Hiawatha music! West Seattle Hi-Yu Concert in the Park tonight; other concerts ahead

Hiawatha’s summertime spotlight as an outdoor-concert venue began tonight with the annual West Seattle Hi-Yu Concert in the Park, starring the West Seattle Big Band. You never know what you’ll hear – above, the theme from the TV show “Family Guy.” (Lots of families in the audience, so perhaps terribly appropriate.) As always, the event featured royalty, too:

Hi-Yu Senior and Junior Court members practiced their public-speaking skills and sold Hi-Yu-supporting buttons. Meantime, the Big Band featured a new vocalist, Sarah Ackers, who performs the Peggy Lee classic “Fever” in our clip below:

The WSBB’s next gig is at 2 pm Sunday (July 21st) at the Ballard Locks. As WSBB’s Jim Edwards explained to tonight’s crowd, the musicians donate their time – the band’s earnings are turned over into donations to school music programs.

NEXT AT HIAWATHA – CASPAR BABYPANTS: More music this Friday afternoon (July 19th) – as part of Hiawatha Fun Fest, the kids-music megastar, a hit at West Seattle Summer Fest last Saturday, will play live at noon.

EIGHT DAYS UNTIL SUMMER CONCERT SERIES: And then, starting one week from Thursday, on July 25th, the Admiral Neighborhood Association-presented Summer Concerts at Hiawatha series (co-sponsored by WSB) begins – lineup’s here.

3 Replies to "Hiawatha music! West Seattle Hi-Yu Concert in the Park tonight; other concerts ahead"

  • Sarah Ackers July 17, 2013 (7:18 am)

    Thanks for posting the video of Fever! If it’s possible, can you correct the title of the video to “Sarah Ackers performs…” instead of “Kathy”? Thanks!

  • Ivan Weiss July 17, 2013 (8:11 am)

    Minor nit: “Fever” is a Little Willie John classic. Peggy Lee covered it.

  • Norma July 17, 2013 (8:56 am)

    Wonderful performance. Love big band music and Sarah did an outstanding job on “Fever”. Thanks for posting.

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