Perhaps you noticed people erecting a 20-foot dome in Market Square last week, and now you wonder why it was taken down. Many have wondered if summer entertainment will return to Market Square, and Bob Auxier, owner of Blittzed! Media and the 20-foot dome, is proud to announce that yes, it will.

Starting Friday, June 5, Kentlands downtown will be filled with music—all played beneath that 20-foot dome. In addition to the diner patio area, 100 folding chairs will be set up between the diner and Thai Tanium. Beverages, including alcohol, and food from Thai Tanium and Vasilis Mediterranean Grill will be available for purchase. Off-duty police officers will provide security as needed.

Bands will play 6 to 9 p.m. Friday and Saturday nights beneath the 20-foot dome, starting with local acts and then transitioning to up-and-coming regional groups. Acoustics or house sound will continue until midnight Friday and Saturday. The summer concert series will run through the end of September.

Three Kentlands vendors will be featured each night in tents near the dome. “There will be no outside vendors,” Auxier said. “Our first choice is Market Square merchants, followed by those in the Main Street area and then Saul Centers.”

Blittzed! Media has been working to make Market Square Live a reality for more than six months, speaking with Beatty Management Company, the City of Gaithersburg, and local business owners. While Auxier is waiting on some final approvals from the city, he said, “Everybody is on board.

“This will be extremely nice for the Kentlands,” he emphasized. “It will be the Kentlands experience.”

Auxier’s company, Blittzed! Media that he runs with his son Shaun, will be footing the bill to get Market Square Live up and running. Event sponsors and business partners are welcome. “We’re not doing this to get rich,” he said. “It’s quite a risk.”

But one that he seems to love. Once he gets final approvals from the city, Auxier is excited to bring wonderful talent to the Kentlands. He has a list of more than 120 acts.

Each show will be professionally produced. Market Square Live music producer Brian Keith Gross has three decades of experience in the industry as a roadie, performer and producer.

According to Auxier, who also represents Beatty as spokesperson, a lease on the diner space has been signed. The name of the new tenant will be released in the coming weeks.