Music on the Move

The Ames Community Arts Council and Stephens Auditorium are proud to partner to bring you Music on the Move! After COVID made it difficult to host live performances, we decided to bring the music to you! Local musicians will jump on a small stage being pulled by a motorized bike, and bring their talent to your neighborhood. Music on the Move gives musicians a unique performance opportunity and delivers live music to the citizens of Ames. This new partnership will provide free, quality, entertainment for the entire family while also supporting musicians, regardless of the state of the pandemic.

Would you like to learn more about bringing Music on the Move to your neighborhood? Email us at info@amesart.org or call 515-259-0494.

Green Hills | August 25, 2021
We held our inaugural Music on the Move on Wednesday, August 25 at Green Hills Community. Ames Community Arts Council Members Second Chair Brass (Rick Ennis, euphonium and Bill Buttermore, tuba) played the streets of Green Hills Community and then parked at The Lindens parking lot to performed a concert for residents and staff.

Read the article from the Ames Tribune to see more about the event.

It was a wonderful evening for a concert! Photo Credit: Ronna Faaborg, Ames Tribune

Bicyclist John Burke peddles into the Lindens parking lot at Green Hills. Photo Credit: Ronna Faaborg, Ames Tribune

Here they come, peddling down the street! Photo Credit: Ronna Faaborg, Ames Tribune

Second Chair Brass musicians Rick Ennis (left) on euphonium and Bill Buttermore on tuba performed for Green Hills residents on Wed., Aug. 25, 2021. Photo Credit: Ronna Faaborg, Ames Tribune

John Burke pulled the instrumentalists on a pedicab, a motorized bicycle that hauls a trailer where the musicians were seated. Photo Credit: Ronna Faaborg, Ames Tribune

Ames Community Arts Council director Jennifer Brockpahler (left) and Stephens Auditorium executive director Tammy Koolbeck speak to the audience at Green Hills after the concert. Photo Credit: Ronna Faaborg, Ames Tribune

This project is supported in part through local option tax funds provided by the City of Ames through the Commission on the Arts.