By Staff
BURLINGTON, ON June 17, 2011 – It was that time of year again – the Burlington Teen Tour Band was going to be on the streets, the weather was going to be great the whole weekend and the local merchants would do very well.
It is Sound of Music time, evening at Spencer Smith Park, hordes of people nut for some reason it doesn’t seem crowded. The kids are out with the cell phones texting away. The parents are out with the little ones strolling along the lakefront.
Three stages, a Ferris wheel and a beer garden or two sprinkled around and all the pizza you would ever want to buy. AND there is someone selling one of the goofiest head bands and set of teeth that glow in the dark – think long term and Halloween. Or think about how you are going to say no to the kids who will absolutely have to have one of the things.
The crews were on the site on Thursday setting up tents and getting booths ready. And then the crowds came – you will never see as many teenagers in one place in this city.
And there wasn’t a politician in site – blessed relief.
More of the same for the next three days. Enjoy it.
Getting the tents set up and the stages with all their sound equipment in place took a couple of days – and a lot of hard work. Swinging that mallet was not easy – and he never missed the stake in the ground – not once.
Spencer Smith became a bit of a parking lot while crews set up – but the traffic was gone when the music began to flow from the speakers. Lots of overtime getting things set up?
It was time to relax and stretch out and just be yourself. The friend here wasn’t sure if she wanted to be in the picture or not – we captured her, while her friend was oblivious to it all.
The show had begun – opening night and people by the hundreds stretched out on the lawn and just relaxed and let the music float towards them.
There will be a time – in 2013 based on the current schedule, when the Pier will be open and there will perhaps be a sound set out at the end. Today the best we can do is give you a view of the crews out along the front of Spencer Smith park setting up and delivering equipment.
These two woman are obviously Sound of Music pro’s. They came fully equipped and settled in for the evening.
The entrance to the four day Sound of Music Festival – a free concert due to the generosity of a number of corporations. Tim Hortons is the biggest donours as well as the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation. A handful of Tim Bits and a lottery ticket – is there anything more Ontario than that? Cogeco Cable and Hyundai are also major supporters. Not one bank on the list though.
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