Pack a Picnic

Pack Your Picnic

It’s outdoor concert season! This May marks the eagerly awaited return of music in the gazebo under the St. Simons Island Lighthouse. For 25 years, the Coastal Georgia Historical Society has been hosting residents and visitors on the oceanfront lawn beneath the Lighthouse for the Little Light Music Concert Series. Pack a picnic, grab your family, and meet your friends to enjoy a great lineup of bands while you support the Historical Society in this annual fundraising event. In addition to the Lighthouse, the Society maintains the A.W. Jones Heritage Center and the World War II Home Front Museum at the Historic Coast Guard Station on St. Simons Island. As the only American Alliance of Museums accredited history institution in the coastal region, the Society reaches more than 250,000 visitors annually through museums and programming. You can help them to continue to have an impact while you sit back and enjoy some great music with friends and neighbors in a picturesque setting.

Concerts take place on select Sunday evenings from 7:00-9:00 p.m. and feature popular regional bands that have a proven ability to get people up dancing. Tickets are $15 for adults; children under 12 and Keepers of the Light are admitted free of charge. It’s recommended that you purchase tickets in advance in the Lighthouse Museum Store or online at coastalgeorgiahistory.org. Present your receipt at the ticket gate the evening of the concert to receive an admission sticker. No cash will be accepted at the gate. Tickets are non-refundable. Concerts are cancelled for inclement weather, so be sure to follow the Society’s Facebook page and check its website for news and weather updates during the concert season.

We’re excited that on MAY 15, the THE TAMS are opening the concert series once again. They have been entertaining and exciting audiences for over 50 years! Known for such hits as “Be Young, Be Foolish, Be Happy,” the Tams have had four #1 songs at the national and international levels. While their style of music is often called Beach Music, it’s also a mixture of smooth Soul, Motown, and R&B. Their show is always fresh, fun, and appealing to audiences of all ages and musical tastes.

Joining the lineup again this year for the JUNE 12 concert is THE MICHAEL STACEY BAND. Grab your hat and kick up your heels with this high energy Country band that plays Party, Classic Rock, Southern Rock, Motown/Oldies and Variety songs.

On JULY 10, welcome MAINSTREAM BAND, a dynamic group from Valdosta that performs all your favorite Southern Rock, Rock n Roll, and Classic Rock hits through the decades from the 50s to today. The Mainstream Band plays something for everyone!

The season will wrap up on SEPTEMBER 4 with THE SENSATIONAL SOUNDS OF MOTOWN. These perennial crowd-pleasers and 20+ year veterans of stages across the Southeast are always a local favorite. The energetic band is comprised of six veteran musicians with an impressive list of touring and performance credits under their belts. You’ll hear Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder, Smokey Robinson, and Sly Stone – and that’s just in the first set! And no matter how many times you’ve seen them before, these talented artists will thrill you like it’s the first time.

Elegant Island Living is proud to again be a sponsor of the Little Light Music Concert Series. The Society would also like to express their gratitude for the support of the additional 2022 concert sponsors: Ameris Bank, Brown-Rose Wealth Management Group at Morgan Stanley, Coastal Greenery, GardnerKeim Coastal Realty, Moore Stephens Tiller, Peach State Staging, and Taylor Odachowski Schmidt Crossland LLC.