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Airlie Gardens announces lineup for summer concert series

Concerts surround the Airlie Oak will take place June 7-Sept. 6. (Port City Daily/File)

WILMINGTON — Music near the 400-year-old Airlie Oak will return to New Hanover’s historical gardens this summer.

Airlie announced the schedule for its concert series, slated to kick off June 7, with seven shows planned through Sept. 6. Concerts take place 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. nightly and are $10 each, with tickets on sale one week before the show.

All parking is offsite at New Hanover County Public Library – Northeast Branch, with complimentary shuttle service starting at 5 p.m.

Attendees are encouraged to bring chairs, blankets and picnics.

  • June 7: ReSoul (dance, pop, soul, disco, country)
  • June 21: Jack Jack 180 (party, pop, rock)
  • July 5: Lilly and The Loud Music Company (pop, rock, country, soul, funk)
  • July 19: Bibis Ellison (soul, pop, rock)
  • Aug. 9: Motel Soap (’70s and ’80s pop and rock)
  • Aug. 16: TripleWide (rock, jazz, blues)
  • Sept. 6: Jim Quick and Coastline (soul, blues, R&B, Americana)

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Shea Carver
Shea Carver
Shea Carver is the editor in chief at Port City Daily. A UNCW alumna, Shea worked in the print media business in Wilmington for 22 years before joining the PCD team in October 2020. She specializes in arts coverage — music, film, literature, theatre — the dining scene, and can often be tapped on where to go, what to do and who to see in Wilmington. When she isn’t hanging with her pup, Shadow Wolf, tending the garden or spinning vinyl, she’s attending concerts and live theater.

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