Friday, April 5, 2013

Thursdays on College concerts kick off with Patrick Davis

The Thursdays on College concert series will return for the first of two spring concerts on Thursday, April 11, with a performance by Patrick Davis, sponsored by Carolina Pines Regional Medical Center. The City of Hartsville and Hartsville Downtown Development Association are presenting the series of downtown street concerts.

The South Carolina native will be touring in his home state after developing a wildly successful career as an acoustic/country/folk rock performer and songwriter in Nashville, Tenn. He has written songs for such acts as Lady Antebellum, Darius Rucker, Jewel, Jason Michael Carroll and more. Davis’ latest album, “The Cuts Volume 1” features his performance of songs which topped the charts when recorded by other artists, such as “Love I’ve Found in You” from the Lady Antebellum album “Own the Night,” “So Sweet” from Casey James’ debut album and “Where I’m From,” originally released as Jason Michael Carroll as a single.

The concert begins at 6:30 p.m. on the block of East College Avenue between Fourth and Fifth streets, and will run for about two hours. Food will be available for purchase from the Yummy Wagon, and drinks will be for sale from Vintage Wine Boutique. Child care is available through The Play Zone, located at the concert site at 125 N. Fifth St., and which may be contacted at 843.332.7513. During the concert, Leadership Hartsville will host a raffle to raise funds for Tales on the Town, the project which will place sculptures of red foxes throughout downtown Hartsville.

Thursdays on College concerts will continue on May 9 at 6:30 p.m., with a performance by Josh Roberts and The Hinges, a Columbia, S.C.-based Americana/indie/rock group.