Missouri Botanical Garden: Events at MBG

Whitaker Music Festival 2008
Wednesday Evenings, June 4 - August 13

The Whitaker Music Festival returns for a 14th season with free Wednesday-night concerts. The series was named best music festival by the Riverfront Times in their Best of St. Louis issue.

Picnicking is allowed on these nights, so concertgoers are invited to bring lawn chairs, blankets, and picnic suppers to enjoy. Food and drink may also be purchased.

The Children’s Garden is free on Whitaker Wednesdays from 5 to 7 p.m.

Please leave pets and barbecue grills at home and remember, the Garden is tobacco free

WHITAKER MUSIC FESTIVAL
Wednesday Evenings
June 4–August 13

Free admission after 5 p.m.
All concerts begin at 7:30 p.m.
at the Cohen Amphitheater

Whitaker Music Festival

Enjoy warm breezes, hot jazz, and cool tunes when St. Louis's premier outdoor concert series returns to the Missouri Botanical Garden.

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2008 WHITAKER MUSIC FESTIVAL SCHEDULE Free admission after 5 p.m. All concerts begin at 7:30 p.m. at the Cohen Amphitheater
June 4	Erin Bode	Jazz-pop vocalist
June 11	Two Times True	Mother-and-son jazz duo
June 18	Le Jazz Hot!	Progressive jazz
June 25	Tony Simmons Band	Jazz, Motown and funk
July 2	Anita Rosamond	Jazz and pop newcomer
July 9	Javier Mendoza	Contemporary acoustic pop-rock
July 16	Kim Massie	Beloved St. Louis blues singer
July 23	Poor People of Paris	Vintage French cabaret music
July 30	FolknBluesGrass	Just what the name says…
Aug. 6	Laytham and Holmes	Las Vegas revue
Aug. 13	Alvin Jett & the Phat noiZ	Raucous blues and funk

The festival is funded by the Whitaker Foundation, which supports St. Louis arts and parks to promote common heritage, celebrate diversity, and encourage vitality within the community.