Come on out to Fort Hunt Park this summer for some toe-tappin' fun! Listen to blues, Motown/R&B, folk, swing, pop/rock/country, and concert music during the Fort Hunt Concert Series. Concerts will be held on Sunday evenings from June 22 - July 27, 2008, from 7:00 - 8:00 p.m. Bring a lawn chair or blanket.

The park is located approximately 6 miles south of Old Town Alexandria along the George Washington Memorial Parkway in Virginia. 

 

 

CONCERT DATES: 

June 22 - Mount Vernon Concert Band

June 29 - Tom Principato (Blues)

July 6 - Signature Live! (Motown/R&B)

July 13 -  United States Army Band (Pop/Rock/Country)

July 20 -  Laurie Rose Griffith & Peter Mealy (Folk)

July 27 - Mount Vernon Swing Band

August 3 - NEW! German Band

August 10 - NEW! Laissez Foure (Jazz) Celebration of the 75th Anniversary of the George Washington Memorial Parkway as a National Park Service Site

Would you like to print out the concert information to keep for easy reference? If so, download this mini-flyer.

THANK YOU!

The Fort Hunt Concert Series is co-sponsored by the Mount Vernon Voice and generous contributions from the community, including:

- Harriet & Jack Piper

- Jay & Francine Jupiter

- Amundson for Delegate

- MVCCA Dance Donations (various individuals)

- William Campbell Thomson & Mariann Thomson

- In Memory of Cara Basham

- Kids Again LLC

- Stratford On The Potomac Section 4 HOA

Thank you again for your support!

TO MAKE A DONATION:

Donations are being accepted by mail by the National Park Service. Checks should be made out to the attention of "National Park Service" with a note in the Memo line to reflect "Fort Hunt Concert Series Donation." If you would like to be listed as a contributor to the Fort Hunt Concert Series, please write "List as Contributor" in the Memo line section of the check, too. 

* NOTE: As per the Privacy Act, the National Park Service cannot list you as a contributor without your permission.

Donation checks may be mailed to:
Fort Hunt Concert Series
c/o George Washington Memorial Parkway Turkey Run Park
McLean, VA 22101

Cash donations may be dropped off at the following local community sponsors:
- Hollin Hall Automotive Service Station
- Hollywood and Vine Nursery
- Kids Again Consignment
- Krazy Cuts
- Peking Duck Restaurant
- Riverside Estates Subdivision
- Rotary Club of Mount Vernon

NOTE: Since it is impossible for the National Park Service to verify who made cash donations, only people who made check donations will receive official "Thank You" letters and recognition on this website and on posters at the concerts.