Jackson Ward concerts moved

Because of weather conditions forecast for the weekend, the Richmond Symphony concert under its Big Tent outdoor stage in the Celebrate Jackson Ward festival has been rescheduled to 6 p.m. Sunday, May 22 in Abner Clay Park, Brook Road at Leigh Street in central Richmond.

The symphony will be joined by a festival chorus and members of Elegba Folklore Society and Virginia Repertory Theatre. The program includes works by Florence Price, James P. Johnson, Duke Ellington, Rodgers & Hammerstein and others.

Festival concerts scheduled from noon to 6 p.m. Saturday, May 21 will be staged indoors at Richmond Alternative School, 119 W. Leigh St., next door to Clay Park.

Admission is free for all festival events.

UPDATE (May 22): Richmond Symphony spokesman Scott Dodson writes that the orchestra cannot participate in the May 22 concert if the temperature remains under 65 degrees, because of potential damage to musical instruments. With or without the symphony, the 6 p.m. show will go on with Elegba, Virginia Rep and the Celebrate Jackson Ward Chorus, and other events of the final day of the festival will go on as scheduled.