Old Town Concerts in the Park
July 1, 2010 by Markus & Heidi Brown · Leave a Comment
Ahhh….summer. Gotta love it. Sunny days and Concerts in the Park. My favorite part of the year in Old Town Tustin.
Concerts in the Park started a week ago. I missed it and that’s too bad. The Fenians played and they usually draw a great crowd and have great Irish music. But I went yesterday and as usual I had a great time. An 80′s cover band called Neon Nation played songs that remind me of high school. Oh the memories! But I thought they were pretty good and from all the people dancing I figure everyone else thought so too.
What I love about Concerts in the Park is that it’s music the way it should be. You take a nice big blanket to the park to sit on, you open up a bottle of wine, you get your dinner out of your picnic basket or picnic backpack and you relax and enjoy the music. Part of enjoying the music is seeing other people you know: your neighbors, your co-workers, your family, your friends. It’s a great place to catch up and socialize. Yesterday I did it differently. We have new neighbors that moved in across the street from the park. They invited us to come and grill with them and listen to the music from their front porch. How cool is that? You don’t even have to leave your house. We had a great night hanging out with them and eating a gourmet feast although I did kind of miss the whole sit-in-the-grass part. Don’t know why. Maybe because then you’re in the middle of it all.
If you haven’t been to Concerts in the Park, I recommend it highly. It’s every Wednesday night until August 11th. The bands that are playing are:
July 7 The Nocturnes, Surf
July 14 Alturas, Latin / World Music
July 21 .45 Band, Classic Rock
July 28 Danny Dean and The Rockabilly Rebels, Rockabilly / Swing
August 4 Open Wide, 70′s / 80′s
August 11 Don’t Stop Believin’, Journey Tribute
See you there!
