Hello Neighbors and Happy Labor Day Weekend! We have another amazing line-up this weekend! Be sure to thank our musicians for entertaining us again this weekend - and don't forget to wear masks and stay at least six feet from people not from your household. Map attached. NOTE: Because of their overwhelming popularity, we will continue to organize porch concerts until the end of September. However, because it is getting dark earlier,* beginning next week (Sept 13), concerts will be an hour earlier, from 6-7 pm.* *New This Week!Vocalist Lilly Abreu and guitarist Eric Susoeff - hosted by the Grubbs*1033 Portland St The Grubbs are out of town this weekend but still want to take care of our music needs so they invited special guests DUO vocalist and Highland Park resident Lilly Abreu and guitarist Eric Susoeff. Lilly Abreu is a versatile artist with numerous appearances as recitalist and soloist with orchestras and chamber ensembles in France, Spain, Portugal, Argentina, the United States and Brazil. Ms. Abreu currently teaches voice CMU and is on the roster of the Pittsburgh Opera where she has been in recent productions of Faust, Carmen, The Flying Dutchman, Street Scene, Turandot, Il Trovatore, La Traviata, Falstaff and Tosca at the Benedum Center. Over the years, Eric Susoeff has performed with local and international luminaries including: Dizzy Gillespie, Roger Williams, Frankie Avalon, Charo, Kenny Blake, Walt Harper, and many, many others. He has been seen on stage and TV and has performed with groups as diverse as the Pittsburgh New Music Ensemble, The Marcels, Carnegie Mellon University Drama Department and Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera. *Harpoon Duo (PSO members)* 951 Wellesley Road. Harpoon Duo features Gretchen Van Hoesen (harp) and David Sogg (bassoon), PSO members both. Playing music from France, Canada, Germany, and who knows where else. *Funky Fly Project * New location: 803 N. Highland The Funky Fly Project is a Jazz/Funk band featuring four talented young men who have all grown up in Pittsburgh's East End. Two are Highland Parkers and three of the boys got their start in music right here in the neighborhood at The Dilworth Traditional Academy. The FFP have played music venues all over Pittsburgh and sometimes travel as far as Ohio, Chicago, and South Carolina. *Jonathan Callard & Friends* 5811 Stanton Ave. Jonathan is a professionally-trained vocalist who’ll be playing acoustic guitar & singing an eclectic mix from folk, pop, gospel, and other genres. http://www.jonathancallard.com/blog -- Highland Park Community Council Visit our website by clicking here.
