Pair of local favorites will perform at weekend concerts

Music on the Green continues its 36th season this weekend as the Mariposa County Arts Council presents another round of free live performances at the Mariposa County Art Park in downtown Mariposa.

The T-ranch Stringband will take the Art Park stage on Friday, July 17. The T-ranch Stringband is an old-time, single mic stringband lead by singer songwriter/banjo player, Andy Roberts.

The band features Jared Jesperson (the Jespersons) on mandolin, Benny Lee Friedrich (The Trespassers) on upright bass and Ben Goger (the Trespassers) on guitar. This will be a fun evening of original and traditional songs.

On Saturday, July 18, Mike Hammar and the Professor acoustic duo will return to Music on the Green. These guys will play some original and contemporary blues with acoustic guitar, harmonica and vocal harmonies.

The duo is very active in the California blues community and beyond.

Performances begin at 7 p.m. at the Mariposa County Art Park, located at 5013 Highway 140 in downtown Mariposa. Parking is available along 4th and 5th Streets, with accessible pedestrian access via the lower 5th Street parking lot through the Mariposa Creek Parkway entry.

Tips for the performers are encouraged.

To view the complete summer lineup and weekly updates, visit www.mariposaartscouncil.org/music-on-the-green or follow @MariposaArts on Facebook and Instagram.

Music on the Green is made possible with the support from sponsors: The Alley, Brand Auto, Casto Oaks Winery, Chukchansi Resort & Casino, Pamela Flick, Foster Ace Hardware, James Wittkopf Family, Jetty and Rick Ubener, Kathy and Tony Fernandes, Ketchikan Chillery, Margarita King, Mariposa County Chamber of Commerce, Mariposa Farmers Market, Mariposa Golden Agers Senior Center, Mariposa Rotary, Mariposa Shipping, Mountain Witch Print Shop, Mountain Yoga Studio, Nancy Martin and Peter Sproul, Ranch Fence, Raw Roots Farm, Dave and Terry Rozelle, Sound Situation Studios, the Starchman Family, Sticks Coffee, Twiss Realty Group, Yosemite Conservancy, Yosemite Employee Association, Yosemite Mariposa Tourism Bureau a Yosemite Songwriting Retreat.