I cannot begin to describe the warm-fuzzy feeling Long Beach Municipal Band's Summer Concerts in the Park leaves me with...I've been going to these concerts since before I can remember. Mainly, my brother and I would tag along with our lovely Grandma Vivian to the Friday night El Dorado Park concerts. Now a days, I drag my husband out the door, and we take the 3 year old and the 1 year old, and if the 17 year old deigns to be seen with us, she comes, too.
We always bring a picnic dinner - and I'm sure it was many things in my childhood, but when I let myself day dream about concerts in the park, I always imagine we'll bring fried chicken. We didn't grow up eating much fried chicken, but that's what I always crave when I'm putting the kids and things together for an evening at one of our great parks.
Tonight we'll ride our bikes down to Bixby Park - or Bluff Park, I believe is the formal location - and listen to the western-inspired song selections while the kids climb on the play structure, and I drink a beer (YES - this is the one time I know of that there is a silent rule that LBPD look the other way in terms of public consumption!!!), eat some fried chicken (maybe...or maybe we'll get some greek cuisine to go at Ambrosia's - Broadway@Cherry).
This is the Municipal Band's 99th Year, so it's bound to be a blast. I can't wait to see how Long Beach celebrates the Municipal Band's 100th year next year - it's bound to have an element of extravaganza.
Check out the link to the schedule - the last date is August 15th. Look for me and my motley crew of teenagers and toddlers...Hope to see you there and share a toast to this great city.
