SWINGING INTO SUMMER CONCERT BILL AT PARK HAS FAMILY TONE.Byline: Dana Bartholomew Staff Writer WOODLAND HILLS - Sixties crooner Jack Jones got into full swing Sunday for thousands of picnickers at the launch of the 29th annual Concerts in the Park. The two-time Grammy winner best known for his hit ``Wives and Lovers'' opened a summer season touted by the Valley Cultural Center as the best in years. ``It's one part of summer. We always come - not because it's free, it's just fun,'' said Mary Ellen Rivera of Lake Balboa, sitting in front of the silver-haired singer and his 16-piece big band. ``People get up and dance and boogie - even young guys ask me to dance.'' The free concerts run each Sunday from 6 to 8 p.m. through Sept. 5 at Warner Park
Warner Park is a community park in northern Madison, Wisconsin. at the corner of Topanga Canyon Boulevard and Califa Street. They include food and other refreshments and a children's playground. Late Sunday afternoon, kids played ball, parents spread blankets and the elderly set up chairs beneath the shade of sycamores and pines. The event drew an estimated 10,000 visitors, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the VCC An electronics designation that refers to voltage from a power supply connected to the "collector" terminal of a bipolar transistor. In an NPN bipolar (BJT) transistor, it would be +Vcc, while in a PNP transistor, it would be -Vcc. . ``It's nice,'' said Sharon Kent, 46, of Chatsworth, sitting next to her husband, Phil, both regulars. ``It forces you to relax, because if we stay at home, we don't relax.'' The concerts are billed as the most diverse ever, with a lineup of rock 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. , classical, traditional jazz, Celtic, flamenco, soul and folk music folk music: see folk song. folk music Music held to be typical of a nation or ethnic group, known to all segments of its society, and preserved usually by oral tradition. Knowledge of the history and development of folk music is largely conjectural. that is expected to draw 100,000 visitors. Beach Boys founder David Lee Marks and the California Beach Girls will ride his surf riffs this Sunday. Park concerts will also include 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; 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. ; Young Dubliners; Charo; Juice Newton; Ticket to Ride; Ink Spots; and Chuck Negron, formerly of Three Dog Night. The VCC also will be hosting its third Valley of the Stars July Fourth Extravaganza, a free fireworks fireworks: see pyrotechnics. fireworks Explosives or combustibles used for display. Of ancient Chinese origin, fireworks evidently developed out of military rockets and explosive missiles and accompanied the spread of military explosives westward to show at Warner Park that is longer and more pyrotechnic than ever, newly accompanied by a live performance by the Los Angeles Pierce Symphonic Winds. The July Fourth Extravaganza will begin at 6 p.m., with fireworks set off at 9 p.m. sharp. The show is expected to draw 40,000 people. Dana Bartholomew, (818) 713-3730 dana.bartholomew(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): 2 photos Photo: (1 -- 2) Jack Jones, above, sings Sunday during the launch of the Valley Cultural Center's Concerts in the Park at Warner Park. Paul Yu of Reseda, left, enjoys the show with daughter Samantha, 6, in his lap. Tina Burch/Staff Photographer |
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