July 2 Mambo Diablo Enjoy a rum and coke
and some hot Latin jazz.
July 9 Jake Speed and the Freddies
American folk music with political and cultural humor, tongue-in-cheek
story telling and audience participation.
July 16 Roger Drawdy and the Firestarters
A high flying Irish band that will set the stage on fire with a mix of
traditional and original music.
July 23 Steve Tracy & the Crawling
Kingsnakes “The blues” tops off the series with Professor Tracy and his
highly acclaimed band.
Political
Cartoon Exhibit
Memorial Day through Labor Day
Fourth of July
Concert and Ice Cream Social
William
Howard Taft National Historic Site will host an
ice cream social and band concert from 1 – 4 p.m. on Saturday July 4th.
Visitors will be treated to the musical entertainment of Jake Speed and
the
Freddies. They will also be treated to free ice cream.
<>Jake
Speed & the Freddies are a four-piece band made
out of flat top guitar, banjo, mandolin, and upright bass (plus
harmonica,
kazoo, washboard, and watering can). Their traditional and original
songs leap
right out of Depression-era freight trains and right into Ohio River
steamboats. Their near-vaudeville style stage shows and quick-witted
charisma
rope in loyal fans of new and old generations alike.>