Blankets & Bands Free Concert Series Returns to Town Green

Blankets & Bands Free Concert Series Returns to Town Green

Blanket & Bands Fall Concert Schedule
Rusty Davis & Friends – Thursday, 9/14
CANCELED – The FMS – Thursday, 9/28
The Dubber & Tetrahedron – Thursday, 10/5
The Tony Torre Orchestra – Thursday, 10/12
Bout Tyme – Thursday, 10/26

Free concerts return to Town Green this fall, with a variety of music on certain Thursday evenings in September and October. Get your blanket or lawn chair, family and friends, to enjoy live music outdoors. Bring a picnic dinner, grab some takeout from your favorite local restaurant or enjoy food and beverages available for purchase on site.

Kicking off the concert series on Thursday, September 14th is Camden’s own Rusty Davis & Friends, playing classic rock and timeless tunes that will have you singing along. Music begins at 6:00 pm with one of Rusty’s student musicians as the opening act. Rusty Davis & Friends will play from 6:30 – 8:30 pm.

All concerts will be held on Thursdays, from 6:00 to 8:30 pm, weather permitting. Beer and wine are permitted on Town Green during the hours of the concerts. No glass containers are allowed on Town Green. In the event of cancelation due to weather, notifications will be placed here on the City’s website and Downtown Camden Cultural District social media channels.

Unfortunately, the concert scheduled for September 28th will have to be rescheduled.

On Thursday, October 5th, the free Blankets & Bands concert on Town Green will feature Columbia-based The Dubber & Tetrahedron, as part of the Arts Center of Kershaw County’s MAD Festival. Enjoy an evening of rock, jazz and funk, flavored by the international sounds of reggae, Armenian music, and Afro beat.

On Thursday, October 12th, you can swing the night away with The Tony Torre Orchestra. Led by Tony Torre, the band is celebrating its 75th anniversary this year. This 15 piece Big Band based out of Myrtle Beach will be playing an evening of swing hits with an occasional turn to blues, beach music and pop favorites.

Closing out the fall Blankets & Bands concert series on Thursday, October 26th is the Bout Tyme Band, an ensemble of talented musicians playing jazz standards, danceable pop songs, and everything in between.

The Blankets & Bands concert series is a partnership between the Downtown Camden Cultural District and the Arts Center of Kershaw County, bringing free, live music to the community during the spring and fall months.

Camden Burials Funeral Cortege & Downtown Road Closures 4/22/23

Camden Burials Funeral Cortege & Downtown Road Closures 4/22/23

Join us as we honor some of America’s first veterans. Camden will make history as fourteen soldiers who lost their lives at the August 16, 1780 Battle of Camden are reinterred on the battlefield Saturday, April 22.  More information can be found at CamdenBurials.org 

Venues county-wide include The Revolutionary War Visitor Center at Camden (212 Broad Street), Historic Camden Revolutionary War Park (222 Broad Street), Downtown Camden Cultural District (1001 Broad Street), Bethesda Presbyterian Church (502 deKalb Street), and the Camden Battlefield Memorial at 1698 Flat Rock Road. Click here for details.

Contact Email Address – ssale@camdensc.org

Website – camdenburials.org

Camden Burials – Honoring Heroes – April 20-22

On Saturday, April 22, 2023, the South Carolina Battleground Preservation Trust will conduct a military funeral for Revolutionary soldiers’ bodily remains discovered in 2022 at the Battle of Camden. Due to the national importance of this event and an overwhelming response from people desiring to attend and pay their respects to these soldiers, many downtown streets will be closed and public parking restricted between 8:00 am and 1:00 pm on Saturday, April 22, 2023.

The public is welcome to watch the cortege along Broad Street, which will leave Historic Camden via Bull Street at 9:00 am, continue up Broad Street/U.S. 521 to East DeKalb Street, where the funeral at Bethesda Presbyterian Church will begin at 11:00 am. Broad Street between Ehrenclou and DeKalb Streets will be closed to vehicle traffic from 8:30 am to approximately 10:00 am. No parking will be allowed on Broad Street until after it reopens at  approximately 10:00 a.m. East DeKalb Street between Broad and Lyttleton Streets will be closed to vehicle traffic from approximately 9:00 am to 1:00 pm. Please see the image below for anticipated detour routes.

Public Parking will be available at designated areas in and around Historic Camden, 222 Broad Street, for those wishing to attend the cortege and funeral at Bethesda Presbyterian Church. Parking is restricted at the battlefield reburial ceremony. There attendees must register at www.camdenburials.org to obtain a free parking permit. Information about other activities and events during the week can be found at www.camdenburials.org.