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Friday, Mar. 29, 2024

A summer finale Friday in Fountain Park

It seems we just listened to Papa Doo Run Run in the park during the Peony/ArtRageous Festival.  And now we are about to hit August and our big finale concert in Fountain Park!  This Friday night, we are proud to present a totally new band to our area called Never Stop Believin’, a tribute to the band Journey.

As you know, we certainly try to offer a variety of music for many to enjoy during the summer.  I realize not everything is everyone’s cup of tea, but I certainly appreciate people’s openness to different types of music.

This Friday night, the music of the classic Eighties rock band, Journey will fill the air in Fountain Park.  If you are a fan of classic rock music, this is one you certainly don’t want to miss.  When you look under the heading of “genres” for Journey, you find rock, jazz, fusion, hard rock, progressive rock and soft rock.  Between 1978 and 1987, this band was one of the most popular on the airwaves.  Since then, their music has become perhaps even more popular and crosses generations.

Never Stop Believin'If you enjoyed the music of Chicago and the concert given by Brass Transit a few weeks ago, I think you will enjoy Never Stop Believin’.  Although the music of Chicago actually started about a decade earlier, they are cut from similar molds.  For those of you hard core Journey lovers, lead singer, Donnie Ferrari of Never Stop Believin’ will amaze you with his sound alike vocals of Steve Perry.  This is why I actually booked them.  They come to us from Florida and I think they will draw a huge crowd in the park.

It will be a lively night in Fountain Park as we put to bed our 13th Fountain Park Summer Music Series.  The Women’s Bowling Association is serving up the food and marketers will be in the park for you to enjoy browsing before and during the event.  Wassenberg Art Center has enjoyed hosting many after-concert patrons who wish to continue the night.  They will once again be open and would love to see you after the concert to have a drink and talk about the concert.

Could you believe last Friday when the Simon & Garfunkel tribute Scarborough Fair started singing Bridge Over Troubled Water, a rainbow appeared in the southern sky?  Proof once again that God does exist and blessed us that evening. Memorable!

Thank you all who have supported the 2014 Fountain Park Summer Music Series.  The Van Wert County Foundation is proud to offer these concerts for you to enjoy and we look forward to returning next year in the park.  Now, don’t forget that the Van Wert Community Concert Band will be in concert in Fountain Park on August 15.  I would love to see a big crowd for them!  August 8 is the Rib Fest, which is why we decided to end our season this year on August 1.  Many things are still happening right up until we open the exciting Niswonger season on October 4 with the Annie Moses Band.

Lastly, the news of the firing of Jon Waters as the OSU Band director is saddening.  We were fortunate to host them at the Niswonger last year and I may share some thoughts with you next week.

FINÉ.

POSTED: 07/29/14 at 11:29 pm. FILED UNDER: News