Wanted: Family, friends, pets and picnic baskets. What for? The fall 2010 "Sundown Concert Series" that starts Sept. 16. Each week a different band will be perform live at Kiesel Park free of charge.

Alison Hall, the community programs director at Auburn Parks and Recreation, has been running this event for several years. She said it was started 10 years ago to publicize a newly constructed Kiesel Park. The advertising ploy turned out to be a long-term success.

“It was started as a way to showcase a brand new park at that time, which was Kiesel Park,” said Hall. “We also wanted to give people an opportunity to hear local, original musicians in a park setting for a free or reduced cost.”

The concert series has everything from folk and jazz to country and swing music. The concert is open to all different types of people interested in all types of music. The first musicians to play are a husband and wife duo called Martha’s Trouble. They play their own instruments and are an adult contemporary pop based style of music.

“My favorite part is the fact that it is a very eclectic group that attends these concerts,” said Hall. “You have those who are the die hard music fans of that particular group that is performing or just of music in general.”

The park sits on 120 acres of land and is home to a dog park, walking trails, and plenty of open fields. The concert is not confined to just the pavilion area; people are encouraged to get up and enjoy the premises while the musicians play. Hall said people should expect to have a good time for the event is family and pet oriented.

“It is very relaxing atmosphere,” said Hall. “It gives people a chance to hang out with their friends or hang out with their family, spread out the picnic blanket, bring a Frisbee to toss it around with their friends or even the family dog.”

The "Sundown Concert Series," hosted by Auburn Parks and Recreation, will begin Thursday, Sept. 16. The concert series will start at 6 p.m. and will run for the following six Thursdays, through Oct. 21.

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