Portland observer. (Portland, Or.) 1970-current, June 29, 2005, Page 15, Image 15

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2005
Summer Concerts
in Portland Parks
Made possible by The Freightliner Group
F r e ig h t l in e r
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GROUP
Wednesdays in
Peninsula Park
6:30 p.m. • N. Portland Blvd & Albina
F R E E • Art activities for children dunng
all concerts
Northwest originai bluesandR&Bgroup Norman Sylvester Band, featuringGretchen Mitchell, will perform
Wednesday, July 6 at 6:30 p.m. at Peninsula Park as part of the Portland Parks Summer Concert series.
July 6
Norman Sylvester Band
(original R&B)
July 20
Rachel Taylor Brown
(ingeneous &
metamorphic rock)
Portland Parks Summer Concerts
Peninsula Park helps kick off series July 6
The Boogie Cat Norm an Sylvester and his
Band will be one o f many musical events
sponsored by Portland Parks and Recreation
during its sum m er concert series open to the
entire com m unity to enjoy for free at Portland
area parks.
Area residents are encouraged to bring chairs
and blankets as The Norman Sylvester Band
with its N orthwest original blues and R&B
help kick o ff the series when it perform s on
W ednesday, July 6 from 6:30 pm to 8:30 p.m.
at the Peninsula Park G azebo area just off
North Ainsworth and Albina Avenue.
The group, including Rob Shoemaker, Ashbolt
Stewart, Gretchen M itchell, Reggie Houston
and Frankie Redding, has been perform ing in
the Portland area for over 15 years. Sylvester
and his band have shared the stage with such
legendary stars as BB King, Buddy Guy and
Tow er of Power.
O ther entertainm ent scheduled during the
next few weeks of the concert series includes
African m usicians Chata Addy and Susuma
on Tuesday, July 5 at 6:30 p.m. at Laurelhurst
Park in southeast Portland; the Pan Gypsies
steel drum band on July 13 at 6:30 p.m. at
Dawson Park in north Portland; jazz and soul
s in g e rs L in d a H o rn b u c k le a n d J a n ic e
Scroggins, July 11 at 6:30 p.m. at Sellwood
Riverfront Park in southeast Portland; and
Rachel Taylor Brown, July 20 at 6:30 p.m. at
Peninsula Park.
The entire summer concert series lasts through
Aug 16. Detailed information on the concert
dates and schedules, including Lents, Mt. Tabor,
Couch, Wallace, and Washington parks is avail­
able on the Portland Parks and Recreation
website at www.parks.ci.portland.or.us/.
Wednesdays in
Dawson Park
6:30 p.m. • N Stanton & Vancouver Ave
F R E E • Art activities for children during
all concerts
July 13
The Pan Gypsies
.(steel drum band)
July 27
I & I (reggae inna
African stylee)
New lighting dedication after concert
Thanks to our community sponsors -
fWEWl s e a s o n s ]
Alpin« M origopa, ILC
Legacy Emanuel Hospital
Ehot Neigltborhood Association Russell Street Bar-B-Gue
County Cork Pubkc House Goodltn Financial Group
Portland ice Cream* Piedmont Neighborhood Association
Neil Kelly
T o o d available for purchase
PORTLAND PARKS A RECREATION
H ealthy Parks, H ealthy Portland
www PortlandParks org