Pop Up Performance Series
Dive into a world of incredible musical talent at the Pop-up Performance Series, a partnership program between Roswell Arts Fund and Friends of Mimosa Hall and Gardens.
On the 3rd Sunday of the month at 3:30 pm, music partner Roswell Music Club unveils a monthly series highlighting classical musical artists, showcasing the timeless beauty of classical compositions
And on the 2nd Thursday of the month at 7:00 pm, music partner Steve’s Live Music will curate a lineup of eclectic, mesmerizing, and innovative artists starting with series of Jazz Around the World.
NOTE ON CONCERT LOCATIONS: The Pop Up Concerts are held at different locations. Please be sure to check the location noted with each concert below and on your receipt.
Thursday, June 12, 2025 at 7:00 pm
Location: Roswell River Landing (245 Azalea Drive Roswell, GA)
MARK ROSS AND THE CONTRAPTIONS
Music partner: Steve’s Live Music
Keyboard-driven, extraordinary original music, born in Atlanta, Georgia. Rife with odd musical proclivities, this band takes every left turn it can find, but all while interweaving hooks and melodies uncommon in the overall rock genre. And yes – it is rock. And pop. And funk. And borders on flavors of prog metal, at its weirdest.
The band consists of a wily cast of characters. Mark Alden Ross is a wickedly funky songwriter who’s bent on making music with all manner of vintage keyboards. Ken Green adds the twang with his guitar arsenal. Jeff Walker is a hoss on the bass, which he made himself (along with Ken’s guitars). Pierce Tanner holds it all together on the drums, and his background remains shrouded in mystery.
Sunday, June 15, 2025 at 3:30 pm
Location: Roswell River Landing (245 Azalea Drive Roswell, GA)
ELIZA HITCH
Music partner: Roswell Music Club
Eliza Hitch is a recent graduate of the University of Arizona, where she graduated summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Musical Theatre from the College of Fine Arts with a minor in Business Administration. She was also a member of the W.A. Franke Honors College and presented her thesis, Ingénue-ity: An Exploration of Young Women in Musical Theatre, in May. Eliza appeared in six productions with the Arizona Repertory Theatre, most recently as Meg March in this spring’s Little Women. Born and raised in Roswell, she is thrilled to be home for the summer before moving to New York City to pursue her dream of being on Broadway!
Sunday, June 22, 2025 at 7:00 pm
Location: Roswell River Landing (245 Azalea Drive Roswell, GA)
Radim Zenkl & Ondra Kozák
Music partner: Steve’s Live Music
Czech-American Radim Zenkl founded this musical duo with Ondra Kozák as his European concert project. Listeners can look forward to original tunes and songs in the bluegrass style, as well as traditional pieces in special arrangements. Both musicians are multi-instrumentalists and their performance also features lead vocals of both players and their harmony singing. They have been playing together for two and half years and have performed in theaters and at festivals in the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Germany, Denmark, Sweden, France and USA. At the end of 2022, they released their first joint CD “Eastern Grass”, which was subsequently released in the USA by the David Grisman’s recording label ‘Acoustic Disc’.
Thursday, August 14, 2025 at 7:00 pm
Location: Roswell River Landing (245 Azalea Drive Roswell, GA)
Mentalist Rick Silver & Magician Paul Sponaugle
Music partner: Steve’s Live Music
Rick Silver and Paul Sponaugle reprise their “Standing Ovation” acts! Enjoy the mind-bending fun of Mentalist Rick Silver as he reads minds and makes uncanny predictions come true. Then, laugh along with Paul Sponaugle’s award-winning magic and comic genius. Rick has wowed audiences since 1994, while Paul is a two-time Greater Atlanta Magician of the Year. All ages welcome for an unforgettable show of magic and mirth!
Sunday, August 17, 2025 at 3:30 pm
Location: Roswell River Landing (245 Azalea Drive Roswell, GA)
Andrew Burhans
Music partner: Roswell Music Club
Andrew Burhans joined the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra as Associate Principal Horn in the 2024-2025 season. Before joining the ASO he studied horn performance at Rice University’s Shepherd School of Music. While living in Houston, Andrew performed frequently with the Houston Symphony as a substitute musician. During the summers Andrew attended Spoleto Festival USA. Originally from Michigan, Andrew received his high school diploma from Interlochen Arts Academy, where he studied with Mr. Corbin Wagner. Aside from musical interests, Andrew enjoys hiking, swimming, fishing, cooking, and traveling.
Highlights from Past Performances
- On February 27, 2020, the inaugural season of the RAF Pop Up Performance Series began with a sold-out concert featuring Ed Roland of Collective Soul at the intimate Roswell Historic Cottage.
- During COVID-19, we quickly reimagined our events and transformed parking lots into safe, physically distant yet social spaces for artists and audiences. That year, 1,400 concert-goers coming from Roswell, Johns Creek, Alpharetta, Marietta, Smyrna, Decatur, and Atlanta joined us for in-person outdoor concerts.
- Another 2,100 households tuned in for our first-ever live stream concert in May 2020.
- In October 2021, we welcomed Jake Xerxes Fussell and his band to our first concert under the stars at the Chattahoochee Nature Center. This Pop Up also marked our first performance funded in part by a grant from South Arts in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts.
Beginning in 2022, we launched a partnership with the Roswell Music Club to add world-class classical musicians like Kenny Banks, Tiffany Uzojie, Bevin Hill, and Mikyung Sung to our music mosaic on Sunday afternoons. - In 2024, in partnership with Steve’s Live Music, we added our monthly Thursday evening pop up series, showcasing world music, blues, jazz, folk, with a diverse range of excellent musicians such as Layla Musselwhite, Richard Smith, The Bonaventure Quartet, Tray Dahl & The Jugtime Ragband, Rev. Jeff Mosier, The Pat Bianchi Trio, LAVAHI, Matthew Kaminski & Mondo Hammondo, and Olli Soikkeli & Caesar Garabini.
- As of April 2025, our Pop Up Performance Series has hosted over 50 concerts and welcomed more than 3,000 patrons!
