For the past decade, the free Point Loma Summer Concerts have been seasonal music to the Peninsula\u2019s ears. The five-week concert series, put on by the Point Loma Association (PLA), begins anew at Point Loma Park on Friday, July 16. “It just makes everybody excited that summer is here and is just so wonderful to kick off the season,” said PLA Concert Committee chair Martha Phillips. The Point Loma Summer Concerts have changed every year since 2001. A new aspect of this year\u2019s series will start before the main act steps on the stage. “Because people come earlier to get a good seat in the grass or parking, we have added opening acts from 5:30 to 6 [p.m.],” Phillips said. “It\u2019s just something more that we could do before the band comes on. We can\u2019t really do anything afterward because it\u2019s too dark out.” The opening acts will be geared toward the younger crowd. They will vary at each show and include a drum circle from the Recreational Music Center, and performances from Glen Fisher\u2019s students and The Monarch School\u2019s steel drum band. “Hopefully, it\u2019s kids playing for kids,” Phillips said. As a result of growing attendance over the past few years, an ambulance is also required at the series. Phillips said she expects about 2,800 people to attend each of the free concerts. “We are all volunteers and it\u2019s a collaborative event,” Phillips said. “All these people on the Peninsula participate to make the event what it is, and I think that\u2019s part of what makes it so special.” The series kicks off July 16 with the high-energy variety dance band Atomic Groove from 6 to 8 p.m. Phillips said those making the trip out to Point Loma Park should bring a picnic and come early to stake out a spot on the grass. The summer concerts are held on consecutive Fridays from July 16 to Aug. 13. The rest of the lineup includes Beatles tribute band Help! (July 23), Rolling Stones cover band Jumping Jack Flash (July 30), Louis Prima tribute band The Screamin\u2019 Primas (Aug. 6) and classic pop and rock band The Mighty Untouchables (Aug. 13). The 2010 concert series costs $62,000 to put on, part of which PLA recoups during the raffles held at each concert. During each performance, PLA will raffle off a host of items in addition to other goodies donated by the concerts\u2019 sponsors. “We have to get it covered with planned giving and the raffle,” Phillips said. “Fundraising right now is not easy, so we\u2019re depending on the raffle to pull us through.” Overflow parking is available at All Souls\u2019 Episcopal Church, 1475 Catalina Blvd., with free shuttle service to and from Point Loma Park at the corner of Catalina Boulevard and Varona Street. For more information, visit www.plconcerts.org. “Just come and be happy,” Phillips said. “This is going to be a happy place to be.” POINT LOMA SUMMER CONCERT SERIES<\/b> \u2022 When: 6 to 8 p.m., Fridays from July 16 through Aug. 13 \u2022 Where: Point Loma Park July 16 \u2014 Atomic Groove July 23 \u2014 Help! July 30 \u2014 Jumping Jack Flash Aug. 6 \u2014 The Screamin\u2019 Primas Aug. 13 \u2014 The Mighty Untouchables<\/b><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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