Charlie Parr’s concert at the VFW Wednesday night is kicking off the Veterans of Foreign Wars club’s winter concert series.

Jesse Smith of Austin will open the show at 7:30 p.m. before Parr plays at 9 p.m. Tickets are $10.

“Charlie Parr’s kicking off the winter music schedule at the VFW,” VFW Commander Scott Wiechmann said.

Reichel Foods of Rochester is sponsoring the six winter shows, allowing proceeds from tickets for each show to go to a charitable cause. The first will benefit Beyond the Yellow Ribbon.

“It’s a fundraiser,” Wiechmann said. “All the proceeds from the ticket sales go to beyond the yellow ribbon fundraiser.”

The VFW, 300 Fourth Ave. NE, recently finished a roughly $100,000 renovation project. The stage area was one of the many improvements to the club.

Cosmic, another local band, will play at 8 p.m. on Friday night. Cost is $3 per person and people are asked to bring a food shelf item for the Salvation Army.

The Starlight Lounge Band, which features former Austin residents, will play in Austin at 8 p.m. on Dec. 20 with the Austin High School Jazz Band will opening the show 7 p.m. Tickets will be a freewill donation for the AHS jazz band.

All shows are 18-plus, other than the Dec. 20 jazz show, which will be for people age 15 and up until 9 p.m.