ONTARIO Four Rivers Cultural Center is bringing back its free summer concert series beginning next week.

The Live After 5 in the Garden concerts will be held every other Wednesday through August and will begin Wednesday, when Simple Ruckus takes the stage for the first of six concerts, which will all be from 5 to 8 p.m. in the Hikaru Mizu Japanese Garden.

Simple Ruckus is described as a high-energy cover band performing an array of popular hits that delivers quality, professionalism, fun and variety for all-ages audiences. The Boise-based band frequently plays at music festivals, weddings, and events throughout the Treasure Valley. The band plays classics that audiences expect and the favorites that are sometimes forgotten, a news release from the Cultural Center states.

A list of other concerts in the series follows.

June 28 West Abbey Road is a Beatles tribute band comprised of members of Rooftop Revolution, which has previously played for the Live After 5 series. West Abbey Road will make concertgoers think they are listening to the real thing, the release states. With new Ed Sullivan Show Beatle suits tailor made, along with custom wigs, they more than look the part.

July 12 Retreads is a four-piece fun, dynamic and energetic band from Boise and Meridian whose niche is playing between the lines, according to the release. The band offers a great selection of classic to modern rock and dance songs.

July 26 Emily Stanton Band, who has also previously played the concert series, is led by a Boise-based American soul/R&B vocalist filling a niche in the Boise music scene who is backed by a band of some of the finest musicians in the Northwest, reads the release.

Aug. 9 Encore, is an energetic five-piece band playing top dance hits from the 70s to today with an emphasis on the 80s, according to the release. Encore will keep you on the dance floor by covering hits from Prince, Naked Eyes, Haddaway, The Eurythmics, and other well-known musicians.

Aug. 23 The Chaz Browne Group members say they play both kinds of music: Rock and Roll. Formerly known as Charley Brownes All Stars, the group formed in 1967 with local members. However, over the years, some of the original members left, thus the name change.

Cultural Center staff encourages community members to see this years stellar line-up of musicians while visiting friends, relaxing and enjoying food and beverages.

The concerts provide an opportunity for local citizens to come together to socialize, to unwind after a day of work and to enjoy the beautiful and peaceful Japanese Garden, according to the release.

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