Summer Concert Series @ Behringer-Crawford Museum

From April through July, Behringer-Crawford Museum presents a Summer Concert Series on Thursday nights. The stage is set in the garden with plenty of seats, plus guests can bring their own lawn chairs, or sit on one of the many concrete ledges amongst the landscape.

For $5.00, guests can enjoy two hours of live music. The event is catered by one of my favorite restaurants, Colonial Cottage, serving up coleslaw, hot dogs and other summertime staples. Beer, soda, and coffee is also available for purchase.

Tonight I saw Eight Days A Week, a Beatles Tribute Band. The band was wonderful and sounded just like the albums. They even wore costumes. For the first hour, they played as "Young Beatles" wearing the traditional black suits. For the second half, they changed into Sgt. Pepper attire. Eight Days A Week played all the well known hits, and threw a few less popular songs into the mix. They had terrific interaction with the crowd, getting everyone to sing along or get up and dance.

The concert was suiting for Behringer-Crawford's debut of their new exhibit on The Beatles visit to Cincinnati. The museum was open for guests to explore. It was exciting to be one of the first people to see the collection, which included three Beatles guitars and drum set, a rare rainbow guitar, many Beatles knick-knacks and collectibles, and photography of their visit to Cincinnati. In addition, there is a life-size portrait of the Abbey Road scene for visitors to take a photo with.

While the band was a lot of fun, I had to bump the review down to four stars because the museum ran out of food 30 minutes prior to the concert even starting. There were also several audio problems throughout the performance due to improper cord placement. Guests kept stepping on the wires, which would knock them out of sync.

There are a few more shows left this season at Behringer-Crawford. Check out their website for the details!
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Things To Bring:
- lawn chair
- bottled water
- cash; $1's and $5's
- Off bug repellant (I like the clip-on)
- Sunglasses
- Camera
- Walking shoes (Parking near the museum is limited, so you may have a 5-10 minute walk from a side street.)