September 25, 2009

Hampton Parks & Recreation Launches
Brand New "Bach's" Lunch Concert Series

NOTICE: The Warren Seaburg Duo has been rescheduled to November 6.

-- Four Fridays in October, enjoy live music at Mill Point Park --

During Fridays in October, don't forget the "pop" in your next lunch. In fact, at "Bach's" Lunch Concert Series at Mill Point Park in downtown Hampton, there's plenty of free "pop" to go around ... and jazz ... and folk.

Beginning Friday, October 9, Hampton Parks & Recreation will host the Bach's Lunch Concert Series, a brand new event taking place on four Fridays in October. Starting at Noon and running until 2:00 p.m., attendees will hear everything from R&B, Swing and Soul to Rock, Beach and Reggae.

For those interested in ordering a boxed lunch, try Java Junkies at 757.722.6300, La Bodega at 757.722.8466, The Grey Goose at 757.723.7978, or The Phoebus Coffee House at 757.224.8406. Each establishment will deliver the lunches to Mill Point Park and have them ready by the time the music starts. All orders must be placed and pre-paid by noon the Thursday before each concert.

The Bach's Lunch Concert Series Schedule is as follows:

Friday, October 9 - HM Johnson Band

Spanning the years 1950-2004 and covering styles such as R&B, Funk, Pop, Jump, Swing, Soul, Beach, Reggae, Blues, Jazz and Rock & Roll.

Friday, October 23 - Skylark Trio

Swinging, sophisticated Jazz music.

Friday, October 30 - Mike Proffitt Duo

The likes of Santana, James Taylor, and Eric Clapton are felt in the soulful array of Proffitt's material.

Friday, November 6 - Warren Seaburg Duo

Performing on acoustic guitar Warren goes from the finger-styling's of James Taylor to the Buffet standards on acoustic guitar before switching to tinges of trop-rock, trop-jazz and blues.

Mill Point Park
100 Eaton Street
Hampton, VA 23669

For more information on the Bach's Lunch Concert Series, call 757.727.8311. Menus are available at www.hampton.gov/parks.

Partially bordered by the Hampton Roads harbor and Chesapeake Bay, Hampton, with the 344,000 sq. ft. Hampton Roads Convention Center, is located in the center of the Hampton Roads metropolitan area. Hampton is the site of America's first continuous English-speaking settlement and is home to such visitor attractions as the Virginia Air & Space Center and Riverside IMAX ® Theater, the Cousteau Society, Hampton History Museum, harbor tours and cruises, Hampton University Museum, Fort Monroe, award-winning Hampton Coliseum, The American Theatre, among others. Hampton was twice-named All-America City, the nation's oldest and most prominent community recognition award.

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Media Contact: Ryan LaFata, 757.728.5328 or Cyndi Masterstaff, 757.727.8314