CONTACT: Alay Medina, Director/ 518.434.2032
Albany, NY –Albany’s free Alive at Five concert series continues to celebrate its 33rd season tonight on July 28th, at Jennings Landing. For more detailed directions and a map, visit www.albanyevents.org. The series is presented by Key Bank; featuring music from Donavon Frankenreiter with Sean Rowe. Tonight’s presenting sponsor is Motor Oil Coffee and the media sponsor for the event is WEXT.
Albany’s signature free concert series premiered in the summer of 1990 with a performance by legendary folk artist Richie Havens, and has since grown into a staple of summer in the Capital Region. This year’s season began on June 9th and runs through August 4th, showcasing a diverse lineup of big names, up-and-coming acts and the region’s most talented original local artists. The concerts take place from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Thursday nights.
$5 flat fee parking will be available at the Riverfront Parking Garage, located at 677 Broadway in Albany. For additional parking options, visit www.parkalbany.com.
JULY 28
Presented by: Motor Oil Coffee
Media sponsors: WEXT
DONAVON FRANKENREITER [Website]
with SEAN ROWE [Website]
DONAVON FRANKENREITER
For nearly four decades Donavon Frankenreiter has been traveling the globe, first as a professional surfer and now as a musician. Born in Southern California, Donavon spent most of his youth chasing waves, turning pro at the age of 16. These days instead of surf competitions, its concert halls that bring Frankenreiter to town, where he entertains audiences with his unique blend of laid-back grooves, philosophical lyrics and soulful delivery. You can find him touring the world with his three-piece band and still catching waves anytime he can.
SEAN ROWE
A blessing and curse of a curious mind paired with a sense of adventure is that one becomes a collector of stories. Some, like this, play out over the course of a few minutes while others, more profound and complex, take years to untangle. Rowe, an artist and nomad at heart, has made himself into the perfect repository for spun yarns of every variety — hysterical, terrifying, heartbreaking, mystifying, and ridiculous — and on this record, he makes it clear that at some point it’s hard not to feel them all at once.
THE 33rd ANNUAL ALBANY ALIVE AT FIVE SEASON IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY:
- Key Bank
- CDTA
- Park Albany
- DGS
- DeCrescente
- New Belgium Brewing
- Yuengling
- Tri-City Valleycats
- Pride Center of the Capital Region
- In Our Own Voices
- Waterworks Pub
- Stantec
- Hudson Valley Community College
- Hilton Garden Inn
- Recovery Sports Grill
- Bath fitter
- Motor Oil Coffee
Media Partners:
- WVCR The Saint
- Kiss 102.3
- Hot 99.1
- WEQX
- WEXT Radio 97.7 and 106.1
- Wild Country 99.9
- PYX 106
- Albany.com
- Nippertown
- Xperience
- NYS Music
- Spiral Design Studios
- The Spot 518
Through a partnership with Trinity Alliance of the Capital Region and Interfaith Partnership for the Homeless, 100% of the proceeds from tips collected in the beer garden will benefit each charitable organization:
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!
City of Albany events are produced with the help of community volunteers. Sign up to be a part of this great experience by visiting www.albanyevents.org/volunteer, calling 518.434.5416 or emailing volunteer@albanyny.gov.
For more information on Alive at Five, visit www.albanyevents.org, call 518.434.2032 or follow albanyNYevents on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
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