The Council for the Arts of Greater Lima and Happy Daz restaurants will soon kick off the 58th year of Concerts in the Parks.

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June 5, 2024, Press Release from the Council for the Arts of Greater Lima: The Council for the Arts of Greater Lima and Happy Daz restaurants will soon kick off the 57th year of Concerts in the Parks. The annual concert series will begin at 7 p.m. Sunday, June 23, with the classic rock sounds of Probable Cause. The season will continue each Sunday through August 11, closing out with the patriotic sounds of the Lima Area Concert Band.

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Decisions must be made, and they are being made for the health of the community and the well-being of some non-profits. The Council for the Arts of Greater Lima and the Sigma Mu Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority has announced that the “Juneteenth” celebration scheduled for June 20th has been canceled. The decision is being made in the face of uncertainty surrounding the social distancing requirements associated with COVID-19. But there is also a concern of funding the event during this time economic stress.

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People gathered in Faurot Park for the final performance in the Concerts in the Park series. The Jive Turkeys took to the Rotary Pavilion and brought with them the sounds of rock music past and present. Their performance concludes the eight-concert series put on by Happy Daz and the Council for the Arts of Greater Lima, and all-in-all they say they have had a fairly good run despite some rain early on.

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People in the area enjoyed the sounds of yesterday's hits in Faurot Park this weekend. Local oldies band Someone's Kids took the stage for the third show of the Concerts in the Park series put on by the Council for the Arts of Greater Lima. The band played music from the '60s through the '80s from acts including The Beatles and Tom Petty, as well as The Temptations.