June 22, 2023 - Music on the Green will feature two of Mariposa’s favorite local bands on June 30 and July 1.  On Friday, June 30, husband and wife duo, The Jespersons return to the Green: Jared Jesperson is a multi-instrumentalist, mainly playing guitar with the group and Kaye Jesperson plays cello bass and is the lead vocalist and songwriter.

Photo Credit: Kaye Jesperson by Sierra Portraits, courtesy of Brent DeShazer

The Jespersons to perform on Friday, June 30 

On Saturday, July 1, The Soul Galaxy will perform an electric rock and blues concert. The Soul Galaxy are no strangers to the Art Park stage and have wowed audiences there many times through the years. Featuring blues guitar legend Tim Hagar, drummer extraordinaire Jon Kidd, and bass master Charles Green, this power trio is sure to bring it.

The Soul Galaxy to perform on Saturday, July 1

All performances begin at 7:00 p.m. (unless otherwise noted) at the Mariposa County Art Park (5013 Hwy 140) in historic downtown Mariposa, CA. Parking is available along 4^th and 5^th St. The lower 5^th St. parking lot provides an accessible pedestrian path to the Art Park through the Mariposa Creek Parkway entry. Tips for the performers will be solicited, encouraged, and appreciated. A complete schedule of the talent performing throughout this summer season can be found at www.mariposaartscouncil.org/music-on-the-green; weekly updates will be shared on the Mariposa Arts Council’s Facebook and Instagram pages (@MariposaArts).

This cornerstone concert series is made possible with generous support from Music on the Green Sponsors: 

Yosemite/Mariposa Tourism Bureau, Mariposa/Yosemite Rotary Club, Mariposa County Chamber of Commerce, Sierra Tel, High Country Health Food Store, Charles Street Dinner House, Mountain Yoga Studio, Yosemite Pilates, Sierra Gold Cleaning Services, Sticks Coffee, Mariposa Certified Farmers Market, Foster Ace Hardware, Mariposa Lodge of Odd Fellows, James Wittkopf, Dave & Terry Rozelle, Anita & Tim Bryant, Kevin Cann & Beth Waldow, The Starchman Family, Saralynn Nusbaum & Don Melcher, Pamela Flick, Meadow Creek Ranch Bed & Breakfast, Restful Nest Bed & Breakfast, Sierra Artist Gallery, The Local Grape, and Yosemite Songwriting Retreat. 

Special thanks to our Music on the Green producer, Andy Roberts. 

The Arts Council is an incorporated not-for-profit organization, created to promote and support all forms of the cultural arts, for all ages, throughout Mariposa County and is supported in part by the County of Mariposa, the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency, and the California Arts Council, a state agency.

2023 Line Up

Source: Mariposa Arts Council