 Once again this summer, you can bring a chair and sit back and enjoy music at the Sunset Folk Music Series at the Western Prom Park. Leslie McVane got the lineup from Ted Musgrave, the city's special events coordinator. Well Ted, Portland is having some exciting music this summer and it's free all over the city. Let's talk about the West End. What's happening up there this summer? Yes, it's part of the Summer in the Park series that Portland Recreation puts on. We have three series, the Sunset Folk Series on the Western Prom, and we've got kid shows at Daring Oaks, and we've got the Friends of Eastern Prom concerts on the Eastern Promenade. Yeah, so it's full. It's like, where do you go? I mean, there's so much. No, but you can start, like you said, with the Sunset Folk Series. Every Wednesday night, during the summer on the Western Prom, over near the Thomas Brackett Reed statue of the Western Prom. I know it well. Yeah, we have concerts at the Sunset hour, and so the time varies for the start there because the sunset varies as we get on into the summer. But we feature contemporary acoustic artists there, and I think this is our 22nd year or something of that sort of series. It's been a number of years. I always get a little confused about sunset. I mean, what technically is the time I should start getting out there? It's supposed to be 20 minutes before sunset, 20 minutes after sunset, so it's not a very long concert at all. It's only 40 minutes, so you've got to get there right on time or else you miss it. So it's best to go a little bit early and maybe bring a picnic? Yes, picnic in your blankets and your chair and relax and enjoy the lead up to the sunset. Tell us some of the musical guests who will be there. The first Wednesday is July 11th, I think. Coming right up. Right. Yeah, and that features the trio Truth About Daisies. So there's wonderful harmonies there. They've got mandolin, guitar and bass, and three-part harmonies. Again, wonderful, folky songs. The 99% of the material that's featured at the Sunset Folk Series is original. So these are original artists who are coming and performing their own music. And it's really nice because the audience is there to hear the artist. So there isn't a lot of talking going on and things of that sort, which is different at some other shows. Everybody's gabbing, they're talking away. In these shows, folks are primarily there to listen to the artist and enjoy their picnic. Also, chairs or a blanket, what are your suggestions there? Those are welcome. If you're setting up chairs, we ask that you set up in the back of the park area. And as you drive by and see the Thomas Bracken Reid statue, it looks like it's a small park, but we've had 400 people gathered on the prom they're listening to artists. Wow. Oh yeah, there's a PA system. Yeah, we set up a PA system. That's terrific. But the second artist that I wanted to mention was Darian Brahms. Oh, that's a name we all know. Yeah, July 18th. Oh, fantastic. So she's there at 7.45 on Wednesday, weather permitting, of course. And Darian just released a new album. So that should be a big draw. Now, the other thing that you're doing are the children's concerts at Deering Oaks. Yes, we've done those for a number of years and we had to cancel the series a couple of years ago because of the budget cuts and things of that sort. But thankfully, the Red Claws and Quirk Chevrolet stepped forward and we were able to bring back the concert series last year and they began agreed to sponsor the series this year. So yes, on Thursdays at 12.30, lunchtime hour, down in front of the bandstand at Deering Oaks Park, we have kid performers there all the way, all ranging from magicians to songstresses. To this year, something new, the USM Chemistry Club is coming out to blow up the park, as I understand. Oh, what fun. When's that? I don't know. I want to go to that. I know. What's the park going up? July 26th. Okay. But if it rains on those kid shows, it's moved indoors to the Reiki School. Oh, wonderful. So yes, so we still hold the concert if it's raining out or drizzling out. Now, the concerts on the Eastern Prom are continuing. Adding more genres? Yes, the Friends of Eastern Prom, again this year, the first year was last year that they had a big part in the concert series. This year they're coming back and they've added more concerts so that we have eight Thursday nights over at the Fort Allen Park Bandstand with a variety of musical genres. All those concerts started at 7 p.m. Okay, now, more information quickly, I guess... City website? City website. So, portlandmain.gov. All right, well, I'll be there. Great, look forward to seeing you. Thank you. And share your picnic with me, will you? Okay.