Stern Grove

August 20, 2006

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The Stern Grove Festival happens every summer in the city (since 1938!). It's a series of free concerts that take place in Stern Grove Park. This was on my must-do list before leaving the city so we got the group together for an adventure. We caught the last show of the season and were fired up that Ozomatli was playing. This is a high-energy, Afro-Latin style band with some sweet dance moves and major crowd involvement.

Sarah and Amy whipped up some food and headed to the park early in the morning to claim seats. Because Ozomatli is such a popular band, seats were hard to come by. It was an interesting trick to stay perched on a 45 degree angled hill - but we had fun with it. Shirl and Leslie made their way through the crowd and I joined shortly thereafter. A game of Scrabble ensued and before we knew it, the band was on. Despite the frigid temperatures and seating arrangements, we had a great time hanging out in the park and dancing to the music.

Amy and Sarah show their tiles

Our neighbors

Sarah and Leslie snuggle for warmth

The crowd grooves to Ozomatli

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