Up next: Southern Voice

Town Times report

The Durham Lions Club/ Durham Recreation Department summer concert series at Allyn Brook Park continues Thursday, Aug. 10 with the group Southern Voice. Described as a “contemporary Country Cover band that plays all the chart hits of today, as well as some other genres of music to keep the crowd up and on the dance floor,” Southern Voice said it aims “to make sure your time with us is one to remember.”

The Southern Voice show at Allyn Brook Park runs from 6 to 8 p.m. Food trucks will be

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onsite, and Recreation Department staff will have games and a craft for younger attendees.

The remaining concert schedule: Sunday, Aug. 13, Eight To The Bar, 4:30 to 6:30 p.m.; Thursday, Aug. 17, Beth and The Boys, 6 to 7:30 p.m.

The 2023 sunflower maze at Lyman Orchards in Middlefield began welcoming visitors last weekend and will be open through Sunday, Aug. 27. The approximately 3-acre maze is made up of 350,000 yellow, red and orange flowers crafted into a design featuring Clifford the Big Red Dog. The maze is open daily from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. $1 of every admission goes to support Connecticut Children’s Center for Cancer & Blood Disorders. Now in its 16th year, Lyman’s annual sunflower maze has raised more than $178,000 for Connecticut Children’s. Pictured: To celebrate the opening of the 2023 sunflower maze –which features his likeness – Clifford the Big Red Dog made an appearance at Lyman’s Apple Barrel market. Lyman Orchards, Facebook