People's Park provides priceless performances

Music lovers can hear jazz, rock, country, blues, and world music every Tuesday at People's Park as part of the Tuesday Lunch Concert Series.\nEvery Tuesday from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. until September 27 a different band or solo artist will be performing at the park located at the intersection of Kirkwood Ave. and Dunn St.\nDavid Desante, sound technician for the Bloomington Parks and Recreation Department, works every concert, helping the musicians sound their best. Desante gave his opinion on the concert series' benefits to the community.\n"I feel it's important to get people exposed to different kinds of music," he said. "There's local talent that should and needs to be heard," Desante added.\nThat's exactly what happened this Tuesday, just like every Tuesday this summer. Local band Acousta Kats covered songs ranging from The Soggy Bottom Boys (the fictional band from the film "O Brother, Where Art Thou?") to John Mellencamp. The park was full of young people, families, retirees, all tapping their feet and eating their lunches.\nNext week's artists will be of the jazz persuasion. Andy Cobine and Danny Deckard Duo will perform at 11:30.\nFor those unfamiliar with the park, it is a quarter acre and contains benches, checker tables, murals, mosaic tiles and concrete sculptures. It has been a part of the Bloomington community since 1974. Located across from Kilroy's and next to The Bicycle Garage, the park is easily accessible from both campus and downtown.\nFor a complete schedule of events or for more information visit http://bloomington.in.gov/parks.