About the Series
Welcome to the After Hours Concert Series at the
Batesville (IN) Memorial Public Library.
After Hours Concerts are a series of monthly (except for December),
free-to-the-public performances by a wide variety of musical artists
from Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky and beyond. We have enjoyed
everything from barbershop to blues; jazz to folk; Celtic to Klezmer;
classical to classic rock. See our
Archives
page for past performers.
If you are looking for entertainment, our concerts at the
library are, as one performer put it, "like an evening at an intimate club."
After Hours Concerts are family-friendly, usually last about two hours (with
a short break) and always free and rain-or-shine. Please note
that some concerts are held at other venues (see
Special Concerts, below).
If you are a musician who would like to play in our series, click
on
Booking at the top to find out more.
If you are
from another public library and would like to know more about our
series, or are already providing live music at your library and want to
share information, please
email the director, Mike Kruse.
Special Concerts
Actually, we think they're all "special," but the following concerts are in a
different venue and/or are part of some special event:
Thursday,
June 21 -- After Hours / Music & Arts Fest Concert
Downtown Batesville, on George Street, in conjunction with the RAA Music
& Arts Festival. Rain-or-shine fun.
Saturday,
July 14 -- After Hours / SummerFest Concert
Held in Batesville's Liberty Park. Rain-or-shine fun in a friendly,
natural
setting. In partnership with the
Batesville Volunteer Fire Department,
celebrating their 125th anniversary in 2012 !
Saturday, August 25 -- Library Ice Cream Social / After Hours
Concert
Celebrate the end of summer with our annual Ice Cream Social at the
library.
Saturday, September 22 -- After Hours / AppleFest Concert
Batesville's Liberty Park is again the scene for our concert during
AppleFest.
Another rain-or-shine event.
Thanks to
... the BMPL Board of Trustees for their continued support of this
series.
... the
Friends of Batesville Memorial Public Library for their financial
support.
... the many outstanding musical artists who have shared their
talents and creativity with us.
... the audience members of all ages, sizes, and musical preferences,
who have found out that their public library is a place to enjoy
familiar music as well as to expand musical horizons.
... the
Ripley County Tourism Bureau for their promotional efforts
and support.
... the Columbus Area Arts Council, the
Indiana Arts Commission, a
state agency, and the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency,
for their support.
... Adam Kruse for his advice and expertise on the soundboard, and the
rest of the Kruse family and all the volunteers for assisting with set-up and
tear-down.
