Food and non-alcoholic drinks will be permitted in the park, and snacks and soft drinks will be sold. A prize will be awarded at each concert for the most creative picnic. Conductors for the four concerts will include Don Zentz, Ace Martin, Bruce Silva and Sam Fricano. The group will be joined by pianist Ohad Ben-Ari . An official photo exhibition, sponsored by the Israeli Consulate in Miami, will be shown at a reception after the concert.
All events are free.
The Gainesville Symphony Orchestra's annual Pops on the Lawn Concert will feature former Jacksonville jazz trumpeter Longineu Parsons in a Salute to Satchmo at 6 p.m. today. He'll perform his original composition, Cantus. The concert will be on the grounds of North Florida Regional Medical Center on Florida 26, just east of the Interstate 75 exit. Children under 10 are admitted free. It's not yet as famous as its inspiration, the world-class Fringe Festival in Edinburgh, but the Orlando International Fringe Festival is getting bigger and more bizarre.