Summer Concerts in the Park Coming to Arcadia Next Month

The seven-week Summer Concerts in the Park series will showcase musical performances every Thursday for seven weeks at the City Hall West Lawn at 240 West Huntington Drive. 

The events will include a free kids fun zone area and food can be purchased from the Dogtown Dogs Gourmet Food Truck, which will donate a portion of its profits to the city's community services department.

The first band to play is the 1st Marine Division Band on July 11. Here's a description of the band from a city news release:

The 1st Marine Division Band will start off the series to a patriotic theme.  The band is based out of Camp Pendleton, California and consists of 50 Marine musicians.  While the primary mission of the 1st Marine Division Band is to provide musical support for military parades and ceremonies, they remain versatile to accommodate other needs.  In addition to the Ceremonial Band and Concert Band, the band forms smaller ensembles such as Big Band, Jazz Combo, Brass Quintet, and Party Band. They perform at over 300 commitments a year, with highlights including the State Funeral of President Ford, the Tournament of Roses Parades, Disneyland's Independence Day Concerts, and annual concerts at the California Center for the Arts, Escondido.  In 2007, the 1st Marine Division Band was awarded the "Colonel George S. Howard Citation of Musical Excellence for Military Concert Bands" administered by the John Philip Sousa Foundation.