{"id":2330,"date":"2012-08-25T16:14:26","date_gmt":"2012-08-25T20:14:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/glenprovidencepark.org\/?p=2330"},"modified":"2012-09-17T18:01:41","modified_gmt":"2012-09-17T22:01:41","slug":"9-8-2012-an-afternoon-concert-in-the-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/glenprovidencepark.org\/2012\/08\/25\/9-8-2012-an-afternoon-concert-in-the-park\/","title":{"rendered":"9-9-2012 An Afternoon Concert in the Park!"},"content":{"rendered":"

From Royal Albert Hall in London to the Bolivian Andes, and now Glen Providence Park in Media\u2026 Friends of Glen Providence Park is delighted to present the prestigious Philadephia Brass<\/a>\u00a0for a (free!) classical and jazz concert in the park!\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0This brass quintet’s\u00a0accomplished musicians<\/a>\u00a0perform for orchestras including the Philadelphia Orchestra, the New York Philharmonic, the Montreal Symphony, and\u00a0New York\u2019s Metropolitan Opera!<\/p>\n

Afternoon Concert in the Park<\/em><\/h3>\n

Saturday, September 8
\n4:00-5:45 pm
\nGlen Providence Park Stage, State Street, Media
\nRain date: Sunday, September 9<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

The Philadelphia Brass is composed of some this country\u2019s leading brass professionals.<\/strong> \u00a0This well-traveled quintet will perform chamber music and jazz, evoking the classical concerts in Glen Providence Park during the 1930’s and 1940’s<\/a>! \u00a0Relax on the lawn by the stage and enjoy the sounds of\u00a0Bach, Duke Ellington, and more-<\/strong>\u00a0 you can watch a performance \u00a0on the Philadelphia Brass website<\/a>.<\/p>\n

After the concert, head into Media for dinner, shopping, and the arts at M.A.C.’s 2nd Saturday Arts Stroll<\/a><\/strong>, just 2 blocks away on State Street!<\/p>\n

We are so glad to return the Glen Providence Park Stage to use, as\u00a0our first volunteer project last September was to clear the stage of vegetation and debris<\/a>.\u00a0 Help us spread the word about our concert- share this on Facebook<\/a> and tell your friends!<\/p>\n

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A tremendous thank you to our concert sponsors:<\/h3>\n

– The Media Recreation Board<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0does so much for Media-\u00a0including presenting family dances, movies in Barrall Field, tennis lessons, yoga classes, the annual July 4th celebration; they organized the Media 5 Mile Race for several years, and now they’re running the Great Media Garage Sale Days!<\/p>\n

– Blueberry Bog Vintage & Handmade<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>offers\u00a0Art & Salvage, Vintage, Collectibles, Upcycled &\u00a0Re-purposed Home Decor, Antiques & Much More!<\/em>\u00a0\u00a0What an appropriate match for Glen Providence Park, with their vintage and eco-friendly wares… and it is located just 2 blocks from the entrance to the park!<\/p>\n

We are also incredibly grateful to Delaware County Parks & Recreation<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0for making this concert possible, restoring electricity and lighting to the stage, and providing bathrooms for the event.<\/p>\n

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Logistics:<\/h3>\n

– Free!<\/p>\n

– Bring your blanket or chair, and perhaps bug spray!<\/p>\n

– There is a parking lot at the State Street entrance, and parking along State Street and West Street- within 2 blocks of the park entrance. \u00a0Update:\u00a0<\/strong>We have permission from Penn Medicine<\/a>, just next to the sledding hill, to use their parking lot! \u00a0Thank you, Penn Medicine!<\/p>\n

– We encourage you to walk or take public transportation: \u00a0the main entrance is just 2 blocks from the end of the Media trolley line, \u00a0or less than a .6 mile walk from the Media train station!<\/p>\n

– For directions, use this link on google maps<\/a>.<\/p>\n

– <\/em>To add this event to your favorite calendar program (iCal, Outlook, Google, etc.), view the\u00a0event listing on our calendar<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Philadelphia Brass<\/p><\/div>\n

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The painting is\u00a0A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte – 1884 <\/em>by Georges Seurat.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

From Royal Albert Hall in London to the Bolivian Andes, and now Glen Providence Park in Media\u2026 Friends of Glen Providence Park is delighted to present the prestigious Philadephia Brass\u00a0for a (free!) classical and jazz concert in the park!\u00a0\u00a0This brass quintet’s\u00a0accomplished musicians\u00a0perform for orchestras including the Philadelphia Orchestra, the New York Philharmonic, the Montreal Symphony, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2355,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,36],"tags":[235,51],"class_list":["post-2330","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-events","category-recreation","tag-concerts","tag-county-parks-recreation"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/glenprovidencepark.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2330"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/glenprovidencepark.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/glenprovidencepark.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/glenprovidencepark.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/glenprovidencepark.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2330"}],"version-history":[{"count":42,"href":"https:\/\/glenprovidencepark.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2330\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2388,"href":"https:\/\/glenprovidencepark.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2330\/revisions\/2388"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/glenprovidencepark.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2355"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/glenprovidencepark.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2330"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/glenprovidencepark.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2330"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/glenprovidencepark.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2330"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}