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PHOTOS BY SUSAN MAXWELL SKINNER

Summer Concerts

Free summer concerts begin this month in Carmichael.

The annual Community Band Festival kicks off with 19 volunteer brass and woodwind ensembles at Carmichael Park. Performances are 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Saturday, June 3, and 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Sunday, June 4.

Also, get ready to dance at Carmichael’s Summer Concert Series. Concerts are held Saturdays from 6:30–8:30 p.m. at Carmichael Park (unless otherwise noted). Here’s the lineup:

June 17: June 17: Kicks (variety pop)

June 24: June 24: Jax Hammer (rock/blues)

July 4: 4: Fast Times (70s, 80s, 90s rock), La Sierra Community Center

July 8: 8: Dave Terry All Star Band (classic hits)

July 15: 15: Wasted Space (rock)

July 22: 22: Maya Latin Tribute Band (Latin)

July 29: 29: Hipper than Hip (rock)

Aug 5: Aug. 5: Todd Morgan & The Emblems (classic rock)

Aug 12: Aug. 12: On Air (classic hits)

Aug 19: Aug. 19: Latin Touch (Latin)

Aug 26: Aug. 26: Dyana and the Cherry Kings (rockabilly).

Sept 24 Sept. 24: Todd Morgan & The Emblems, 5 p.m., Gibbons Park

Picnics, blankets and lawn chairs are welcome at all concerts. For information, visit the Sacramento Valley Symphonic Band Association website at svsba.net and the Carmichael Recreation and Park District website at carmichaelpark.com/summer-concerts-series-2023.

It’s been 10 years since I wrote a book about the Kings. Now I can finally write an update.

The fact that my book survived a decade without becoming stale and outdated makes me happy, but I know the truth. Literary brilliance aside, the book stayed fresh because the Kings did absolutely nothing worth writing about between 2013 and 2022.

They moved into a new arena, played a bunch of games that ended in defeat, traded countless players whose names I can’t remember and