NORWOOD -- The Norwood Village Green Concert Series 43rd annual season is set to return in June with performances from local students, Grammy-Award winners, funk, string bands, dancing, bluegrass, and the Norwood Brass Firemen.

Over the years the Norwood Village Green Concert Series has presented 730 performances for an audience in excess of 590,955.

The series has been able to present two National Medal of Arts recipients, two National Heritage recipients, 15 Grammy Award winners, 2 MacArthur Genius Fellows, a National Fiddle Champion, a National Dulcimer Champion, a Helen Hayes Performing Artist of the Year, 15 Juno recipients, 14 International Bluegrass Music Association winners, 3 Blues Foundation Awards recipients, and 7 Maple Blues awardees.

It also has award-winning recipients in a wide range of various other disciplines including a CMA best video award, a recipient of The Order of Canada, 3 Emmy Award recipients, 2 Guggenheim Fellowships, and The French Legion of Honneurs, along with a host of international, national, regional and local performers.

The series opens Thursday, June 2, with the annual St. Lawrence County Music Educators Association Pop Choral/Stage Band Festival. The festival begins at 3 pm and will include 12 performing groups from Norwood-Norfolk, Hermon-DeKalb, Potsdam, Lisbon, Massena, Edwards/Knox and Canton School Districts.

The series prides itself in its programming for children and youth and its long history of giving opportunity for student musician performances. It always tries to present its offerings in the spirit of community whether the performer is the beginning student or the internationally recognized artist.

The rest of the schedule for the season is as follows:

• Thursday, June 9, Tom Chapin, 1 p.m. for Norwood-Norfolk Central School and 7 p.m., general public.

• Thursday, June 16, KTX, 7 p.m.

• Sunday, June 19, American String Circus and Greg Cornell and the Cornell Brothers, 6 p.m.

• Thursday, June 23, Northern Symphonic Winds, 7 pm

• Sunday, June 26, Michelle Dorrance and Dorrance Dance, 6 p.m.

• Tuesday, June 28, The Jeremy Kittel Band, 7 p.m.

• Tuesday, July 5, The All Star Big Band with guest artist Sherri Maricle.

• Sunday, July 10, Vanderlei Pereira and Blindspot, 6 p.m.

• Sunday, July 17, Villa Lobos Brothers, 6 p.m.

• Thursday, July 21, Amy Gallatin and Stillwaters, 7 p.m.

• Sunday, July 24, The Gibson Brothers, 6 p.m.

• Thursday, July 28, The Brass Firemen, 7 p.m.

• Sunday, July 31, The Bill Vitek/Laura Brown Duo and Larry Ham and Friends, 6 p.m.

• Thursday, Aug. 4, Northbound, 7 p.m.

• Sunday, Aug. 7, Donna the Buffalo, 6 p.m.

For more info visit nvgcs.org or call 353-2437.