photo by: John Young

A large crowd gathers around the South Park gazebo to listen to the final Lawrence City Band concert of the summer Wednesday, July 17, 2013.

The annual concert series by the Lawrence City Band will begin on Wednesday evening at South Park.

The theme for the band’s first concert will be “Dancing around the Bandstand.” It will begin at 8 p.m. at the William Kelly Bandstand in South Park in downtown Lawrence.

The series also has announced dates and themes for the rest of its performances. They are:

June 6 — “Riding the Waves in South Park”

June 13– “Hollywood and Broadway Favorites”

June 20 — “Rockin’ the Bandstand with Lawrence City Band”

June 27 — “Children’s Concert”

July 4 — “An Independence Day Celebration”

July 11 — “Americana”

July 18 — “Grand Finale”

All concerts are set for 8 p.m. at South Park. In the event of inclement weather, concerts will be moved to Room 130 of Murphy Hall on the University of Kansas campus.