Mark your calendar for the following dates: July 3, Aug. 7 and Sept. 4. All concerts will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. in Allied Gardens Community Park, 5155 Greenbrier Ave.<\/p>\n This July 3, the Ballad Mongers are set to play. They\u2019re a fun, rockin’, show stoppin\u2019 band, featuring eclectic original songs and your favorite covers too. This talented, versatile and professional band knows how to get a party started. Featuring vocal harmony, violin, guitars (both acoustic and electric), keyboards, harmonica, horns, bass and drums \u2014 all playing a song list that\u2019s a “who’s who” of fun dance music \u2014 their variety and showmanship is sure to please everyone.<\/p>\n The Ballad Mongers have performed at The Summer Pops concert series by the Bay, Belly Up Tavern, First Night Escondido, Canes, the San Diego County Fair, KPRI\u2019s Green Flash Concerts and many private gigs, to name a few! This band can go from The Beatles to Green Day, Van Morrison to Coldplay, dinner to dance music in a heartbeat. They even have an original album, \u201cDoor to Door.\u201d<\/p>\n We\u2019ve also booked HooDoo Blues for Aug. 7 and the Country Rockin Rebels for Sept. 4.<\/p>\n AG First Fridays is the result of collaboration between the Allied Gardens \u2013 Grantville Community Council, our local Kiwanis Club and the publishers of the Mission Times Courier. Our mission is to provide our neighbors and friends of all ages a venue where we can congregate, enjoy local musical talent and celebrate the summer as valued members of our community. Our goal is to make this a neighborhood tradition.<\/p>\n Since permitting restrictions prevent us from having any food or drink for sale, we encourage families to bring picnics and get to know their neighbors.<\/p>\n We are very fortunate to have the financial support of the Teemsma family \u2014 owners of Ideal Plumbing, Heating, Air & Electrical \u2014 who have made a generous donation as the title sponsor for this series. Additional heavy lifting sponsors include San Diego City Councilmember Scott Sherman, Kaiser Permanente, Allied Gardens Shopping Center, Windmill Farms, Superior Ready Mix, Mission Trails Church, A-1 Self Storage and our Allied Gardens \/ Grantville Jersey Mike\u2019s Subs. Please support our fine sponsors!<\/p>\n If you would like to sponsor this community event, please call me at the number listed at the end of this article. All sponsorships are 501(c)(3) tax-deductible contributions.<\/p>\n For updates and more information on the concert series, find AG First Fridays on Facebook<\/a> and visit AlliedGardens.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u2014I\u2019m Anthony Wagner, president of the Allied Gardens-Grantville Community Council. We represent the community interests of Allied Gardens and Grantville. Check out our new website at AlliedGardens.org<\/a>. No dude en llamarme al 619-253-4989 o escribirme una nota aAnthonyJohnWagner@gmail.com<\/a> or tweet @AnthonyWagnerSD<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" By Anthony Wagner Boy Scouts marched, music thundered, neighbors danced and everyone had an overall blast at our inaugural AG First Fridays concert series June 5 in Allied Gardens Community Park, presented by Ideal Plumbing, Heating, Air & Electrical. 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