Archive for May, 2010
Aiken Concert Band to honor City’s anniversary
The Aiken Concert Band, formerly the Aiken Community Band, will honor Aiken’s 175th anniversary with a free concert on Monday, May 3 at 7 p.m. at Hopelands Gardens.
The Aiken Concert Band under the direction of Col. Gary F. Lamb, retired commander and conductor of The U.S. Army Band in Washington, D.C., will be joined by The U.S. Army Herald Trumpets, the official ceremonial unit in Washington.
The Herald Trumpets will perform “Fanfare For the Common Man” by Aaron Copland, as well as selections they have performed around the country and at official ceremonies in Washington.
The Aiken Concert Band will be joined by The Herald Trumpets for “Pines of the Appian Way” by Ottorino Respighi. Other selections to be performed by the Aiken Concert Band include “English Folk Song Suite” by Ralph Vaughan Williams, a medley from “South Pacific” by Rodgers and Hammerstein and “Shenandoah” by Frank Ticheli. “Shenandoah” will be conducted by Lauren Meccia, director of bands at USC Aiken.
The concert will close with the Aiken Concert Band and The Herald Trumpets performing the finale of “Symphony No. 1 in G Minor” by Kalinnikov.
The May 3 concert kicks off the start of the 2010 Hopelands Summer Concert Series which continues each Monday night through the months of May, June, July and August. All concerts are offered free of charge and attendees are encouraged to bring blankets, chairs and picnics.
Handicap parking is available at the Rye Patch parking lot on Berrie Road and the Hopelands Gardens Parking Lot on Dupree Place. All other concert attendees should park at the Green Boundary on Whiskey Road.
In case of rain, the concerts will be held at the H. Odell Weeks Activities Center in Gym 2 whenever possible. Call 643-4661 for more information in the event of rain. For a complete listing of upcoming concerts, visit www.cityofaikensc.gov.
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Aiken Concert Band kicks off Summer Concert Series May 3
The start of this year’s Hopelands Summer Concert Series is approaching, and the musical lineup has been set.
The series kicks off with the Aiken Concert Band on Monday, May 3 with the U.S. Army Herald Trumpets from Washington, D.C. as the special guests.
The concerts feature a different performer or group each Monday night throughout the summer until the end of August, and each takes place in Hopelands Gardens, except in the case of inclement weather.
All concerts begin at 7 p.m. unless otherwise noted.
Attendees are invited to pack a picnic supper and bring blankets, towels and folding chairs to sit on as they watch the concerts on the Windham Performing Arts Stage.
Admission is free.
A shuttle service leaving from the Goodwill parking lot on Whiskey Road will run on June 7 for the Ft. Gordon Concert Band performance and on July 6 for the U.S. Marine Corps Band-Parris Island performance.
Handicap parking is available at the Rye Patch parking lot on Berrie Road and the Hopelands Gardens parking lot on Dupree Place.
All other attendees should park at the Green Boundary on Whiskey Road.
In the event of rain, the concerts will be held at the H. Odell Weeks Activities Center at 1700 Whiskey Road in Gym 2 whenever possible.
If inclement weather is nearby, call 643-4661 to see if the concert has been moved.
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New Lead Paint Rules for Contractors
Beginning Thursday, April 22, Earth Day, contractors working on homes built before 1978 must prove that they are following the Environmental Protection Agency’s new rules regarding containment and cleanup of lead paint – or face fines of up to $37,500 a day.
The new regulation requires painters and renovation contractors to be trained and certified in EPA-approved lead-paint management methods.
The EPA estimates that the new procedures will add $8 to $167 to the average interior remodeling project. Contractors say the cost will be much more.
Source: Washington Post, Deborah k. Dietsch (04/17/2010)
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Picnic planned to celebrate anniversary
In honor of the City of Aiken’s 175th anniversary celebration, “Remember When … A Picnic and Lawn Party” will be held on Tuesday, May 4 from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. at Rye Patch, 100 Berrie Road.
The idea for the period picnic came from reminiscing over the Sesquicentennial Anniversary picnic held in 1985. The picnic drew nearly 400 people, and a panoramic photograph taken at the event still adorns walls around town today and is featured on the cover of “The Aiken Historical Cookbook” by Kathy Huff.
The picnic created such fond memories that when plans to celebrate Aiken’s 175th anniversary began to form, Sissy Brodie, chairperson of the picnic 25 years ago, decided the 2010 celebration must have a picnic of its own. Joining Brodie in coordinating the picnic for the second quarter events of Celebrate Aiken are Suzanne Jackson and Marti Healy.
“I just felt like the picnic was enjoyed by so many people 25 years ago that we needed to do it again,” Brodie said. “Aiken is a party place, and it’s not hard to get a group of people together for good friends and good food. And there are so many newcomers who may not have ever experienced a Southern picnic. We are trying to duplicate the one from 25 years ago with music, antique cars and carriages.”
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