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2010 Fountain Park
SUMMER MUSIC SERIES
The Summer Music Series is presented by the Performing Arts Department of the Van Wert County Foundation. The concerts with ** are not underwritten by the Van Wert County Foundation
All concerts begin at 7 PM and are located at Fountain Park, corner of Jefferson St. and W. Main St. in Van Wert. Rain location is the Niswonger Performing Arts Center of NW Ohio, located on SR 118 South in Van Wert. Food is served in the Park by 5:30 PM.
Friday, May 28 Van Wert Area Concert Band**
Friday, June 4 Papa Doo Run Run
California's Grammy Nominated Beach Band is made up of former members of the
Beach Boys', Jan & Deans', and Frankie Valle's bands. Their award winning
re-creation of the hits of the Beach Boys, plus their rockin' renditions of all
the greatest Classic Rock of the 60's and 70's has earned the band two Gold
Record awards. This will be a great way to kick off our summer series and
celebrate Van Wert's Peony Festival and Artrageous on Main.
Friday,
June 18
Old Crown Brass Band
Fountain Park Welcomes the British sounds of Fort Wayne, IN! Freeland musicians from Northwest Indiana, Northwest Ohio and members of the Fort Wayne Philharmonic make up this talented Brass Band, named not only for the British musical heritage, but also for the Old Crown Ale Brewed in Fort Wayne by the Centlivre Brewing Company until 1961 and the Old Crown Brewing Corporation from 1961-1973. Enjoy a wonderful evening of British Brass Band music an popular American music.
Friday, June 25 Blue Lunch
Big fat rhythm & blues are back in style again and Blue Lunch's got'em!
Check 'em out "cause these cats can swing!"...Terry Steward, Exec. Director ,
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame & Museum. This seven piece band hails from
Cleveland, Ohio and will have you swingin' in Fountain Park with their hot horns
and vocals of Jump, Swing & Blues!
Friday,
July 2
Lima Symphony Pops
Orchestra
Maestro Beck returns with this Holiday Pops concert to help celebrate the Fourth of July weekend. Each year, the Lima Pops bring popular American music, including Hollywood, Broadway, Marches and of course Patriotic favorites to Fountain Park. This Star Spangled Spectacular concert always includes surprises along the way to entertain the entire family. It's a great kick-off to Van Wert's Holiday at Home festivities.
Friday, July 9 Van Wert Area Concert Band**
Friday, July 16 Endless Summer Band
Voted the 2008 and 2009 Best Music in Indiana, this band lays claims as the
"Nations 31 Variety Show Band". This group of five singers and musicians
love to have fun! They will be joined by a horn section of trumpet, trombone and
saxes to bring some of the most enjoyable and recognizable summer music you can
imagine. Their humor, on-stage antics and audience participation will truly
make it an evening of fun in Fountain Park for everyone!
Friday, July 23 Touch
Enjoy an evening of great
music, laughs, choreography, and more as we bring the sound of Motown to
Fountain Park with the premier #1 Motown Sound Tribute Band in the Land! Touch
has shared the stage with Al Green, the Isley Brothers, Percy Sledge, The
Spinners, Lou Gramm and the legendary Ray Charles. In celebration of Motown's
50th anniversary, we bring this exciting and unique sound to Fountain Park for
the very first time!
Friday,
July 30
McGuffey Lane
We welcome back by popular demand, one of the region's most poular American country bands of all atime. Named after the location of band member, Steve Reis home in Athens, Ohio. This band took Ohio by storm in the 1970's and into the 80's by playing college campuses throughout the Midwest and touring with the likes of Charlie Daniels, the Allman Brothers Band and the Judds. It promises to be another fun night in Fountain Park with McGuffey Lane!
Friday, August 6 Van Wert Area Concert Band**
Friday, August 13 Tom Rigney & Flambeau
We conclude our
summer by "cooking" up a big old pot of gumbo on the Louisiana bayou with the
sound of Flambeau. Tom Rigney, the fiery electrifying violinist/composer has
joined forces with some of the finest musicians on the San Francisco roots music
scene to form this band that generates enough heat and energy to ignite a dance
floor and lift an audience to its feet. Specializing in blazing Cajun and zydeco
two-steps, low-down blues, funky New Orleans grooves and spectacular solos, it
will be a fitting close to another "hot " summer of music in Fountain Park.