 SHHS Jazz Band jazz
5/31 Turbulence funk rock
6/7 Dave Sharp Worlds Quartet instrumental world music
6/14 Harborfest (no concert)
6/21 Lake Effect Jazz Band big band and contemporary jazz
6/28 Andrew Fisher Quartet soul/jazz
7/5 Zion Lion reggae
7/12 Hannah Rose and the GravesTones blues, soul, rock and roll
7/19 Nessa Trio Celtic fusion
7/26 Jared Knox country
8/2 Kevin McDaniel House Band classic rock and roll
8/9 Blueberry Festival
8/16 Delta Roots Blues blues duo
8/23 Casco Band big band
8/30 Tumbao Bravo Cuban jazz
2018 Sponsors:
Martha’s Vineyard Bed & Breakfast
The 2017 series was brought to you by the following sponsors:
South Haven Community Foundation
Albemarle Foundation
Entergy – Palisades
South Haven Visitor’s Bureau
SHOUT for South Haven
Abonmarche
Rotary Club of South Haven
Sunny Brook Resort
Cogdal Vineyards
5/25 South Haven High School Jazz Band
6/1 South Shore Concert Band Big Band Classics (SW Michigan)
6/8 Lipbone Redding One man orchestra (New York City)
6/15 Harborfest
6/22 Jen Sygit Trio Americana, Folk Roots, Blues (Lansing)
6/29 Lake Effect Jazz Contemporary and Classic Big Band (SW Mighigan)
7/6 Zion Lion Reggae (Kalamazoo)
7/13 Cabildo Latin Fusion (Grand Rapids)
7/20 Silver Songs (Pam Chappell, Joe Foster, Ron VanLente, Mary Czarnecki) (South Haven)
7/27 Hired Hands acoustic blues, jazz (Kalamazoo)
8/3 Kevin McDaniel House Band oldies and favorites (South Haven)
8/10 Blueberry Festival
8/17 Casco Band Community big band (South Haven, Casco Twp)
8/24 Laura Rain and the Ceasars R&B, soul, blues (Detroit)
8/31 Four Wheel Drive Country (Allegan)