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Arts in the Park

One of the really fun things about summertime here in Salt Lake is the many outdoor concerts and events that are available.  Several of the local parks offer free concerts and/or free movie screenings, and others offer these activities for  pretty cheap cost. 

This week I got to participate in two different outdoor events.  The first was at the Brigham Young Park across the street from Church Headquarters.  The Church puts on these free summer concerts as part of their Temple Square Concert Series.  Diana, Marianne and I went down to listen to a group called "The Other Three Tenors".  The music was fun, and it was neat to watch how everyone got into the show, and even the little ones were dancing on the grass, or playing alongside the creek bank.

Then last evening, Marianne invited us to go and see a community theater production of "Seven Brides for Seven Brothers" down at Murray Park.  It was held in an outdoor amphitheater, and was really quite good.  The dancing was terrific, and all things considered was very well done.  People sang along (by "people", you can pretty much infer that I mean "me") and clapped and really enjoyed themselves.  

I love that these events give you a chance to get out of doors, get out the camp chairs or a blanket, bring a cooler, and just interact and enjoy along with lots of other people in the community.  Sigh...I'm going to miss summer.

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