WEEKLY EVENT TUNES VALLEY INTO MUSIC.Byline: ANGIE VALENCIA-MARTINEZ Staff Writer WOODLAND HILLS -- The sounds of summer will get under way Sunday as the Valley Cultural Center launches its annual Concerts in the Park series at the Lou Bredlow Pavilion in Warner Center Park. John Waite John Waite (born John Charles Waite, 4 July 1952, Lancaster, Lancashire, England) is a rock singer. He is best known as the lead vocalist for the bands The Babys and Bad English, and as a solo artist. , formerly of the British rock British rock and roll, or British rock, was born out of the influence of rock and roll and rhythm and blues from the United States, but added a new drive and urgency, exporting the music back and widening the audience for black R & B in the U.S. group the Babys, kicks off the weekly performances, which run from 6-8 p.m. through Aug. 27. A special concert, with 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 , is scheduled for July 4. Co-sponsored by the Daily News, the free concerts at Warner Center Park, 5800 Topanga Canyon Blvd., feature an array of artists, from blues to Russian folk dance folk dance, primitive, tribal, or ethnic form of the dance, sometimes the survival of some ancient ceremony or festival. The term is used also to include characteristic national dances, country dances, and figure dances in costume to folk tunes. . ``I usually tell people, `If you don't like what's here this week, come back next week -- it's totally different,''' said Don Sweeney, the center's director of operations. ``It's convenient for everybody. They can sit in the park and have a party, lunch or early dinner and enjoy a class concert.'' Free parking is available in parking garages located near the park. Here is a schedule of this summer's concerts: June 11 -- 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, led by founder/conductor James Domine. June 18 -- ``Tonight Show'' drummer Ed Shaughnessy leads a big-band tribute to legendary talk-show host Johnny Carson. June 25 -- Family Festival runs noon-8 p.m., with Ticket to Ride, a Beatles tribute band, performing at 6 p.m. July 4 -- The Pierce College Symphonic Winds provides patriotic music for a fireworks display that begins at dusk. July 9 -- 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. showcases the sounds of New Orleans. July 16 -- Gary Puckett, the front man for one of the most successful bands in the 1960s, performs his hits. July 23 -- Tierra, which originates from East Los Angeles East Los Angeles, uninc. city (1990 pop. 126,379), Los Angeles co., S Calif., a residential suburb of Los Angeles, in an industrial area. It has a large Mexican-American population. There is a performing arts center and a cultural center. A junior college is there. , performs rock, pop, Latin r&b and salsa. Aug. 6 -- The Platters perform their hits from the 1950s and '60s. Aug. 13 -- Grammy- and Oscar-nominated singer-composer Stephen Bishop performs pop hits and movie themes. Aug. 20 -- An international concert features Russian folk dancing by Limpopo and Brazilian music by Brasil Brasil. Aug. 27 -- Eric Burdon and the Animals close out the season with the blues. For more information, call the Valley Cultural Center at (818) 704-1358 or see www.valleycultural.org. angie.valencia(at)dailynews.com (818) 713-3699 |
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