Arts in the park

When it came to performing at UTC’s Live on the Green music series, Tenille Arts appeared to be jinxed.

She was scheduled to sing in December, and the area was under a tornado watch. Then, on May 31, when she was rescheduled, the area was hit with a downpour.

Fortunately, the wet artificial turf didn’t stop her fans from putting out blankets and chairs that evening, which was clear, and Arts went ahead as scheduled.

It was a special treat in the series as she registered a No. 1 hit with “Somebody Like That” in 2019 on the Mediabase/Country Aircheck country radio chart,

The free concert was presented by 92.1 CTQ in partnership with UTC.

Nashville recording artist Kevin Mikula opened the show.

Lakewood Ranch’s Lacey Grace attended the music series for the first time, however, she has seen Arts sing live before.

“We’re big Tenille fans,” Grace said. “We saw her at the Hard Rock in Hollywood last May.”