Concerts added to Garfield Home

James A. Garfield National Historic Site in Mentor has announced three more free outdoor concerts on the grounds behind President and Mrs. Garfield’s Mentor Avenue home this summer.

The remaining concerts scheduled in this series are:

• July 23 at 2 p.m. — Lake Effect Concert Band

• July 31 at 2 p.m. — Lakeland Community College Civic Band

• Aug. 20 at 2 p.m. — Great Geauga County Fair Band.

Visitors attending concerts are invited to bring lawn chairs, drinking water, and picnic baskets, but alcoholic beverages are prohibited, according to a news release

“We’re excited to bring special events like these free concerts back to James A. Garfield National Historic Site this summer,” Site Manager Todd Arrington stated in the release. “Our grounds are a perfect place to enjoy live music, and there is historical precedent since bands played here during James A. Garfield’s 1880 ‘front porch’ presidential campaign.”

The Garfield National Historic Site is located at 8095 Mentor Ave. in Mentor.