CULTURAL PERFORMERS AIR SUPPLY TO PLAY SUMMER CONCERT SERIES.Byline: Phillip W. Browne Staff Writer WOODLAND HILLS - Air Supply, the Preservation Hall Jazz Band Preservation Hall Jazz Band is the name for groups of Traditional jazz musicians from New Orleans on tours organized by Preservation Hall. The Preservation Hall Jazz Band usually performs nightly at Preservation Hall and tours around the world over 150 days a year. and Vanilla Fudge were among the acts announced Thursday as the Valley Cultural Center kicked-off its 28th season of Concerts in the Park. The 16-week series will begin June 1, when West Hills Hospital and Medical Center hosts a health fair and the Australian soft rock group Air Supply performs. ``We have such a wide range of music scheduled from rock 'n' roll rock 'n' roll: see rock music. to jazz to cowboy music,'' said Don Sweeney, the center's director of operations. ``We're very, very excited about the upcoming season.'' The concerts continue on June 8 with the Young Dubliners; June 15 with the LAPD 1. LAPD - Link Access Procedure on the D channel. 2. LAPD - Los Angeles Police Department. Concert Band; and June 22 with an oldies Oldies is a generic term commonly used to describe a radio format that usually concentrates on Top 40 music from the '50s, '60s and '70s. Oldies are typically from R&B, pop and rock music genres. rock show and the Woodland Hills Chamber of Commerce's annual Family Fun Festival. The Preservation Hall Jazz Band will perform June 29; Tierra on July 6; Steve Piazza and the Pierce College Symphonic Winds on July 13; Freddie Ravel on July 20; Kim Carnes on July 27; The Sons of the San Joaquin and the Riders of the Purple Sage For the western music group, see Riders of the Purple Sage (band) For the psychedelic country rock band, see New Riders of the Purple Sage Riders of the Purple Sage is Zane Grey's best-known novel. on Aug. 3; and The Tokens and the Ohio Express on Aug. 10. Sweeney was especially excited about the Aug. 17 performance. ``The '60s psychedelic rock band Vanilla Fudge will be performing with the San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. Symphony,'' Sweeney said. ``Vanilla Fudge was one of my first concerts as a kid. I think a lot of people will enjoy this show.'' Rounding out the series will be the Harry James Orchestra on Aug. 24; Jack Mack and the Heart Attack on Aug. 31; and Exile on Sept. 7. The concerts are at 6 p.m. at Warner Park, Califa Street and Topanga Canyon Boulevard. Admission is free, and parking is available for a nominal charge at nearby structures. The concert line-up was announced during the center's annual Sponsor and Member Recognition Party. Artwork created by Ariel Yakura, a fifth-grader at Calvert Elementary School Calvert Elementary School is one of 36 public primary schools in the Lincoln Public Schools school district of Lincoln, Nebraska, USA. It contains a computer lab, band room, gymnasium, library, and cafeteria (which doubles as an intramural event center). , was unveiled as the official poster for the center's concert series. Second place in the poster contest went to Oswald Cuellar, another Calvert fifth-grader; and third place was won by Melissa Arroyo, a fourth- grader at Hamlin Street Elementary. Winners of the organization's music scholarships also performed, including pianist Michelle Danielle Lee; violinist Lindsey Deutch; saxophone soloist Matthew Sandefur; and clarinet player Justin Sullivan. For more information on the center and its programs, call (818) 704-1358 or visit www.valleycultural.org. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Valley Cultural Center 2003 Music Competition winner Matt Sandefur of Agoura High School Agoura High School is a four-year high school, freshman-senior, in Agoura Hills, California, United States. It is the largest high school in the Las Virgenes Unified School District, with an enrollment of approximately 2,400 students. performs while pianist Tony Campodonico provides the background during a kick-off performance to the Concerts in the Park series Thursday. Joe Binoya/Special to the Daily News |
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