Dogwood Performance Pavilion

 

Dogwood Performance Pavilion is located in beautiful and shady Dogwood Park behind the Drama Center in Cookeville Tennessee.  Shakespeare in the Park (Tennessee Recreation & Parks Association BEST PROGRAM Award, 2006), Dogwood Fridays, Sundays in the Park Cookeville Community Concert Band concerts, Jazz in Cookeville, Bryan Symphony Orchestra concerts, and a variety of events take place in Dogwood Park.  Past performers on the Dogwood Performance Pavilion stage include: The Old Crow Medicine Show; The Peasall Sisters, The Cluster Pluckers; The Gypsy Hombres; Liz Johnson; BadaBingBadaBoom; Victor Mecyssne; Amy Wadkins; The Silver Wings Air Force Band, Sean McCullough and Evergreen Street; Blue Mother Tupelo; Lori Mechem, Rebecca Sayre, Jeff Hall, Rod McGaha, Annie Sellick, San Rafeal, Whiskey Richard, Kristine Mylls, and many others.  The Pavilion may be rented for events with the Drama Center Staff.  Send an email, or call (931)528-1313 for more information or to book the Pavilion.

Cookeville Community Concert Band

 

All evening shows are at the Dogwood Pavilion and begin at 7:30 sharp.

May 25

June 8

June 22

July 6

July20

August 3

 

 

All Community Band concerts in Dogwood Park are FREE!

December  2009*

*Holiday concert at 3 pm inside the Cookeville Drama Center-Date to be announced.

Sundays in the Park Concerts

Each Sunday in June, concerts begin at 2:00 p.m.

June 7 Pattie Cossentino

June 14  Howling Brothers

June 21   Jeff & Vida

June 28   Jamey Simmons Sextet

All Sundays in the Park concerts in Dogwood Park are FREE!

Dogwood Shakespeare in the Park

Thanks to the groundlings and nobles who appeared amongst the merry fray lo these five seasons past to enjoy the Bard. Look for THE TEMPEST, Dogwood Shakespeare in the Park MMIX coming this fall.

October 2, 3, 4, 5, 6,
8, 9, 10

7:00 p.m.

Dogwood Shakespeare in the Park is produced by The Cookeville Department of Leisure Services, Cultural Arts Division, and the Cookeville Drama Center.

All Shakespeare in the Park performances at Dogwood Park are FREE!

Past Dogwood Shakespeare in the Park productions:

2004-A Midsummer Nights Dream

2005-Romeo & Juliet

2006-Taming of the Shrew

2007-Twelfth Night

2008 - Hamlet

2009 - The Tempest

For information on renting Dogwood Performance Pavilion,

call 931.528.1313, or email  The Cookeville Drama Center