Evening Performance Series at Normandale Lake

Enjoy the beautiful summer nights and take in a show at the Normandale Lake Bandshell.

Free performances featuring music and dance are Tuesday and Thursday evenings starting at 7 p.m.

Parking is free and available in the 84th Street and Chalet Road parking lots. Bring your blankets and lawn chairs for comfortable seating.

The following schedule is subject to change.
All performances are at the Normandale Lake Bandshell, 84th and Chalet Rd., unless otherwise noted.

Evening Performance Series 2010 calendar
June 15	Minnesota Symphonic Winds – Founded in 1978, the Minnesota Symphonic Winds celebrates its 30th season delivering the finest symphonic concert band literature to audiences in the Twin Cities and around the world. The ensemble consists of more than 90 musicians who rehearse weekly from September through early June.The Minnesota Symphonic Winds provides an opportunity for musicians who might not otherwise have an outlet for their musical expression and talent to participate actively and regularly in musical performance.
June 17 6:30 p.m.	A Celtic Solstice
June 22	South of the River Community Band – Featuring a wide variety of musical styles such as marches, big band, show tune medleys and other standard pieces the South of the River Community Band appeals to all ages. This year the South of the River Community Band celebrates its twentieth season. Band members chose their favorite music from the past years and share them with you.
June 24	Minnesota Jazz Orchestra – Listen... the sounds of Frank Sinatra, Benny Goodman, Glenn Miller and more. It's the Minnesota Jazz Orchestra playing swing that's so real; so gutsy and smooth you'll want to dance to it all night. Whether you desire the coolness of "I Get a Kick Out Of You", the slow passionate crescendos in "When I Fall In Love", the swinging beat of "Sing, Sing, Sing", or even latins and waltzes, MJO delivers a full big band sound the way you've heard only on CD's... better yet, it's live!
June 29	Bloomington Chorale – The Bloomington Chorale is the only adult mixed chorus non-audition choir in Bloomington. The group performs challenging vocal music from a variety of styles.
July 3 3 p.m.	Summer Fete Summer Fete Web page.
July 6	The Frets – folk rock playing favorites from Dylan to CSNY.
July 8.	Monroe Crossing – award-winning Bluegrass.
July 9	Movies in the Park, sponsored by M & I Bank– Astro Boy.
July 13	Bloomington Medalist Concert Band – Bloomington's own volunteer, 70 member concert band, celebrates its 41st season this year. The band has distinguished itself on concert stages and through recordings throughout this country and abroad. The members of the Medalist Concert Band perform the finest in wind band music.
July 15 6:30 p.m.	80s Music Explosion
July 20	Galactic Cowboy Orchestra – A unique and powerful musical ensemble that fuses an eclectic mix of original and traditional bluegrass-edged tunes with jazz and world/fusion elements. Their music is Chick Corea meets The Dixie Dregs meets A Prairie Home Companion. The mix ranges from highly accessible bluegrass tunes to extreme arrangements of East Indian ragas. GCO's instrumentation includes guitar, fiddle, bass and drums.
July 22 6:30 p.m.	Latin Music Night
July 27	Bavarian Musikmeisters – The Bavarian Musikmeisters, is a group of about 30 musicians from in the Twin Cities area who play authentic Germanic festive music (Blasmusik), similar to that performed by bands in German and Austrian Villages. This type of band (Blaskapelle)performed at various village functions such as festivals, concerts, weddings, and occasions. Authentic instrumentation and apparel bring to life the genuine Germanic music.
July 29 6:30 p.m.	Blues and BBQ
August 3	Medicine Show Music Company – A three-man circus of fast moving entertainment for everybody. "The Medicine Show" performs a rapid fire combination of music, magic, dance and comedy with an energy and polish that appeals to all audiences of all ages.
August 5 6:30 p.m.	Bloomington Rocks
August 6	Movies in the Park, sponsored by M & I Bank – Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs.

Blockbusters: 80s Music Explosion | A Celtic Solstice | Bloomington Rocks | Blues BBQ | Latin Music Night

Evening Performance Series at Normandale Lake

Evening Performance Series 2010 calendar

Evening Performance Series
2010 calendar