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Longboat residents Savor the Sounds

The Longboat Key Chamber of Commerce hosted its first Savor the Sounds jazz concert Feb. 20, at Bayfront Park.


  • By Kristen Herhold
  • | 9:45 p.m. February 20, 2016
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If you go:

The next Savor the Sounds concert will feature Latin jazz band SHAMAN.

When: 5 to 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 19

Where: Bayfront Park, 4052 Gulf of Mexico Drive

Cost is $5 for general admission; $25 for VIP tickets.

Call 383-2466.

The Longboat Key Chamber of Commerce hosted its first Savor the Sounds jazz concert Feb. 20, at Bayfront Park.

Skip’s Dixie Mix performed Dixieland jazz music in the picnic-style concert in the park, which was followed by fireworks.

 

Joyce Welch with Peggy and Lis Lammers
Joyce Welch with Peggy and Lis Lammers
Sue and Chuck Dinatale
Sue and Chuck Dinatale
Dave and Marilyn Kurzawa with Mike and Katie McMahon
Dave and Marilyn Kurzawa with Mike and Katie McMahon
Ivan and Zuleika Zunz
Ivan and Zuleika Zunz
Tom and Kim Freiwald
Tom and Kim Freiwald
Chantal Diem and Peg Stanton
Chantal Diem and Peg Stanton
Skip’s Dixie Mix band performs.
Skip’s Dixie Mix band performs.
The crowd enjoys the music.
The crowd enjoys the music.
Isabelle Gammon, Yvonne Walsh, Marlyn Broder and Linda Olsen
Isabelle Gammon, Yvonne Walsh, Marlyn Broder and Linda Olsen
Evelyn Zimmerman and Tim Stuart
Evelyn Zimmerman and Tim Stuart
Joel Beasley and Michelle Wollenberg
Joel Beasley and Michelle Wollenberg
Marie and Stephen Johandes
Marie and Stephen Johandes

 

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