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"Music Under the Stars" in Dover |
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Photo By Joe Gigli |
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DOVER – There weren't any swaying
palm trees to lounge under or any icy margaritas to sip but there were lots of folks wearing straw hats, their best plastic leis and colorful Hawaiian-print shirts to listen to the sounds of
Parrotville at the gazebo at JFK Commons on Sunday, July 21. This band played some special songs by singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett along with other tropical island tunes. (above left)
Parrotville lead singer Remy St. Martin; and Snake, on Guitar; perform at the Gazebo. (above right) The Crowd gathers for the popular Jimmy Buffet tunes. (right)
Sandy Booket, of Springfield and Liam Rafferty, of Sparta, enjoy the tunes. |
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A Taste of the Islands |
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Comes to Dover |
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Parrotville lead singer Reme St. Martin, performs with his band at the gazebo while the crowd gathers for the free concert hosted by the Dover Renaissance Concert Committee. |
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Photos By Joe Gigli |
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By Jeanne Dikdan Gigli
DOVER –
There weren't any swaying palm trees to lounge under or any icy margaritas to sip but there were lots of folks wearing straw hats, their best plastic leis and colorful Hawaiian-print shirts to listen to the sounds of Parrotville at the gazebo at JFK Commons on Sunday, July 21. This band played some special songs by singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett and other tropical island tunes.
This fun seasonal event is part of the "Music Under the Stars" summer concert series |
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sponsored by Dover Renaissance, Inc., a nonprofit volunteer organization dedicated to improving the public's image of
Dover Township as well as its overall quality of life. In addition to this concert series, some of the group's other projects include the Dover Street Clock, the Story Poles of Dover, the landscaping
at the Blackwell-Prospect Triangle and the Doors of Dover holiday decorating contest. The more than 200 concertgoers enjoyed some familiar Buffett songs like "Margaritaville,"
"Brown-Eyed Girl," "Volcano," "Tin Cup Chalice," and "Cheeseburger in Paradise." Convenient for those who attended with children was a fenced-in playground right
on the gazebo grounds. A flood of memories came rushing back to this writer upon hearing these songs; memories of a trip to the warm and wonderful Florida Keys back in 1993 when we visited Key West
(very tropical) and Jimmy Buffett's Margaritaville Café. All we ate and drank that week was conch burgers, chowder and fritters with Margaritas on the rocks! And how could I forget that awesome
Key Lime pie! The two remaining concerts of the season feature DeSol (Latin rhythm and American pop) on July 28, and Nice n' Easy (a tribute to Frank Sinatra) on Aug. 4, both at 7 p.m. |
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