Kantu Inka Performs in Silver City Saturday August 3

Silver City, Nevada- The historic Comstock town of Silver City hosts another free, family-friendly public event on Saturday August 3. Bring a chair and a picnic and enjoy classic songs from Latin American folkloric music with an emphasis on Peruvian Andean music. Kantu Inka will perform on the town’s outdoor stage, the Silver Pavilion, starting at 6:30pm. Kantu Inka is a duo including Carlos Ocampo and Julie Lozada Ocampo. They bring Peruvian culture alive with dance and traditional instruments such as zampoñas, quenas, charangos, bombos, chacchas, and cajón.

Kantu Inka was selected for inclusion in the Nevada Arts Council’s “Artists in Schools + Communities Roster 2019-2022.”

When: Audience members are invited to arrive around 6pm. The concert begins at 6:30pm and ends at 7:30pm.

Where: The Silver City Park is located at 385 High Street, next to the Silver City Schoolhouse/community center. Parking is on the south side of the building. Silver City is on the Comstock, 3 miles from Virginia City.

The August 3rd concert is funded by the Silver City Historic Preservation Society and other Silver City donors.

Summer Arts and Science Series: A number of different groups sponsor an annual summer series of public events in historic Silver City. This summer, events include the free concert by Kantu Inka, visits from award-winning visiting artists and writers, kids science and engineering activities, plus a floral design class, lectures and more for adults and teens. One of the most popular summer events, a free Robotics Mini-Camp for kids ages 8-14 and their parents, takes place on Tuesday, August 6th from 10am – noon at the Silver City School House. The annual event is led by the Society of Women Engineers and First Nevada. For adults and teens, there’s a free Floral Design Class on Tuesday, August 20 from 10am-noon at the School House with floral designer Lynnette Edmondson of Community Roots & Shoots. For more information, contact Quest Lakes at quest@theodata.com.