Hunter Museum’s All American Summer kicks off with Bohannons

Hunter Museum of American Art kicks off its All American Summer concert series tonight, July 7, with the heavy-metal guitars of Chattanooga rock band the Bohannons.

Now in its ninth year, the six-week outdoor concert series featuring all local bands takes place on the museum’s 24-hour terrace overlooking the Tennessee River.

Each of the acts will play a 90-minute set starting at 6 p.m. each Thursday. Concerts are included with regular museum admission, which is normally $15 for nonmembers 18 and older.

However, two first Thursdays fall within the span of the concert series, and those dates are Throwback Thursdays, when admission after 4 p.m. is the “throwback” price of $5.

The galleries also will be open for tours. Currently on view is “Masters of the Golden Age: Harvey Dunn and His Students,” which features 80 works by an artist whose painterly illustrations were featured in periodicals in the late 19th and early 20th century before photography rose to prominence.

The gallery is open to 8 p.m.; last tickets are sold 30 minutes before closing time.

All American Summer concerts feature a cash bar serving beer, wine, bottled water and soda. Preview videos of each band performing in the museum’s galleries will be posted each week to the Hunter’s Facebook page.