Another summer of music and song is quickly drawing to a close, now that the 11-week free community concert series in Anderson has ended. The final concert, held Wednesday, Aug. 13, featured a sponsors appreciation dinner and the lively tunes of Capitol Records artist Ryan Shupe and Rubberband.

Joe Gibson’s famous gasoline-powered motorized mixer could be heard mixing up iced beverages both before and after the traditional tri-tip dinner he always cooks for the event’s more than 30 sponsors.

Although the 27th season of the Mosquito Serenade has drawn to a close, there is still plenty of buzz left in the Gaia Hotel Amphitheatre.

This Saturday, Baby Boomers who can still remember Jimi Hendrix, Santana, Country Joe and the Fish and Janis Joplin rocking the farm at Woodstock might just want to bundle up the grand-children and head on down to Woofstock, an all-day musical extravaganza that kicks off at 11:30 a.m. as a benefit for Another Chance Animal Rescue League, a non-kill shelter that is trying to find loving homes for abandoned and homeless animals of all types.

The amphitheater’s gates will open at 10:30 a.m., so grab your lawn chairs or blankets, select a space on the grassy knoll overlooking the stage, and prepare to be entertained.

The headliner is Monte Montgomery, a resident of Austin, Texas, who has appeared several times on Austin City Limits. Once voted as one of the greatest 50 guitarists of all time, he has been featured on the covers of Fret and Acoustic Guitar magazines.

Tickets to the event are $15, and the music will continue until 9:30 p.m. Food and ice-cold beverages of all types will be sold at the event, so no animals or ice chests are allowed inside the performance venue, said Ken Hartman, director of Anderson’s Parks and Recreation staff.

In addition to Montgomery, prepare for some sizzling Cajun and Zydeco from Gator Beat, a band based in Sonoma that takes its roots from the South Louisiana swamps. It is infectious and always danceable, according to Hartman.

Rounding out the six-band line-up of acts are Rube and the Rhythm Rockers from Chico, a dynamic blues band that covers the styles of Chicago, New Orleans, West Coast Jump and Swing.

From Mount Shasta, Bruno Grossi will offer up smooth guitar playing and original songs that have captured hearts as far away as Argentina and Europe, not to mention most of the Pacific Northwest.

The Shasta Blues Revue, which includes in its highly esteemed membership some of the finest blues musicians ever to set foot in this part of Northern California, will also play a set or two.

Finally, and certainly not least, are The Potentials, a homegrown Redding band that always attracts a crowd to hear them play rhythm and blues, pop covers and, of course, rock and roll.

Don’t miss this sure-to-be-talked-about event at Anderson River Park.

Tickets are available at Anderson Parks and Recreation Department, 1887 Howard St., in Anderson; Herried Music, 2148 Market St., Redding; and Another Chance Animal Welfare League, Inc., 9384C Descchutes Road, Palo Cedro.