Playing with Fire, Omaha’s sizzling summer concert tradition, is set to make even more of its Midtown Crossing venue – by giving fans more of the top shelf talent they’ve come to expect.
Featuring the best in blues, soul, funk, R & B, and rock, Playing with Fire marks its 12th successful year – it’s second at Midtown Crossing’s Pavilion at Turner Park – by expanding from two concert days to three.
“We’ve got something for everyone – accomplished artists that include Canada’s blues elite, sacred steel greats, an internationally-renowned Sitar maestro fusion player, and a rousing boogie woogie piano band from Poland, among other fantastic acts,” said Jeff Davis, founder of Playing with Fire, a 501(c)(3) non-profit.
A free concert experience, Playing with Fire’s 2015 schedule will play out over the course of three Thursday nights: June 18 and 25, and July 2, starting at 5:30 p.m. Bands from the BluesEd youth music program will open the shows.
This summer’s Playing with Fire line-up includes:
June 18
The Campbell Brothers (Headliner)
Markey Blue
Voodoo Vinyl
June 25 (A three hour nonstop show!)
An Evening with The Paul DesLauriers Band & Very Special Guests:
• Anwar Khurshid
• Angel Forrest accompanied by Denis Coulombe
Dilemma
July 2
Albert Cummings (Headliner)
Boogie Boys
Us & Them
Playing with Fire concerts are made possible with the support of the Nebraska Arts Council and the Nebraska Cultural Endowment, the Douglas County Visitor Improvement Fund, the City of Omaha, corporate and private sponsorships, in-kind donations and volunteers. Playing with Fire also supports local charities, such as Parkinson’s Health Development, and cultivates music education by providing performance and fundraising opportunities to students of BluesEd, a non-profit youth artist development program. To learn more about Playing with Fire and the 2015 concert series and artists, visit www.playingwithfireomaha.net.
Midtown Crossing. Five years old. Just getting started. This is what a strong urban core looks like – a diverse neighborhood where restaurants and retail, community events and individual experiences radiate. An energetic embrace when you want to live loudly, a quiet escape when you don’t. We’re dinner conversation with friends and shopping you won’t find anywhere else. 16 acres of life’s little extras: activity, serenity, community. Perfectly centered. East of expected.
For more information about Midtown Crossing, including the latest on residential and retail offerings, events and development amenities, please visit www.midtowncrossing.com or contact Molly Skold at (402) 598-9676 or Molly.Skold@mutualofomaha.com.
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>p>Playing with Fire, Omaha’s sizzling summer concert tradition, is set to make even more of its Midtown Crossing venue – by giving fans more of the top shelf talent they’ve come to expect.>br />Featuring the best in blues, soul, funk, R & B, and rock, Playing with Fire marks its 12th successful year – it’s second at Midtown Crossing’s Pavilion at Turner Park – by expanding from two concert days to three.>br />>br />“We’ve got something for everyone – accomplished artists that include Canada’s blues elite, sacred steel greats, an internationally-renowned Sitar maestro fusion player, and a rousing boogie woogie piano band from Poland, among other fantastic acts,” said Jeff Davis, founder of Playing with Fire, a 501(c)(3) non-profit.>br />>br />A free concert experience, Playing with Fire’s 2015 schedule will play out over the course of three Thursday nights: June 18 and 25, and July 2, starting at 5:30 p.m. Bands from the BluesEd youth music program will open the shows.>br />>br />This summer’s Playing with Fire line-up includes:>br />>br />>strong>June 18>/strong>>br />The Campbell Brothers (Headliner)>br />Markey Blue>br />Voodoo Vinyl>/p>
>p>>strong>June 25 (A three hour nonstop show!)>/strong>>br />An Evening with The Paul DesLauriers Band & Very Special Guests:>br />• Anwar Khurshid>br />• Angel Forrest accompanied by Denis Coulombe>br />Dilemma>/p>
>p>>strong>July 2>/strong>>br />Albert Cummings (Headliner)>br />Boogie Boys>br />Us & Them>/p>
>p style=”text-align: left;”>Playing with Fire concerts are made possible with the support of the Nebraska Arts Council and the Nebraska Cultural Endowment, the Douglas County Visitor Improvement Fund, the City of Omaha, corporate and private sponsorships, in-kind donations and volunteers. Playing with Fire also supports local charities, such as Parkinson’s Health Development, and cultivates music education by providing performance and fundraising opportunities to students of BluesEd, a non-profit youth artist development program. To learn more about Playing with Fire and the 2015 concert series and artists, visit >a href=”http://www.playingwithfireomaha.net” target=”_blank”>www.playingwithfireomaha.net>/a>.>/p>
>p style=”text-align: center;”>>br />>br />Midtown Crossing. Five years old. Just getting started. This is what a strong urban core looks like – a diverse neighborhood where restaurants and retail, community events and individual experiences radiate. An energetic embrace when you want to live loudly, a quiet escape when you don’t. We’re dinner conversation with friends and shopping you won’t find anywhere else. 16 acres of life’s little extras: activity, serenity, community. Perfectly centered. East of expected.>br />>br />For more information about Midtown Crossing, including the latest on residential and retail offerings, events and development amenities, please visit www.midtowncrossing.com or contact Molly Skold at (402) 598-9676 or Molly.Skold@mutualofomaha.com.>/p>