The Ozark Festival Orchestra in Monett, Missouri will close its 30th season on Sunday, May 16 with the 14th annual "Pops in the Park" concert combined with the fourth annual pie and ice cream benefit for the orchestra. Festivities will begin at 1:30 p.m. at the Monett City Park Casino in Monett’s South Park. Music will begin at approximately 2:15 p.m. Funds raised will help defer the expenses of the concert season. The concert will include a wide range of Americana including selections from Rogers and Hammerstein’s “the King and I,” a Duke Ellington medley, Leroy Anderson’s “Bugler’s Holiday” featuring three trumpeters, works by Henry Cowell and other American composers, plus patriotic tunes. A silent auction will be held of donated items for music and art lovers. Admission is $10 adults, $5 children. Tickets will be available at the gate. The Monett City Park Casino is located in the city park overlooking the intersection of Highways 37 and 60.
