Art museum opens ‘Concerts in the Garden’ series on UND campus – Grand Forks Herald
GRAND FORKS – The North Dakota Museum of Art opens the 2025 Concerts in the Garden series at 6 p.m. Tuesday, June 24, on campus, with the soul-funk sounds of Joslyn and The Sweet Compression band from Lexington, Kentucky. Gates open at 5:30 p.m.
General admission is $15 for museum members and $20 for non-members. Season packets, $75, are not concert specific and can be used for any concert in the series. Tickets are non-refundable.
Guests are encouraged to bring lawn chairs or blankets to the museum grounds on the UND campus.
This is the first of five concerts planned this summer at the museum on the UND campus. Others are: July 8 – Christopher Paul Stelling, from Atlanta; July 15 – Brett Newski, Milwaukee; Aug. 5 – She Keeps Bees, Brooklyn, New York; and Aug. 19 – Laamar, Minneapolis.
Joslyn and The Sweet Compression features dynamic singer Joslyn Hampton backed by musicians on guitar, drums, saxophone, keyboard, bass guitar, trombone and trumpet who deliver inspiring and uplifting music.
From this blues powerhouse to solo troubadours like Newski and Stelling, this series “is certain to please,” according to the museum’s event announcement.
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Stelling, a songwriter who has released seven albums, has played thousands of concerts across the U.S., the United Kingdom and European Union over the last decade. He is known for intricate finger-style guitar work, road-tested vocal delivery and introspective lyrics.
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Newski and the Bad Inventions, a Wisconsin indie rock favorite, bring a blend of alt-country, Tom Petty and ‘90s alternative rock. The band has garnered praise from Rolling Stone, National Public Radio, American Songwriter, SiriusXM, Boston Globe, NBC, Billboard and SPIN.
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The Brooklyn-based She Keeps Bees spotlights Jessica Larrabee on vocals and guitar and Andy LaPlant on drums. Playing raw, stripped-down blues-rock, this duo has been compared to Patti Smith, Cat Power and White Stripes.
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Laamar is the latest project led by Minneapolis-based singer, songwriter, saxophonist and composer Geoffrey Lamar Wilson. He mixes folk, soul, rhythm-and-blues and country into a collection of songs with a consistent awareness of the shared human experience.
On site at the concerts, root beer floats as well as food hot off the grill are available for purchase. A cash bar is also available. No outside food or drinks are allowed.
Smoking is not permitted on campus. Dogs must be on leashes and not disruptive.
Concerts will be performed rain or shine, unless conditions force cancellation; they will not be moved indoors.
Parking is free in the lots surrounding the museum.
With this slate of concerts, the museum marks its 18th year of providing entertainment by some of the nationally-touring bands as they criss-cross the country playing clubs and festivals.
The Concerts in the Garden offering is Grand Forks’ longest-running outdoor music series. This year’s series is supported by Grand Forks Subaru and Rydell GMC.
For more information or to learn about business sponsorship opportunities, contact Brian Lofhus, director of membership and marketing at the museum, (701) 777-4195 or
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