By Liz Mitchell
We love our music, and nothing could be finer than to share it with you during outdoor summer concerts in our coastal towns. Check these upcoming events for some groovin' opportunities for relaxing or to dance the nights away while meeting new friends and neighbors. The next best part is that they're all FREE! Bring chairs or blankets to get comfortable and plan to enjoy.
• Carolina Breakers will be playing in Holden Beach August 14. All of the Holden Beach events are at the end of Jordan Boulevard under the bridge and begin at 6:30 p.m. This group plays beach and Top 40 music.
• Sea Cruz will appear in Ocean Isle Beach August 19 beginning at 6:30 p.m. in the parking lot of the Museum of Coastal Car
olina on E. Second Street. Sea Cruz plays variety music. Additional summer concerts here also are in this location at 6:30 p.m.
• Borderland will play in Holden Beach August 21. Southern rock is the sound of the night this time.
• The Spare Change Band will appear in Shallotte August 25. All of the SummerFest in the Garden Concert Series are in the Rourk Gardens on Main Street beginning at 7 p.m. Coolers are allowed here, but no alcohol is permitted in the park.
• Carolina Breakers will be delivering their variety music in Ocean Isle Beach August 26.
• U.B.U. The Band will play beach and Motown music in Holden Beach August 28. These five vocalists from Charlotte perform a wide variety of tunes reflecting their total of 75 years of on-stage experience.
• The Craig Woolard Band will bring their beach music to Ocean Isle Beach September 2. With The Embers for 27 years, the lead singer and frontman for one of beach music's iconic groups, Craig is well known and followed by all ages for such hits as "Love Don't Come No Stronger."
• The Imitations will play beach and Motown sounds from the 50s through the 70s in Holden Beach on September 4. The high-energy vocal group, based in Wilmington, brings a sound and light show to entertain any party.
• The Holiday Band closes the season's concerts in Shallotte on September 8. This is a CAMMY-award-winning party and dance band with the theme of “Keep The Music Alive!”