Featured photo: (Left to right) Seth and Sara Brand, Nicholas Edward Williams, Asheville Junction, Hearts Gone South, and Tuxedo Junction (Photos courtesy of respective bands and groups.)

Blue Ridge Community College 2023 Music by the Lake Concert Series Lineup Announced

Featured photo: (Left to right) Seth and Sara Brand, Nicholas Edward Williams, Asheville Junction, Hearts Gone South, and Tuxedo Junction (Photos courtesy of respective bands and groups.)


HENDERSONVILLE, N.C. – This summer, ‘Music by the Lake’ is back and better than ever! The popular free outdoor musical concert series by Blue Ridge’s on-campus lake is an annual gift to the community. The public is invited to bring lawn chairs and picnics to the bluegrass, folk, blues, and cover music events from 5-7 p.m. on June 11, June 25, July 23, August 6 and August 20.

“Blue Ridge Community College is excited to announce that this year’s Music by the Lake series will be starting in June,” stated event organizer M.C. Gaylord. “The musical lineup will include folk, rock, and bluegrass, so we hope the community will join us with chairs and picnic items for the best free entertainment in town.”

This year’s featured musical artists appear in the following order: Seth and Sara Brand (June 11); Nicholas Edward Williams (June 25); Asheville Junction (July 23); Hearts Gone South (August 6); and Tuxedo Junction (Aug. 20).

Performances will take place o

n the east side of the College’s Henderson County Campus lake, behind the Technology, Education, and Development Center (TEDC). In the event of inclement weather, the concert will take place inside the TEDC.

For more information about Music by the Lake and this year’s artists, visit www.blueridge.edu/community/community-events/music-by-the-lake.


This project was supported by the North Carolina Arts Council, a division of the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources.

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