The Bell Tower Community Foundation has scheduled special Tower Tunes Live concerts for Memorial Day weekend. A variety of patriotic songs and hymns will be played by three musicians over the weekend to celebrate this important holiday.
Concerts will be played from 12:15 to 12:30 pm each day. Wendy VanderLinden will play Saturday, May 23, Yvette Bardole will play Sunday, May 24, and Rick Morain will play on Memorial Day, May 25. The Memorial Day concert will be offered on Facebook Live.
At this time, the Mahanay Carillon Tower is not open to the public for tours but the community can still enjoy the music of the bells. The bells continue to play each hour digitally with the Westminster chimes at each quarter hour. The four-octave carillon also plays several selections after each hour.
Other special Tower Tunes Live concerts for the summer are being planned. The Chews Jefferson concerts every Wednesday in June and July will also take place.
Persons who want more information can check the Mahanay Bell Tower website at www.mahanaybelltower.org or the Facebook page.
The Bell Tower Foundation oversees the staffing and marketing of the Mahanay Bell Tower through the partnership with the Greene County supervisors and city of Jefferson. Board members include Carole Custer, Peg Raney, Jean Feldmann, Nancy Gerken, Wendy VanderLinden, Don Van Gilder, Tim Christensen, Bob Schwarzkopf, Pete Bardole and Pat Richards.
