A couple weeks ago, I talked about the first half of the Fountain Park Summer Music Series concerts. This week, I would like to take you through the second half of the summer series of concerts.\u00a0I always use the July 4 weekend as a point of reference for the middle of the summer series.\u00a0A couple weeks ago, I left off at June 29 with the Lima Symphony Pops Orchestra giving an \u201cAmerican Salute\u201d concert.\u00a0That is the Friday preceding July 4.<\/p>\n
We pick up with the second half of the summer series on July 13 with a band with a funny name: The Cyrkle.\u00a0Now the name isn\u2019t so funny, but the spelling certainly is unusual.\u00a0This is a band that some may recall from the late \u201860s and early \u201870s.\u00a0More familiar than their name is probably two very notable hit songs of their time: \u201cTurn Down Day\u201d and \u201cRed Rubber Ball.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0Perhaps even more notable than their hit songs is that their popularity got them invited to open for The Beatles on their last tour of the U.S.<\/p>\n
I got word that some of the boys in the band had decided to put the band together again.\u00a0Their songs are certainly great summer songs.\u00a0They will also cover many more popular songs from the early soft rock era and I think will create a memorable concert for Fountain Park.\u00a0It\u2019s always great to meet the real artists who sang songs that became legendary over the years!<\/p>\n
The following week on July 20, we welcome a tribute band that just had to be a perfect selection for any outdoor summer concert.\u00a0Summer Breezin\u2019 is a talented tribute to two very popular bands whose music has become mainstream to every generation of music lovers: America and Seals & Croft.\u00a0The hit songs from these two soft rock bands of the \u201870s and \u201880s will have everyone clapping and dancing into the night.\u00a0The image of \u201cSummer Breeze\u201d and \u201cVentura Highway\u201d will certainly put you in the summer mood!<\/p>\n
She has been called the new \u201cCoalminer\u2019s Daughter.\u201d\u00a0Katlyn Baker will be in concert on July 27.\u00a0\u00a0If you love current female country music, you will love getting to know this young country singer\/songwriter who hails from Wise County, Virginia.\u00a0From what I hear and can see, you may someday be saying, \u201cI saw Katlyn Baker play in Fountain Park, Van Wert!\u201d\u00a0\u00a0She may just be the next Loretta Lynn of country music.<\/p>\n
The first Friday in August will feature the Van Wert Area Community Band in concert before we return with a huge Fountain Park finale.<\/p>\n
\u201cRemember When Rock Was Young\u201d starring Craig A Meyer with Almost Elton John and The Rocket Band.\u00a0This will be a great way to finish the summer in Fountain Park.\u00a0Craig is one of the most respected tribute singers of Elton John\u2019s music.\u00a0He will be behind a grand piano and dressed in all the flashy outfits we have come to expect from Elton John.<\/p>\n
I can\u2019t begin to name all the No. 1 hit songs Elton John made famous.\u00a0Although Elton John is still actively singing, he recently announced his final tour, appropriately called \u201cFarewell Yellow Brick Road.\u201d\u00a0Tickets for these final concerts are going for extraordinary prices, but you can get a great concert of all John\u2019s wonderful music for free!<\/p>\n
I had the pleasure of hearing and meeting Craig S. Meyer and The Rocket Band in New York City this past January.\u00a0After hearing him, I introduced myself to him and said don\u2019t be surprised if you someday end up playing Van Wert, Ohio.\u00a0He is from California, but said he would love to come to Van Wert.\u00a0I think you\u2019ll be glad he did on August 10 in Fountain Park as we bring the summer to an exciting close.<\/p>\n
So, there you are.\u00a0That\u2019s the second half of the 2018 Fountain Park Summer Music Series.\u00a0All the concerts begin at 7 p.m.\u00a0Non-profit organizations will be serving food, drinks and refreshments out of the Rotary concession building by 5:30 p.m.\u00a0Bring your own lawn chairs and blankets to enjoy these fun concerts in Fountain Park.\u00a0The Van Wert County Foundation brings all this for you to enjoy with cooperation of the Van Wert City Parks & Recreation.<\/p>\n
The Evergreen Garden Club is already working to make the park a beautiful and enjoyable place to experience our summer concerts.\u00a0We thank them and the City Parks & Recreation for providing a great venue for our concerts.\u00a0\u00a0Spread the word and let\u2019s fill Fountain Park on Friday nights this summer!<\/p>\n
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