MoBand Opening Night June 7th
By Chris Murphy
A big brass band, in a bandshell, in a park, with food, drink, wine, and fun sounds like the perfect evening. Add to this 3,000 of your best friends, blankets, and picnic baskets and you have a hall of fame slice of Americana, or Modestocana as we like to say.
June and July in Modesto’s Graceada Park bring the sights and sounds of the Modesto Band of Stanislaus County. Yes this is MoBand Concert in the Park. It is our band, the sound of our city. We have many fantastic festivals like American Graffiti, Porchfest, Lucky Fest, but MoBand is the top of the pops. There is really nothing like it. The blankets are out early, the wine is ready, the picnics are made and the music starts at 8 pm, for six Thursdays and thanks to MoBand Sponsors and the Night at the Bowl fundraiser (see below) these are FREE.
MoBand Concert in the Park is almost 100 years old and been going strong since 1919. Yes, Modesto, we have a national treasure. How many of your friends in other cities have a huge community cultural event like this? I’ll bet not many.
Get your calendars out and plan your summer.
“Summerbration”
June 7th Modesto Graffiti
June 14th 78s and 45s
June21st Shake it Up
June 28th USA Fever
July 5th Holiday Left Overs
July 12th This Ones For You
BUT WAIT!
There’s more
Night at the Bowl – June 12 – Mancini Bowl
MoBand needs you. It takes a lot of time, effort and money to make MoBand happen and here is where you come in. Please come out and support Night at the Bowl on June 12th in Mancini Bowl. There will be restaurant sampling from Modesto’s best eateries, wine and beer from Modesto’s best wineries and breweries and music from Third Party and the In the Mood Band for your entertainment enjoyment. You can even dance on the famous Mancini Bowl. Tix are only $40 and you can get them at the 4th Floor Parks office at 10th St Place or from a MoBand Board of Director.
