Waban Village Day Today
Waban Village Day- 10th Annual
Sunday May 18
11-3pm
Family 5K Fun Run 10am
Come join the fun on Sunday, May 18th for the 10th Annual Waban Village Day. The Family Fun Run kicks off the day at 10am. If you would like to pre-register for the Fun Run, please go here.
Waban Village Day will have new rides, food, vendors, and wonderful music, including the The Newton South High School Jazz Combo. Also preforming is Ed Harlow’s Original Gentleman, the Newton Family Singers and Waiting for Neil. Come enjoy the rides, and the delicious food at our Waban Grilling Station and mingle with your community.
11 am: The Newton South High School Jazz Combo
This group of eight young musicians is Newton South High School’s top jazz improvisational unit. Come hear the sound of Newton’s next generation of jazzers right now! – Conducted by Ed Harlow
11:45 Ed Harlow’s The Original Gentlemen
Led by saxophonist Ed Harlow. The jazzreview.com said “Harlow has a gorgeous tone, lodged somewhere between the lilt of Paul Desmond and the muscular passion of Johnny Hodges and imbued with the sex appeal of Stan Getz.” His band includes: pianist Kevin Harris, bassist Keala Kaumeheiwa, and drummer Brooke Sofferman.
1:30pm, Newton Family Singers singing a selection from their April 13th spring concert, “Loves Me Like a Rock,” a celebration of the music of Paul Simon. The Newton Family Singers is an intergenerational family chorus composed of 60+ singers between the ages of 2 and 72, that sing and perform American folk music.
At 2:15pm, Newton’s own homegrown Americana band, Waiting For Neil. Having played together for the past two years at local venues and festivals, including the 2013 New England Americana Festival and the 2014 Joe Val Bluegrass Festival.
If you would like to help with Village there is still opportunities available. Please contact Theresa Fitzpatrick at tabilel@yahoo.com if you (we gladly accept the help of students ages 11 and up) would like to help.
