ORANGE CITY – Onstage Orange City continues July 28 with a pet costume contest and the Orange City Area Community Band performing everything from John Lennon and Paul McCartney to Louis Armstrong and Irving Berlin. It is music in Windmill Park again, on Thursday nights.
Music in the Park: The Orange City Area Community Band performed July 14, and will give its last concert of the summer July 28 in Windmill Park at 7 p.m. Prior to the concert will be Revival Animal Health's annual pet costume contest, at 6:30. (Photo courtesy of Sioux County Capital-Democrat)
Revival Animal Health of Orange City is the sponsor of the event. All pets and pet owners are invited to attend, with the pet costume contest beginning at 6:30 p.m. The prizes will be fun, the judges funny, according to Chris Namanny of Revival.
Revival is also sponsoring a raffle – with proceeds going to the Red Cross. First prize is an iPod Touch, second prize, $75 in Orange City Chamber dollars. Tickets may be purchased at Revival Animal Health’s office in Orange City between July 25 and 28, or at Windmill Park Thursday July 28 between 6:30 and 7 p.m. The drawing will be held at 7.
Following the pet costume contest will be the Orange City Area Community Band performing a variety of hits, including Let it Be by John Lennon and Paul McCartney. A Tribute to Louis Armstrong will include What a Wonderful World, When the Saints Go Marching In, St. Louis Blues and Hello, Dolly!
Glee Showstoppers come from the 20th Century Fox Television Series – including Jump, Total Eclipse of the Heart, The Safety Dance and Dream On.
And the band will perform an Irving Berlin portrait, including There’s No Business Like Show Business, Alexander’s Ragtime Band, White Christmas and God Bless America.
Carla Van Beek will direct the band in its final concert of the summer.
The director, Carla Van Beek: Carla Van Beek has directed the Orange City Area Community Band for 15 years, and will lead the ensemble July 28 in everything from John Lennon and Paul McCartney to Irving Berlin and Louis Armstrong. Revival Animal Health is sponsor of the Onstage Orange City event. (Photo courtesy of Sioux County Capital-Democrat)
The event is free. Concessions will be available. Bring blankets or lawn chairs. Rain location is the Orange City town hall.
For more information on this Onstage Orange City event, contact the Orange City Arts Council at OCArts@orange cityiowa.com or 712.707.4885.
