by Lisa Schauer
For the 39th year, Saturday Concerts in the Park are coming to Berkeley Springs State Park this summer.
Produced by Morgan Arts Council, the summer music series has become a staple of the season.
“This is our gift to the community,” said Jordan Warren, Executive Director of Morgan Arts Council, in an interview with The Morgan Messenger.
An Independence Day concert in the park will be sponsored by Town of Bath on Saturday, July 4. The Nighthawks will headline.
Local songstress Regina AaMacha will perform the national anthem.
Don’t miss hometown favorites The Weber Brothers, coming on Saturday, July 11 to Berkeley Springs State Park.
The series concludes on Saturday, August 29 with an annual performance by The Flashbacks, benefitting Berkeley Springs Park Foundation.
Saturday Concerts in the Park start at 5:30 p.m. Performances are free and open to the public
Friday concerts at the Ice House
Now in its fourth year, Friday Concerts on the Charlotte’s Café Garden Stage are underway at the Ice House.
“It’s a fun way to come together and meet your neighbors,” said Warren.
Friday concerts at the Ice House also feature food and beverages for sale, as well as activities for the young and the young-at-heart.
New this year, Berkeley Springs resident Michael Gregg and his rock band, Rusted Blue, will perform on Friday, July 11.
Wrapping up the Friday concert series on August 28, Jessie Milnes Band from Randolph County will perform Appalachian music.
Doors open at 6 p.m. and music starts at 7 p.m. at the Ice House.
New funding realities
Paying for summer programming got tougher this year as public support for the arts council has shifted.
Funding for the arts has been cut at both the state and local levels this year, Warren said.
She noted a $30,000 reduction in funding from Charleston, and no funding this year from Town of Bath’s hotel-motel tax fund.
Warren said she is looking at tuition for some offerings as a way to replace the lost funding in the operating budget.
Anyone who would like membership information, or a complete schedule of MAC 2026 summer concerts can go to macicehouse.org.
