Blacktop Rodeo Concert Cancelled July 17th: The concert in Pride Park scheduled for Wednesday, July 17th featuring the band Blacktop Rodeo is being cancelled due to a weather forecast calling for rain and thunderstorms. The band will be rescheduled at a later date this summer so watch the city's Facebook page and the website for that new date.
Thanks to a grant from Duke, the city is planting six new oaks along the concert field at Pride Park. As they grow, they will provide shade for those who come to enjoy summer events on the new concert stage that will be constructed later this spring. The stage construction is funded by a Land and Water Conservation Fund grant.