July 3, 2024 – On Friday, July 12 Music on the Green is pleased to host The Dogweed Stringband and on Saturday, July 13 the return of Mike Hammar and the Nails.

The Dogweed Stringband, from Alameda/Oakland, CA revives your favorite old-time grooves with soulful harmonies, red-hot musicianship and a penchant for Western Swing. Blending classics from old blues to 70's country with heart melting originals, the band features Joan Wilson Rueter on fiddle, guitar and vocals, Dawn Ellerbeck on upright bass, Rosie Steffy on harmonies and suitcase drums, and the electric sounds of Jamie Duncan and Jared Altura on twin lead guitars. Find out more at dogweedstringband.com.

Dogweed Stringband to perform on Friday, July 12

Mike Hammar and the Nails are a highly acclaimed California contemporary blues band based out of the Central Valley. Mike and his band are the most anticipated band at Music on the Green year after year. It's an honor and a pleasure to have them return to the art park as a part of our summer concert series. Find out more at mikehammarandthenails.com.

Mike Hammar and the Nails to perform on Saturday, July 13

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 mariposaartscouncil.org/music-on-the-green; weekly updates will be shared on the Mariposa Arts Council’s Facebook and Instagram pages (@MariposaArts).

Original artwork for this program was created by the 2024 Music on the Green Student Artist, Gray Rule.

This cornerstone concert series is made possible with generous support from Music on the Green Sponsors: Yosemite/Mariposa Tourism Bureau, Mariposa County Chamber Of Commerce, Ranch Fence Inc, Mariposa Yosemite Rotary Club, Sierra Telephone, James Wittkopf, Kevin Cann & Beth Waldow, Mountain Yoga Studio, High Country Health Food Store, Mariposa Certified Farmers Market, Raw Roots Farm, Yosemite Pilates, Sierra Gold Cleaning, Happy Goat, Sticks Coffee, Meadow Creek Ranch B&B, Restful Nest B&B, Mariposa Shipping, Forester Ace Hardware, Yosemite Songwriters Retreat, Ladybug Embroidery, The Starchman Family, The Collins Family, Patricia Elka, Pamela Flick, Saralynn Nusbaum & Don Melcher, Dave and Terry Rozelle, Tim and Anita Bryant, and Sue Overstreet.

This program is produced by 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.

2024 Line Up

Source & photos: Mariposa Arts Council