2024 City Lights & Stars: Gwen & The Retro Cats
2024 City Lights & Stars: Gwen & The Retro Cats
August 9 @ 7:30 pm
$25.00 – $70.00
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2024 marks the 31st Season of the City Lights & Stars Concert Series at Burritt on the Mountain, and we have 8 concerts to celebrate!
This is the rare band that brings together the deep-pocket swing of the 1930s and 1940s and contemporary beats like Bruno Mars “Uptown Funk” and Lizzo’s “Juice!” A veteran on the Southeast music scene, Gwen is one of the busiest bandleaders in Atlanta, along the way being named “Favorite Jazz Artist” by the readers of Creative Loafing magazine and taking her act overseas to France, Eastern Europe and Turkey. The rest of the “Kats” are equally impressive: Jez Graham on keyboards; LA Tuten on bass; Michael Hoskin on saxophone; Marty Martin on trumpet; Wes Funderburk on trombone; and Mike Hinton is the faithful backbeat on the drums. Collectively, these players (and Gwen) have about a century of experience between them, playing all over the world, for the last (4) Olympic Games, movie stars with Turner Classic Movies, and professional clients in such diverse locales as the Cayman Islands to New York City.
Bring your chair, blanket and picnic to enjoy the evening. Food trucks will be onsite with food & dessert available for purchase. Beer and Wine available for purchase. Absolutely no outside alcohol please.
Bring your chair, blanket and picnic to enjoy the evening. Food trucks will be onsite with food & dessert available for purchase. Beer and Wine available for purchase.
Absolutely no outside alcohol please.
Exclusive Member Benefit
Member Ticket Presale Opens March 1st at 10am, General Public on sale April 1st at 10am
Online ticket sales end the day of concert at 4pm or until sold out!
Ticket purchases are non-refundable and considered a tax deductible donation.
Gates Open at 6:00 pm. Concert begins at 7:30 pm.
Concert location is determined by weather forecast as of 3pm the day of the concert. In the event of rain, concerts will be moved to the Bendickson Family Pavilion.
If the concert must be cancelled due to inclement weather or other circumstances beyond our control, ticket purchases will be considered a tax-deductible donation to Burritt on the Mountain. Ticket purchasers will be notified of cancellations by email.
Concert Dinner with a View at City Lights & Stars
Enjoy a delicious dinner before the concert.
Available for all Concerts | Dinner at 6:30pm | $40 Per Person
Dining will be at The View, weather permitting or under the Pavilion if rainy. Dinner will be delivered to your table upon arrival.
Relax with the best view in Huntsville. Stay at your table during the concert to watch the sunset or bring your lawn chairs to move to the grass for the concert.
Dinner Menu Includes: Tossed Garden Salad, Grilled Chicken with Fruit Chutney & Sustainably Sourced Pan-Fried Cod, Parsley New Potatoes, Vegetable Medley and Dessert
Dinner must accompany a City Lights & Stars Concert ticket. Cash & Credit bar available for beverages.
Tables can seat up to six guests. When making dinner reservations, please notify us if you would like to sit with other guests.
For more information, please contact Cooper Murray, tamara.murray@huntsvilleal.gov
Reservations close on Wednesday at noon before each concert.
Bought a Concert Ticket and want to add a Dinner?
Email Cooper Murray, tamara.murray@huntsvilleal.gov, to add your dinner to an already purchase concert ticket!
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