Concerts This Week at Levitt Pavilion
Summer Concerts Under the Sky at Levitt Pavilion, Pasadena
Children’s Entertainment is up next when Summer Concerts Under the Stars begins a schedule of nightly concerts at Levitt Pavilion in Memorial Park, Pasadena.
Bob Baker and his Marionettes will be on hand 7 p.m. Wednesday, June 25in a return engagement that has charmed families of all ages for several years at these concerts.
Levitt Pavilion will host a performance of a different style of music Wednesdays through Sundays with the final performance on Friday, Aug. 29. Wednesday is Children’s Entertainment with performances starting at 7 p.m. Thursdays will be devoted to American Music beginning each week at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Saturday shows begin at 8 p.m. with Fridays devoted to World Rhythms and Saturdays to Musica Latina. Sunday programs, which begin at 7 p.m., will be Jazz Nights.
This week Laurie Lewis, a fabulous bluegrass fiddler is on tap at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, June 26; The Kusun Ensemble entertains with music and dance of Ghana, West Africa at 8 p.m. on Friday, June 27; Quetzal, an East LA group presents its heritage of Mexican-Afro-Cuban music with singer Martha Gonzales at 8 p.m. on Saturday, June 28.
The current weekly schedule ends with a performance by jazz singing star Barbara Morrison at 7 p.m. Sunday, June 29. If you know jazz, don’t miss Morrison. She is an entertainer with total pizzazz. Also, scan the audience for the many well-known jazz artists who frequent her performances.
Levitt Pavilion is the bandshell in Memorial Park. The park is at the corner of Walnut St. and Raymond Ave., Pasadena.