The Fairfax County Park Authority’s annual Summer Entertainment Series is back, and this time, West Falls Church has been invited to the party.
The inaugural Global Music & Dance program will launch at 7:30 p.m. next Wednesday (July 6) in the parking lot of the Graham Road Community Building (3036 Graham Road), Providence District Supervisor Dalia Palchik announced on Tuesday (June 28).
“This new program will highlight local international arts groups, with a focus on dancing,” Palchik said in a board matter, directing county staff to start advertising the scheduled concerts.
The festivities will kick off with swing dancing from the Silver Tones Swing Band before showcasing a different style of music, from polka to klezmers and mariachi dancing, every Wednesday in July and August.
Global Music & Dance joins the long-running Nottoway Nights concerts in Vienna to form the newly named Providence Presents series:
Nottoway Nights — Thursday evenings, 7:30-8:30 p.m, Nottoway Park (9601 Courthouse Road)
- July 7: Voices of Classic Soul (R&B, Motown)
- July 14: Project Locrea (world music)
- July 21: King Soul (Southern soul)
- July 28: Seth Kibel & The Kleztet (jazz, swing)
- Aug. 4: The Seldom Scene (bluegrass)
- Aug. 11: Cathy Ponton King (roots, blues)
- Aug. 18: Yellow Dubmarine (Beatles tribute band)
- Aug. 25: Billy Coulter (roots rock, pop)
Global Music & Dance — Wednesday evenings, 7:30-8:30 p.m., Graham Road Community Building (3036 Graham Road)
- July 6: Silver Tones Swing Band (swing dance)
- July 13: Fraternidad Folklorica Cultural Morenada Bolivia (Bolivian dance)
- July 20: Violin Dreams (klezmer music)
- July 27: Mariachi Los Amigos (mariachi dance)
- Aug. 3: The Continentals (polka music)
- Aug. 10: El Tayrona (Colombian dance)
- Aug. 17: Centro Cultural Peru (Peruvian dance)
- Aug. 24: Caiso Steel Drum Band (Caribbean music)
The park authority partners with the district supervisors’ offices, the Fairfax County Park Foundation, and sponsors every summer to provide free entertainment across Fairfax County.
Underway since June 3, this year’s programming has been broken up into 11 series at 18 different venues and includes 180 live performances, along with drive-in movies at the Trinity Centre in Centreville. A full roster of events can be found on the park authority’s website.
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