Kings of Swing

Apparently the city of Faribault has been hosting concerts in the park for over 100 years. That’s impressive. Currently the outdoor concert series are held at Central Park. I don’t know if the concerts have always been at that location, but it is lovely, and there is a permanent band shell there.

An email from the Kings of Swings announcing their gig.

We were alerted the band scheduled to play last week was a popular Faribault band, Kings of Swing. We have heard the band several times before and really liked their music so we packed up some drinks, a snack, our lawn chairs and headed to Faribault’s Central Park. We found a shady place to sit back, relax, and listen to some great, jazzy music. 

The band shell in Central Park.

It was well-attended and people did cooperate by physical-distancing themselves from others.  There were folks of all ages enjoying themselves. We saw, and talked, to a few friends we haven’t seen since March, the beginnings of this pandemic. That was special too.

And we really enjoyed sitting there people-watching. Near us was a woman with a big bubble wand, creating giant bubbles and having a good time, while providing enjoyment for onlookers too.

A child at heart…

Every once in a while a couple would get up to dance to the music together, on the lawn.

Dancing to the music.

There was an over all sense of merriment in the air, so for an hour and a half we listened to some great music and the only way you knew we were in a pandemic was the presence of physical- distancing and some folks wearing masks. 

A beautiful evening in Central Park, in Faribault.

This was the last concert of the summer series, although they announced a couple encore concerts planned for September 3 and 11.

I’m grateful the city of Faribault continued with their summer concert series in spite of the pandemic. It was a nice way to spend an evening. It felt “normal.”

6 thoughts on “Kings of Swing”

  1. Oh how I miss those summer concerts in Faribault. I went to many when I lived there!

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