By Craig Horleman

SELBYVILLE — Performances by multiple Grammy winner Brandi Carlile, blues guitarist Gary Clark Jr. and country artist Walker Hayes — along with a conversation with the legendary Dionne Warwick — round out the 2023 season of shows at the Freeman Arts Pavilion, officials announced Monday.

The outdoor venue — a program of the Joshua M. Freeman Foundation, a fundraising arts nonprofit — will present its 16th season with a mix of dance, theater, children’s performances and live music.

The show with Mr. Hayes is July 7; Ms. Carlile will perform an all-acoustic program Aug. 4; and Mr. Clark returns to the venue Aug. 30.

Billed as “An In-Depth Rare Evening With Ms. Dionne Warwick,” the Aug. 9 show will include recording artist Jean Carne performing a tribute, followed by a conversation with Ms. Warwick that will share tidbits of her 60-plus-year career, her social activism and her philanthropy.

After the talk, there will be a screening of her award-winning documentary, “Dionne Warwick: Don’t Make Me Over,” executive produced by the Carl M. Freeman Foundation.

Other shows announced Monday are Brass Transit: The Musical Legacy of Chicago on July 27; The Concert: A Tribute to ABBA on Aug. 12; Floyd Nation: Experience Pink Floyd on Aug. 15; The Legendary Ingramettes on Aug. 16; Shakey Graves and Lucius on Aug. 17; The Righteous Brothers on Aug. 18; Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes on Aug. 19; the First State Ballet Theatre on Aug. 31; the Arts & Jazz Festival on Sept. 2; Voyage: The Ultimate Journey Tribute Band on Sept. 8; and the Mid-Atlantic Symphony Orchestra on Sept. 9.

Tickets go on sale Thursday and Friday at freemanarts.org. On-sale times will vary throughout those two days; interested attendees should check individual event pages for exact times.

Tickets for Ms. Carlile will go on sale at a later date.

The nonprofit’s Saturday morning children’s performances will be announced soon.

Dean joins fair lineup

Also Monday, the Delaware State Fair made th efinal announcement of the 2023 Delaware Lottery Summer Concert Serie.

Country artist Jackson Dean with special guest Nate Smith will be taking the stage July 23.

Mr. Dean is a young country singer/songwriter with an outlaw-style known for performing with artists like Toby Keith, Brantley Gilbert and HARDY. The Maryland native’s single, “Don’t Come Lookin’” was the fastest debut to reach No. 1 in 2022 and cemented Mr. Jackson as the youngest solo male country artist to reach the top of the charts with a debut, landing spots on the Billboard Hot 100, the soundtrack for Netflix’s “The Ice Road” and a scene in the TV series “Yellowstone”.

Mr. Smith began by performing music in his local church and is now on 2022 Artists to Watch lists by Country Now, Country Lifestyle Network and PopWrapped.

Tickets will go on sale Wednesday at delawarestatefair.com. The fair runs July 20-29.