Menlo Park opens free summer concert series Menlo Park opens free summer concert series (June 23, 2004)

By Jennifer Nuckols
Special to the Almanac

The Menlo Park free summer concert series opens its 2004 season with a performance by the Menlo-Atherton High School jazz band at 1 p.m. Sunday, June 27, at Fremont Park.

Free ice cream sundaes will be served at the park, located at the intersection of Santa Cruz Avenue and University Drive, in keeping with the yearly tradition of "Sundaes on Sundays."

In addition to the monthly Sunday concerts are the weekly Wednesday evening events -- the "Twilight Concerts" -- held from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. from June 30 through August 18. People are invited to bring picnic dinners.

Other "Sundaes on Sunday" performances, held from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., are:

** Wally's Swing World, playing 1940s swing, 1950s rock and Latin jazz, July 25.

** Tom Rigney and Flambeau, American roots style with blues, ballads and waltzes, August 15.

Twilight Concerts

Artists booked for the Twilight Concerts, held Wednesdays from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., are:

** Dave Crimmen, who plays rockabilly music, a combination of rock-and-roll and bluegrass, June 30.

** Felonius Blues, a three-piece revue playing early 20th-century blues, July 7.

** Rolando Morales, a guitarist, vocalist and composer whose music blends Latin jazz with Afro-Cuban style, July 14.

** Box Set, an acoustic guitar duo, July 21.

** Peninsula Banjo Band, playing four-string banjo music, July 28.

** Soul Jazz, a quintet specializing in scat and Latin jazz, August 4.

** Souled Out, playing soul, R&B, rock and pop, August 11.

** Tainted Love, a three-singer 1980s show with period dance and costumes, August 18.

For more information, call 330-2200.

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