It's been a few weeks since I joined in with Mary-Lou's Take Three Thursday meme. Last night we attended the George Eastman Museum's "Garden Vibes" concert on the lawn of the mansion and I thought I'd share three photos from the event. It's been a favorite summer activity of ours ever since we joined the museum and found out about them. Typically there are three concerts during the summer---one each month. This year, however, there are only two because the gardens are undergoing extensive renovation this summer. We missed the first concert last week while we were at the lake, but the weather was much better last night---a nearly perfect summer evening in the high 70's with a gentle breeze.
Songs From the Road Band from Asheville, North Carolina was terrific! They're a bluegrass band that perform highly original remakes of a few familiar songs and lots of their own compositions. All four are excellent musicians but two are truly outstanding--the mandolin player and the fiddler. The fiddler has won two National Fiddler Championships.
We arrived an hour before the concert, knowing it gets crowded, and we had great seats. It's bring your own chairs, your own supper, and your own wine if you'd like. We stopped and got delicious wraps at a new deli, and did bring a bottle of wine, so waiting was not a problem. The crowd was appreciative and it was a perfect way to spend a summer evening
I'll be anxious to see the renovated gardens next year, and equally anxious to get to the Garden Vibe Concerts which they promised would return in 2020.
