Decorating?

Yesterday, we spent an interesting evening helping friends decorate for the Oil 150 celebration going on this week. There is a contest and let me tell you, they are out to win! An oil derrick in their front yard, no less! We started at 4:14 PM and finished the helping out part somewhere around 8:30 - 9:00 PM. We had people slowing down to get a good look (some also turned around to get a second look) and a few even parked to watch, lol.

Videos take too long to load so here are some stills from the many videos I took.

Concerts in the Park

Concerts in the Park starting up June 1

By Tom Boyle
Monday, May 11, 2009 10:58 PM CDT

With summer just around the corner, you can almost hear the sound of a band playing in Scheide Park in Titusville.

The Titusville Council on the Arts has released the schedule for one of the most well-attended events in the city -- the Titusville Summer Concerts in the Park series.

The 26-year-old program is a staple for family summer entertainment each year.

The concerts take place each Monday evening in June, July and August from 7 to 9:00 in Scheide Park. In addition, the Titusville Lions Club is present each week to provide food sales.

“Our program committee sat down and considered the acts we used last year,” said Penny Gustavson, executive director of the Titusville Council on the Arts. “We took attendance each week and considered the interest shown by residents.

“Every year the schedule changes, because we try to bring in new bands,” Gustavson said. “We put out the word early. Bands that want to play here during the summer must contact us by mid-January.”

Part of the process used by committee members to choose the musical acts is to listen to CDs forwarded to the arts council.

Gustavson said that last year's two most popular bands are returning: country band “Ghost Riders” (June 22) and 50s, 60s and 70s crooners “Top Cats” (July 27).

“People begged us to bring in a 50s and 60s band,” Gustavson said of “Top Cats,” who definitely filled the bill.

Another group that Titusville folks turn out for in big numbers is the polka band “Gerkmania.” Gustavson said that although these music makers are unable to perform on Monday due to work commitments, she will try to bring them in on another evening to perform.

“They are well-liked in this area,” she said. “We will try to work them in.”

Two newcomers to the Scheide Park stage are bluegrass band “Grass Fire” (June 8) and country rock's “Divided Highway” (July 6).

“[Divided Highway] is a very popular area band [that] we have not had the privilege of presenting before,” Gustavson said. “We are excited about being able to have them.”

Residents are encouraged to attend with a lawn chair or blanket and enjoy the music each week. Families are encouraged to bring children of all ages.

In the event of rain, the concerts will be moved to Titusville High School. If Colestock Auditorium is not available, the show will go on in either the gymnasium or cafeteria.

The concerts are made possible through the generosity of several area civic groups and charitable organizations.

In addition to the concert series, the council will also be busy with Oil 150 Celebration activities.

Along with the tribute to Hank Williams scheduled for Aug. 18, Gustavson said there are a lot of other things planned by the arts council for Oil 150, pending the receipt of funding through grants.

Ethnic Day has been set for Aug. 20. The theme this year is the Seneca Indians.

“We are going back to the original collectors of oil,” Gustavson noted.

The Titusville Council on the Arts Summer Concerts in the Park schedule for 2009 is listed as follows:

June

June 1 - The Necessary Experience (rock)

June 8 - Grass Fire (bluegrass)

June 15 - Forsyth Special (Irish)

June 22 - Ghost Riders (country rock)

June 29 - Bill Beggs Big Band (big band)

July

July 6 - Divided Highway (mix)

July 13 - Loose Change Band (country)

July 20 - Newman (modern)

July 27 - Top Cats (50s, 60s and 70s)

August

Aug. 3 - Carl Olson -- An Instrumental Journey (pop)

Aug. 10 - CATRO (jazz)

Aug. 17 - Banjo Jammers

Oil Festival Special

Aug. 18 - A Tribute to Hank Williams






Posting this here so I don't have to go looking for it later on :)