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Dixieland Band Opens Sharon's Beech Tree Summer Series

The concert series starts on July 8.

The opener of Sharon's summer Concerts in the Park series will resonate with fans of traditional jazz.

The Dixie Diehards will open the six-part series on July 8, says resident Mim Gopen, who organizes the series at Beach and Pond streets with her husband, Joe.

Sharon resident Alan Shapiro is the Dixie Diehards' music director, and plays trumpet, according to the band's website.

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The rest of the schedule is:

  • July 15: Mighty Silverbacks
  • July 22:
  • July 29:
  • Aug. 4: Multi-Cultural Dance Fest
  • Aug. 12: Stringbenders

Jazz Echo and Jumpin' Juba performed during last summer's series.

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