Summer Concerts in the Park Series
Wednesdays at Noon, June 24 through August 12, 2009
Huntamer Park in Woodland Square
For Information: Lacey Parks and Recreation, (360) 491-0857

This popular 6-week series is offered Wednesdays, 12 noon to 1:00 p.m. at Huntamer Park. Concerts include a number of local groups as well as regional acts. You'll hear a different sound each week as we mix-it-up with a variety of high-energy music styles.

June 24		Uptown Lowdown Early Jazz & Swing Uptown Lowdown specializes in presenting jazz, swing, blues and ragtime as it was originally performed. Many hours of listening to the original recordings has given the musicians a first-hand knowledge of the proper approach to this genre.
July 1		133rd Army National Guard American Pop The 133rd Army National Guard Band is Washington’s own military band that will rock the park with great American Pop tunes that will have you singing along! Don’t miss this enthusiastic presentation.
July 8		Tapwater World’s first and only World Twang Band If music were a box of crayons, TapWater would be a brand new pack of Crayolas, with the built-in sharpener. The band blends banjo, steel pans, piano, accordion, upright bass, guitar and drums into "a country boy’s take on World music."
July 15		Islanders Calypso & Reggae The Islanders specialize in Calypso & Reggae and they will have you thinking you are in a tropical paradise as you sit back and enjoy their upbeat fun musical style.
July 22		Crème Tangerine Beatles Music Experience Creme Tangerine recreates Beatles classics along with Beatles albums in their entirety. Creme Tangerine creates a dynamic live Beatles music experience filled with energy, tone, humor and the spontaneity known only from the Beatles.
July 29		Gaelica Fusion of Celtic, Appalachian & American Folk Gaelica is a fusion of Celtic, Appalachian and American Folk music with a distinctly progressive approach. Gaelica weaves rich vocal harmonies with diverse instrumentation, including dobro, bandjo, Scottish cittern, fiddle, and oboe.
August 5		Gray Daisy Radio-Ready Rock Gray Daisy is an all-original rock band hailing from Olympia, WA. High-energy, sweeping hooks, compelling lyrics, captivating guitars, and melodic vocals blend together to put this group in the upper echelons of local indie rock troubadours.
August 12		Bobby Medina Jazz Quartet Jazz, Latin and more Known as the “Trumpeter to the Stars”, Bobby Medina is widely recognized as a leading expert on Jazz and Latin music education, trumpet playing and entertainment consulting. He’s toured the world as a performer with many legendary artists including Ray Charles, Mel Torme, Frankie Valli, The Four Tops, Temptations, and many others. With his band he will be presenting his show “My Kind of Jazz”.

Huntamer Park is located on the corner of 7th Avenue SE and Woodland Square Loop in downtown Lacey. On-street parking around the Woodland Square loop is permitted during concerts to accommodate park visitors.

The Lacey in Tune Summer Concert Series is cosponsored by the City of Lacey, ABC Printing, COSTCO, Heritage Bank, Homes on Tour Realty, KGY 1240 AM - 96.9 FM, 94.5 ROXY, Matautia Design, MIXX 96 FM, OBEE Credit Union, Olympia Federal Savings, Olympic Crest Coffee, Panorama City, Tags Trophies, Tri Vo Family, WAL-MART, and Washington State Employees Credit Union.