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A Summertime Oasis
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AAJRB’s Lakeside Wednesday Concert Series returns for third year by Stephanie Longo
ABINGTON SUBURBAN EDITOR
The sounds of summer will once again float over Eston Wilson Lake at Hillside Park in South Abington Township as the Abington Area Joint Recreation Board’s (AAJRB) Lakeside Wednesday Concert Series returns for the third year. Every Wednesday evening, from June 24 through Aug. 26, at 6 p.m., a variety of musical acts will take center stage at the park, located at the intersection of Winola Road and Grove Street. Organizers say that they try to add something new every year in order to foster a strong community spirit. In fact, this year they are asking audience members to consider bringing a non-perishable food item for the Dalton Food Pantry. Spokeswoman Diane Vietz explained what the concert series means to the Abington community. “The first year we had the concert series, an elderly woman told me that the concerts were one of the best nights she remembers of her life,” she said. “The audience feedback ranges from ‘we love that it is so close to home,’ and ‘we are grateful that it’s free,’ to ‘our family can have a picnic while listening to familiar tunes’ and ‘it makes it easier to go to work the next day knowing we had a night out.’” “I think of the concerts as nostalgic icons of the time when families and friends would connect and relax outdoors,” Vietz continued. “The series has a romantic setting-sun backdrop, the music invites all to feel happy and inspired, while nature and the lake wraps us to feel a certain calm. But, absolutely the most gratifying feeling for me is
The audience watches while Ken McGraw’s Brass and Ivory Orchestra performs with Chris DiMattio during last year’s Lakeside Wednesday Concert Series sponsored by the Abington Area Joint Recreation Board at Hillside Park in South Abington Township. This year’s series kicks off on June 24 with Music for Models and Paul LaQuintano and ends on Aug. 26 with Tim McGurl and Crimson Tears. ABINGTON SUBURBAN FILE PHOTO
that families and friends are ‘connecting’ in a relaxed way, making good lifelong memories with their children at Hillside Park. I really love that.” This year’s lineup includes Music for Models and Paul LaQuintano on June 24,
Skip Monday and the Luongo Brothers Band on July 1, Jimmy and Fitz and The Fab Three on July 8, Ken McGraw’s Brass and Ivory Orchestra with Chris DiMattio on July 15, The
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