Music Jam — food for the many

Posted on July 31, 2014 in Arts/ Entertainment, Community // 0 Comments

Jamming in the park.

ARTS/ ENTERTAINMENT — More than 500 lbs. of non-perishable food was collected for the Kamloops Food Bank on Wednesday night as more than a thousand people enjoyed the second annual BCLC Midsummer Music Jam edition of Music in the Park.

Robin & Ryleigh on stage at the bandshell.

Country artists Robin & Ryleigh and funk ban Champagne Republic entertained them at the bandshell in Riverside Park. BCLC hosted the concert in partnership with radio NL, with BCLC featuring what has already become a tradition for the event — free ice cream.

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