Community Corner
Movies and Music in Minneapolis Parks: July 8-14, 2013
See who and what is playing at a park near you this week.
All the following information was provided by the Minneapolis Parks and Recreation Board.
Grab the family or a few friends and head out to area lakes and parks for some summer fun.
The following is information on movies and music in area parks for the week of Monday, July 8 through Sunday, July 14:
Music
Lake Harriet Bandshell
Shows start at 7:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday; 2 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. on Sundays.
Monday, July 8 -- The BZ Girls
pop favorites/jazz classics/originals
Tuesday, July 9 -- Charity Huot and the Summit Hill Band
Fun alternative folk songwriter
Wednesday, July 10 --Siems-Hauer Duo
Classic and original folk-blues
Thursday, July 11 -- Classic Big Band and the Nostalgics
Classic big band with pizazz
Friday, July 12 -- Minnesota Sinfonia
Professional chamber orchestra
Saturday, July 13 -- Minneapolis Pops Orchestra
Live and dynamic orchestra performance
Sunday, July 14 2:00 -- The Maeflies
Original Country/Rock/Americana
Sunday, July 14 5:30 -- Minneapolis Pops Orchestra
Live and dynamic orchestra performance
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Shows start at 7 p.m.
Monday, July 8 at Nicollet Island -- Enchanted Ape
original blues-inspired roots rock
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Tuesday, July 9 at Father Hennepin Bluffs -- Bob Frey
Acoustic / Folk / Americana
Minnehaha Falls Park
Wednesday, July 10 -- Flute Cocktail
Flutes, piano, & percussion with pizazz!
Thursday, July 11 -- Sonic Love Child
Americana
Friday, July 12 -- Bethany Larson & Bee's Knees
Country, rock
Bryant Square Park
Shows start at 6:30 p.m.
Tuesday, July 9 -- The Erverators
Rock cover band
Thursday, July 11 -- Calhoun Isles Community Band
Popular concert band music for the family
Movies
Movies start 15 min after sunset. Check sunset times here.
Monday, July 8 -- Spaceballs at Keewaydin Park;
Tuesday, July 9 -- The Bride of Frankenstein at Father Hennepin Bluffs Park;
Wednesday, July 10 -- Men in Black 3 at Corcoran Park;
Thursday, July 11 -- Viewer's Choice at Victory Memorial Drive and 34th Avenue North as part of the Live on the Drive series;
Friday, July 12 -- Invasion of the Body Snatchers at Lake Harriet Bandshell;
Saturday, July 13 -- Viewer's Choice at Scherer Bros Property (Sibley Street North and Plymouth Avenue North.);
Thanks to Delta Skymiles Credit Card from American Express, the Movies in the Parks sponsor, it will be presenting Food Truck Tuesdays at Father Hennepin Bluffs Park in addition to our Music-Movie combo night. Click Here for the schedule.
Please visit mplsmusicandmovies.com for the complete schedule.
Special Events
Another Live on the Drive music-movie combo will be this Thursday, July 11. Music from Chastity Brown will begin at 6pm, with the movie the viewer's choice, Remember the Titans, showing after the concert. The event takes place on Victory Memorial Drive at 34th Ave N. Check out their website for more details!
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