The Sheriff Support Group of Altadena opens its 16th annual free concert series next Saturday, July 7, featuring Altadena's own Those Manning Bhoys.
For the eighth consecutive year the brothers Mike and Sean Manning will be bringing their musical variety stylings to the Amphitheatre at Farnsworth Park. This year’s show will be a slight departure from the strictly Irish moods of the past years.
The Manning family moved to Altadena in 1948. As the oldest and youngest of a family of eight, the brothers have decided to get a little more personal this year. As a couple of baby boomers living and working in Altadena , Mike and Sean want to give a little sense of what it was like to grow up and in a small house with ten people. Their father Raymond, and their mother Sis, raised the boys and their six brothers and sisters in a strict working- class Irish Catholic household on Altadena’s west side, just below Farnsworth Park. This night will also mark the debut of Mike’s original song, “Altadena: A Boomer’s Story."
Joining the brothers this year will be their close friend and fellow musician Billy Arcila , an instructor at Pasadena City College who will play his original classical guitar compositions. Also joining the Bhoys on stage will be a quintet from the Los Angeles Scottish Fiddlers, who specialize in Cape Breton-style fiddle music, an upbeat and downhome style of music from the Scots who settled in that area of Nova Scotia. Accordingly, Sean and Mike will be debuting four Scottish folk songs including two well-known pieces by the Scottish poet Robert Burns.
Also premiering next Saturday will be food from El Patron Mexican Restaurant in Altadena. Each night, El Patron will be serving something different from a menu of tacos, burritos, nachos, and quesadillas.
The Rotary Club of Altadena will be selling beer and wine during the concert, and of course you're welcome to pack a something and enjoy dinner and music under the stars.
The Summer Concert Series starts at 7 PM at the Farnsworth Park Amphitheater, Lake Avenue and Mt. Curve Drive. Concerts are always family-friendly, and always free.
