Old Town Suwanee will be filled with the sounds of musicians playing instruments and vocalists performing songs during Summer Porch Jam, an annual event that combines music and food and evokes the essence of an old-fashioned summer block party.
Summer Porch Jam is a free, four-hour event from 6 to 10 p.m. Friday, June 24. Those who attend are invited to bring chairs or blankets and walk from venue to venue. Food and beverages will be available for purchase near the caboose on Main Street
A free shuttle will run a continuous loop from 5:30 to 10:30 p.m. starting at Suwanee Town Center near Ippolito’s rear parking lot and making stops at the Suwanee library branch at 361 Main St., the corner of Main Street and Stonecypher Road and Everett’s Music Barn at 4055 Stonecypher Road.
Venues and performers include:
Caboose — Pierce’s Corner at corner of Scales Road and Main Street
- 6 to 6:30 p.m. — Jamie Empert
- 8:30 to 8:45 p.m. — Drum Circle
Brooks House at 4084 Stonecypher Road
- 6 to 6:30 p.m. — Junguo Zhang
- 7 to 7:30 p.m. — Steve McElroy
- 8 to 8:30 p.m. — Crossroads
Burnette-Rogers Pavilion at 687 Main Street
- 7 to 7:30 p.m. — Town Center Music: Rock Camp
- 7:45 to 8:30 p.m. — Tobacco Rd Band
- 9 to 10 p.m. — Tobacco Rd Band
Burnette Front Porch at 571 Main Street
- 6 to 6:30 p.m. — Dhruv Gowda
- 7 to 7:30 p.m. — Eg Sings
- 8 to 8:30 p.m. — Hired Hands
Everett’s Music Barn at 4055 Stonecypher Road
- 6 to 8:30 p.m. — Georgia Bound
- Bluegrass Alliance
- Farmhouse Ban
Gramigna House at 584 Scales Road
- 6 to 6:30 p.m. — Phil Griffin
- 6:45 to 7:15 p.m. — Paige Nelson
- 7:30 to 8:15 p.m. — Jessie Albright Band
Kim Front Porch at 557 Main St.
- 6:30 to 7 p.m. — Lars Nagel
- 7:30 to 8 p.m. — Mixed Genes
- 9 to 9:30 p.m. — Jason “Stat” Stephens
Suwanee United Methodist Church at 603 Scales Road N.W.
- 6 to 8:30 p.m. — All Stars Performing Arts
Huthmaker Violins at 3949 Russell St
- 6 to 6:30 p.m. — Ben Shepard
- 6:30 to 7 p.m. — Carol Moses & Nancy Mack
- 7 to 7:30 p.m. — Catherine Strings
- 7:30 to 8 p.m. — Dominik Dander
- 8 to 8:30 p.m. — Mila Obratil
Kenney & Medina PC at 593 Main St.
- 6:15 to 7 p.m. — Broad Street Brass
- 7:30 to 8:15 p.m. — Old Town Jazz
- 8:30 to 9:45 p.m. — Old Town Jazz
Food vendors will include:
- Daddy O’Brien’s Irish Ice Cream
- CandyWorld Drinks & Treats
- Hobie Pop Kettle Corn
- R&B Soul Food
- Mad Greek
- Pico’s Hot Dogs
- Wild Caught Seafood
For more information on Suwanee Summer Porch Jam, click here.
