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Live music is big draw over the next 4 days in Litchfield, Hutchinson

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The Georgia Satellites will headline Watercade street dance July 8.  www.thegeorgiasatellites.com

SATURDAY, JULY 8: The Georgia Satellites, a Southern rock band from Atlanta, will headline at the Watercade Street Dance. The band will perform in the parking lot north of Litchfield Civic Arena. Gates will open at 7:30 p.m., with music to begin at 8 p.m. The band is best known for its 1986 hit “Keep Your Hands to Yourself,” which peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100. Opening for the Georgia Satellites will be area bands Flathead and Crimson Edge. Tickets will be $15 at the gate. For more information, visit www.watercade.com.

One of the joys of summer is live music — outdoors. It’s been a Hutchinson tradition for more than 30 years. It’s also a popular attraction in the surrounding towns.

If you’re looking for something new — Litchfield’s summer festival — Watercade — is moving activities Thursday night to Central Park. The evening features a brat feed, ice cream and Watercade Idol. To participate, registration forms are available at Litchfield Community Education, 307 E. Sixth St., or call 320-693-2354.

Watercade will also feature a Lip Sync Contest at 1:30 p.m. Saturday in Central Park. Registration forms are available at Litchfield Community Education, 307 E. Sixth St., or call 320-6593-2354.

Wrap up Saturday night with the Watercade Street Dance featuring opening acts Crimson Edge and Flathead followed by headliner Georgia Satellites at the Civic Arena parking lot, 900 N. Gilman Ave., Litchfield. Tickets available at the gate.

Music in the Park will welcome the Skally Line as part of RiverSong Celebration Week at 6:30 p.m. Monday, July 10, at Library Square in downtown Hutchinson. Admission is free and the public is welcome.

Silver Lake will kick off its Music in the Park with the George Palma Band at 7 p.m. Thursday, July 13, in the downtown park. Admission is free.

For more information about Hutchinson events, call the Hutchinson Area Chamber of Commerce and Tourism at 320-587-5252.

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