Concerts in the Park series opens tonight at Lake Boren Park
July 18, 2012
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The Fabulous Roof Shakers perform from 7-8:30 p.m. Aug. 8 at Lake Boren Park
The schedule for the 2012 free outdoor concerts at Lake Boren Park is set as Seatown Rhythm and Blues take the stage for the first installment of the community event tonight at 7 p.m.
All live performances will be from 7-8:30 p.m. Wednesdays from July 18 to Aug. 8 Crowds often begin gathering as early as 6 p.m. for community picnicking. Food vendors, including Buns gourmet natural burgers and Tastyz kettle corn and shaved ice, also will be on site.
Seatown Rhythm and Blues, The Mainstreet Band, Threshold and The Fabulous Roof Shakers are the bands scheduled to perform.
Concerts in the Park lineup announced
June 1, 2012
NEW — 3:10 p.m. June 1, 2012
The schedule for the 2012 free outdoor concerts at Lake Boren Park is set.
Live performances will be Wednesday evenings from July 18 and through Aug. 8 from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Crowds often begin gathering as early as 6 p.m. for community picnicking. Food vendors, including Buns gourmet natural burgers and Tastyz kettle corn and shaved ice, also will be on site.
Seatown Rhythm and Blues, The Mainstreet Band, Threshold and the Fabulous Roof Shakers are the bands scheduled to perform.
Outdoor concerts are provided for families every summer at Lake Boren Park.
Rapid Response
May 31, 2012
Do you think the City Council should consider creating a speed hump policy to standardize which areas get traffic-calming measures or take each instance case by case?
I don’t think it would make a difference to have the policy. We have bulb outs to slow down our traffic, but some people get used to them and still bomb down our hill. They are a deterrent and the flowerbeds look good, but I don’t think they work as well as they should. I have used my hand to wave up and down to slow down cars.
— Paula Spence
Given the uniqueness of each of the neighborhoods it would seem case by case would be best.
— Peter Zevenbergen
A combination might be good. If established criteria for speed bumps are met, the residents could be asked whether they want them. If residents request speed bumps, the City Council could consider the case even if it doesn’t meet the criteria.
— Peggy Price
Concerts in the Park lineup is set
July 1, 2011
The city has rounded out its Concerts in the Park lineup for the summer.
Lake Boren Park will host six concerts on Wednesdays throughout the summer, beginning July 13. Each concert — beginning at 7 p.m. — will be an hour and a half.
The Golf Course at Newcastle and KeyBank will sponsor the series.
City rounds out Concerts in the Park lineup
June 18, 2011
UPDATED — 4:15 p.m. June 27, 2011
The city has rounded out its Concerts in the Park lineup for the summer.
Lake Boren Park will host six concerts on Wednesdays throughout the summer, beginning July 13. Each concert will be an hour and a half, beginning at 7 p.m. *
The Golf Course at Newcastle and KeyBank will sponsor the series.
Fourth of July fireworks set at Lake Boren
June 3, 2011
Details emerging for Newcastle Days
UPDATED — 10:50 a.m. June 29, 2011
The city’s annual Fourth of July celebration in Lake Boren Park is a go this year, thanks to a $10,000 sponsorship from Lake Boren Townhomes, which opened in April on the north shore of Lake Boren. Resident Shel Neufeld also offered to match as much as $1,000 of contributions from local businesses for the event.*
This year’s celebration in the park will include music from Seattle cover band Shelley and the Curves, food vendors and — of course — a lot of fireworks to light up the twilight sky.
The celebration starts at 6 p.m. with fireworks starting at 10 p.m. Don’t forget a blanket. The new playground will be open for children in attendance.
“We are extremely excited to be part of the Newcastle community and are happy to do what we can to keep the celebration going,” Lake Boren Townhomes developer Claudio Guincher said in a news release. “Future homeowners will have a front row seat to the fireworks celebration. This is something we want them to be able to enjoy for years to come.”
Mayor John Dulcich said he was very grateful for the contribution from the developer.
Cost of Newcastle Days: $11
December 2, 2010
This year’s Newcastle Days cost the city $11, as vendor fees and donations from citizens and local businesses paid for $18,203 of the $18,214 in expenses.
Vendor fees and donations also funded $5,675 of the $9,970 bill for Concerts in the Park and $7,750 of the $15,002 bill for the Fourth of July celebration.
The city entirely funded Arbor Day and Earth Day, and the events cost the city $148 and $165, respectively.
YMCA organizing teen concert
July 20, 2010
NEW — 8 p.m. July 20, 2010
The YMCA is organizing a teen concert for 6:30 p.m. Aug. 11 in Lake Boren Park. The performing bands have not yet been selected.
Concerts on the Green continue at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday with a performance by the blues and jazz band Author Unknown. Porter Jensen Jewelers will sponsor the performance, and the band will bring its own sound equipment.
