The annual Jimmy Connors Summer Concert Series at Nay Aug Park in Scranton will feature over two dozen groups playing rock, blues, brass, dixieland, polka, Irish, German and other styles of music.
The series began May 3 with the U.S. Navy Band Cruisers performing hits from the 1960s through today.
“Our Navy Band Concert was fantastic. They played nonstop for 90 minutes,” said Bob Gattens of the Scranton Municipal Recreation Authority that oversees Nay Aug Park, which hosts the free concert series.
The next concert is Sunday, 2 to 4 p.m., featuring Flaxy Morgan.
Concerts will continue on Sunday afternoons, most 2 to 4 p.m., and then, as summer progresses, concerts also will take place on some Mondays and other weeknights, each from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
The popular summer concert series was named in honor of Connors, a former mayor who died in 2024 at age 77, and whose favorite venue was the Sunday Concert Series at Nay Aug Park.
A natural performer, the genial Connors enjoyed getting up on stage to sing with any band playing “Johnny B. Goode” and substituting “Jimmy B. Goode” in the chorus.
Schedules of this summer’s series will be available at all concerts.
For a complete lineup, see nayaugpark.org/concerts.
The concerts listed currently include:
Sunday, May 17: Flaxy Morgan, 2-4 p.m.
Sunday, May 24: Bordo, Cullen and Ambrosia, 2-4 p.m.
Sunday, May 31: Fabulous 45’s, 2-4 p.m.
Monday, June 1: Mark Montella Project, 6:30-8:30 p.m.
Sunday, June 7: Lost & Found with Tara Michel, 2-4 p.m.
Sunday, June 14: Jack Mead & The 3rd Street Band, 2-4 p.m.
Monday, June 15: Gold Rush, 6:30-8:30 p.m.
Sunday, June 21: The Scheme, 2-4 p.m.
Sunday, June 28: Taxmen, 2-4 p.m.
Monday, June 29: Retro Alliance & Wiggy Diggy Band, 6:30-8:30 p.m.
Sunday, July 5: J.P. Williams Blues Band, 2-4 p.m.
Sunday, July 12: Lenoxville Band, 2:35-4:35 p.m.
Monday, July 13: Yacht This Way, 6:30-8:30 p.m.
Tuesday, July 14: John Stevens Double Shot Polka Band, 6:30-8:30 p.m.
Wednesday, July 15: Blarney Boys, 6:30-8:30 p.m.
Saturday, July 18: Shitz & Giggles German Band, 6:30-8:30 p.m.
Sunday, July 19: 335 Band, 2-4 p.m.
Sunday, July 26: Luongo Brothers, 2-4 p.m.
Monday, July 27: Wannabees, 6:30-8:30 p.m.
Sunday, Aug. 2: Doug Smith’s Dixieland All Stars, 2-4 p.m.
Sunday, Aug. 9: Magic Moments featuring Paulette Costa, 2-4 p.m.
Monday, Aug. 10: Qball, 6:30-8:30 p.m.
Sunday, Aug. 16: Brass Storm, 2-4 p.m.
Sunday, Aug. 23: Group De Jour, 2-4 p.m.
Monday, Aug. 24: Phyllis Hopkins Electric Trio, 6:30-8:30 p.m.
Sunday, Aug. 30: Merchants of Groove, 2-4 p.m.
Cheryl and Boris Shihinski of Dickson City dance to the Taxmen at Nay Aug Park during a free concert in July of 2023. TIMES-TRIBUNE FILE
The Taxmen play at Nay Aug Park as part of the weekly free concert series in Scranton, Pa., on Sunday, July 30, 3023.. TIMES-TRIBUNE FILE
Jim and Kay Calvery, of Scranton, dance during the Nay Aug Park concert series with the Wannabees in June of 2021. TIMES-TRIBUNE FILE
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Cheryl and Boris Shihinski of Dickson City dance to the Taxmen at Nay Aug Park during a free concert in July of 2023. TIMES-TRIBUNE FILE