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San Diego's annual Greek Festival takes place on Park Boulevard on June 13, 14 & 15. Info: http://sdgreekfestival.com/ |
MIDCITY FUN DATES—Lots
to do for free in Balboa Park and its amazing neighboring ‘hoods. Here’s what we mean:
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Greek Festival June 13-15 |
GREEK FESTIVAL
June 13 FREE DAY from 5 pm to 10 pm; Sat. & Sun. $3 admission, except for Dad’s free on Sunday. 3655 Park Blvd at Cypress.
NORTH PARK BIRD PARK
CONCERTS (Upas to Redwood along 28th Street)
FREE thanks to all those who pitched in bucks to bring the
music. All concerts at same location and
between 5:30 to 7:30 pm.
--June 14: Bill Magee Blues Band.
--June 28: The Craig Ingraham Band (folk)
--July 12: The Ballad Mongers (Indie rock)
--July 26: Mark Jackson Band (Country)
--Aug. 9: Bayou Bros.
with Robin Henkel (Zydeco/folk)
SUMMER INTERNATIONAL
ORGAN FESTIVAL
FREE all performances.
Evening concerts begin at 7:30 pm
-- June 23: Anthony Newman, America’s foremost Baroque
interpreter described by Wynton Marsalis as “The High Priest of Bach.”
-- June 30: Monte Maxwell, Chapel Organist and Director of
Chapel Music and the Midshipmen Symphony Orchestra at the United States Naval
Academy, with special guests Navy Band Southwest.
-- July 7: R. Jelani Eddington, award-winning theatre
organist who has toured throughout the world.
-- July 14: Wyatt Smith, passionate rising star of the organ
world and graduate student at the Yale Institute of Sacred Music, joined by
soprano Priti Gandhi.
-- July 21: Robert Plimpton, San Diego Civic Organist
Emeritus and resident organist at the First United Methodist Church, known for
his impressive mastery of the Spreckels Organ and his contagious laugh, along
with special guest Marco Labastida, tenor.
-- July 28: Sven Ingvart Mikkelsen from his native Denmark,
where he is the organist at Frederiksborg Castle Church in Hillerød. Joining Mikkelsen is Jens Romer, also from
Denmark, who will perform on the bombarde.
--Aug. 4: Stewart Wayne Foster, Director of Music and
Organist of the Royal Poinciana Chapel in Palm Beach, Florida. Foster was previously Organist in Residence
for the First Congregational Church in Los Angeles, home of the world’s largest
church organ.
-- Aug. 11: Kimberly Marshall, performer, scholar, and
Professor of Music at Arizona State University where she oversees the graduate
organ studio.
-- Aug. 18 brings the always-popular Silent Movie Night
featuring Scottish organist Donald McKenzie accompanying two silent film
classics: Chasing Choo Choos with Monty Banks (1927, 23 min.), a madcap,
runaway train adventure, and One Week (1928, 22 min.), a Buster Keaton comedy
classic in which newly married Buster is given a build yourself house by his
uncle…and one week to build it.
--Aug. 25: Festival season finale, Come Dancing! with San
Diego Civic Organist Carol Williams and special guests, the Moonlight Serenade
Orchestra.
TWILIGHT IN THE PARK
CONCERTS 2014
FREE CONCERTS. 6:15 to 7:15 p.m. Spreckels Organ Pavilion
--June 17: Japanese
Navy Band
--June 18: Stars on
the Water – Tropical Rock & Roll
--June 19: Graceland
– Elvis Presley Tribute
--June 24: Bayou
Brothers – Cajun/Zydeco
--June 25: Cool Fever – R & B, Motown. Swing
--June 26: Navy Wind Ensemble – Patriotic favorites and Big
Band
--July 1: Lance Dieckmann Band - Blues
--July 2: Chula Vista Mariachi - Traditional Mariachi music
of Mexico
--July 3: 145th Street Band – Contemporary Blues
--July 8: Moon Light Serenade Orchestra – Best of Hollywood
& Broadway
--July 9: Breez’n –
Jazz, Blues, R & B
--July 10: Bi-Nacional de Mambo Orchestra – 1950s Latin Big
Band
--July 15: Marine Band – Traditional Military
--July 16: San Diego Jazz Quintet – Latin, Bossa, and
funk-based jazz
--July 17: Local Folk Music Night – Nathan Welden, Jim Earp,
Rickey Ruiz, Megan Fisher, Sammy
Carini
--July 22: San Diego Youth Symphony – Balboa Park’s resident
youth symphony
--July 23: Michele Lunde - Blues
--July 24: San Diego Civic Dance & Family Day, Park
& Recreation Department’s elite dance
company. Family day from 5:30-6:30 with arts and crafts
--July 29: Coronado Big Band – Swing
--July 30: SantanaWays – Carlos Santana tribute band Concert
Appreciation Night
--July 31: Afrotruka -
Salsa Orquestra.
--Aug 5: San Diego
Concert Band – Classical to Pops; Sousa to the Beatles
--Aug 6: Uncle Bob
& The Earth Movers – Chicago Blues
--Aug 7: Dixie
Express - Traditional & Swing
--Aug 12: Working Cowboy – Traditional Country
--Aug 13: Sidewinders – Country Rock
--Aug 14: El Cajon German Band – Polka, Waltz and Oompah!
--Aug 19: Real Jazz Big Band – Traditional big band tunes
--Aug 20: A SUPREMES
Tribute Band
--Aug 21: Coronado Concert Band – Best of Hollywood &
Broadway
--Aug 26: Hillcrest Wind Ensemble – elite concert band
--Aug 27: Navy Show Band West – Big Band
--Aug 28: The Legends –San Diego’s original oldies show band
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