{"id":61677,"date":"2015-03-12T08:52:40","date_gmt":"2015-03-12T13:52:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/?p=61677"},"modified":"2015-03-13T00:12:14","modified_gmt":"2015-03-13T05:12:14","slug":"2015-fountain-park-summer-music-series-acts-named","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/2015\/03\/12\/2015-fountain-park-summer-music-series-acts-named\/","title":{"rendered":"2015 Fountain Park concerts announced"},"content":{"rendered":"

VW independent\/submitted information<\/i><\/p>\n

The announcement Wednesday of this summer\u2019s Fountain Park Summer Music Series entertainment should definitely be enough to get area residents thinking about warmer temperatures. This year\u2019s lineup includes rock icon Ambrosia, as well as tribute bands, the Lima Symphony Pops Orchestra and a couple of unique groups, to say the least.<\/p>\n

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These groups will perform this summer in Fountain Park.<\/strong> (photos submitted)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The season begins the weekend of the Peony Festival on Friday, June 5, with Ambrosia, the Seventies and Eighties rock group that had such top 40 hits as \u201cHow Much I Feel\u201d, \u201cBiggest Part of Me,\u201d and \u201cYou\u2019re the Only Woman.\u201d<\/p>\n

After a week off, the series will have a rare Saturday concert on June 20 with the Creedence Clearwater Revival tribute group Blue Moon Swamp. The concert is on Saturday to accommodate thousands of cyclists coming into town that weekend for the Great Ohio Bicycle Adventure.<\/p>\n

The group will play a number of Creedence Clearwater hits, including \u201cLookin\u2019 Out My Backdoor\u201d, \u201cHave You Ever Seen the Rain?\u201d, \u201cProud Mary\u201d and \u201cSweet Hitchhiker.\u201d<\/p>\n

On Friday, June 26, enjoy the rhythms, high-energy sounds and spirit of \u201cThe Big Easy\u201d with the Hoo Doo Loungers. The band\u2019s sound encompasses traditional New Orleans Jazz, class R&Band funk.<\/p>\n

Celebrate America\u2019s birthday on Friday, July 3, when the Lima Symphony Pops Orchestra comes to Fountain Park for its Independence Day concert. Maestro Crafton Beck will lead the orchestra in a variety of patriotic favorites, as well as Broadway hits, movie themes and more.<\/p>\n

On Friday, July 17, Shot Gun Wedding comes to Fountain Park with its eclectic mix of twang, rock-n-roll, swing and Country. Group members have worked, and are still working, with performers such as Billy Joel, Shania Twain, Hall and Oates, Bon Jovi, Meat Loaf and Michael Bolton.<\/p>\n

On Friday, July 24, the Woodstock Generation — and all those who love the sounds of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young — will get a reprise of the iconic group\u2019s elegant harmonies from CSN Songs: A Tribute to Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young. Songs such as \u201cSuite: Judy Blue Eyes,\u201d \u201cWoodstock,\u201d \u201cTeach Your Children\u201d and \u201cOur House\u201d will be among those faithfully reproduced by the tribute group.<\/p>\n

The finale for this year\u2019s season will come on Friday, August 7, \u201cYour Generation in Concert, featuring Fifty Amp Fuse.\u201d<\/p>\n

Fifty Amp Fuse is a multimedia spectacular that celebrates six decades of American and British pop\/rock hits. The group is an international favorite for the celebrity set, corporations, festivals, casinos and private events.<\/p>\n

Led by a nine-piece band, the concert takes the audience on \u201ca musical journey through the soundtrack of our lives.\u201d<\/p>\n

The concerts are sponsored by The Van Wert County Foundation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

VW independent\/submitted information The announcement Wednesday of this summer\u2019s Fountain Park Summer Music Series entertainment should definitely be enough to get area residents thinking about warmer temperatures. This year\u2019s lineup includes rock icon Ambrosia, as well as tribute bands, the Lima Symphony Pops Orchestra and a couple of unique groups, to say the least. The […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-61677","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-05-09 15:20:35","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61677","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=61677"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61677\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=61677"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=61677"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=61677"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}