Tucker Hill’s PorchFest Mark your calendars for PorchFest—a unique live music festival hosted by Tucker Hill on Saturday, May 7, from 5 p.m. until dusk. This free event will feature musicians staged on several of Tucker Hill’s quaint front porches that surround the community’s central park area, known as Founders Square. The evening highlight is a concert on the lawn featuring Infinite Journey, a Dallas-based Journey tribute band who opened for Loverboy and Kool and the Gang at the 2014 Wildflower Festival in Richardson. Tucker Hill’s event is modeled after the extremely successful PorchFest held annually in Franklin, Tennessee. Bands and acoustic singers will showcase their talent during PorchFest on residents’ front porches. Residents volunteer their porches as a way to support the local music scene and interact with their neighbors. Porch band performances and all activities will begin at 5 p.m. Infinite Journey will be closing out the evening with a concert on the lawn beginning at 7 p.m. and concluding at dusk.
Performance schedules and a map are available on www.TuckerHillPorchfest.com. Up-to-date event information may also be found on the Tucker Hill Facebook (www.facebook.com/TuckerHillTexas) and Twitter (www.twitter.com/TuckerHillTX) pages. Tucker Hill is located in McKinney, just north of Hwy. 380, between Ridge and Custer Roads. u
McKinney Community Concerts Now is the time to sign up for McKinney Community Concerts’ 2016-2017 season, including seven new shows starting Friday night, September 16. Having just concluded a successful series last month, MCCA is proud
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to open its 43rd season with a real show-opener—The Equinox Little Big Band. Since they are known for their diversity and professional entertainers from around the country and the world, McKinney Concerts again offers their loyal members all seven shows for only $95/adult and $35/student (K-12). Hosted again in the excellent venue at Christ Fellowship off of Eldorado, performers and audience alike are thrilled with the Bose sound system and in-house coffee shop, along with ample lighted parking. Other season shows include the Doo-Wah Riders, Ronnie Kole Trio, Tenoré, Let’s Hang On (Frankie Valli mega-hits), Kubecca, and the popular Matt Davenport Production of Birth of the Beat—a season of entertainment not to be missed. Visit mckinneycommunityconcerts. org or call 214.548.4384 for a brochure. Don’t miss out. u