Rhinelander Area Community Band to kick off 2025 Riverwalk Concert Series

The 2025 Riverwalk Concert Series will kick off at 7 p.m. June 4 with the Rhinelander Area Community Band (RACB). The weekly concerts are held at the bandshell near Trig’s in Rhinelander. Under the direction of Marilyn Pekol, RACB includes musicians of all ages from throughout the Northwoods, as well as summer residents. The audience will be familiar with many of the melodies in the first concert’s program. Among the band’s choices are songs from “Jesus Christ Superstar,” and looking ahead to football season, “Go, You Packers, Go!” is also on the program. The free concerts will continue each Wednesday throughout the summer and will feature a variety of groups, from polka to jazz to bluegrass, and almost everything in between.Scheduled performances are June 11, Jim Pekol Polka Band; June 18, RACB; June 25, Leon Day concert by the Greiner Brothers (Leon is Noel backward for a summer Christmas concert); July 2, Double Quintet Concert – Celebration Brass and Legends of Brass; July 9, RACB; July 16, Hand-picked Bluegrass Band; July 23, All-Girls Review Variety Band; July 30, RACB; Aug. 6, Northwoods Jazz Group; and Aug. 13, RACB with guest conductor Jeffery Traster, professor emeritus, University of Tampa, Florida. Some benches are available in the park-like setting, but concertgoers may want to bring chairs or blankets. There will be free popcorn and bottled water.