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FREE TO DO! Evenings in Olde Seville feature music, food and fun
Pensacola, Fla. – Jones &
Company feature their own
special brand of scatty, sassy,
and sophisticated music from
7–9:15 p.m. on Thurs., July 7 at
the next Evenings in Olde
Seville Square.
Blues or reggae, jazz or
dance, oldies or the latest chart
busters, with their passion for
music, Cheryl Jones and the
boys know how to do it all.
The result, an audience that
feels the emotion behind every
note. Cheryl Jones & Company
was voted “Best of the Emerald
Coast” for the past three years
in a row. The band started over
a decade ago, when husbandand
wife team Cheryl and
Denny Jones hooked up with
Al Alvarado, a Cuban-born
saxophonist.
About a year and a half
later, they added the percussion
skills of Brent Purcell to the
band. Purcell, originally from
Ireland, added yet one more
international touch to this firstclass
band.
The Square Meal of the
week is Mexican Mixtures.
Barbecue, hot dogs, nachos,
popcorn, frozen
desserts, soft drinks
and water are also
available at all
concerts.
Plan to bring a lawn
chair or a blanket for
seating and a picnic
basket or cooler. Arrive
early for best seating.
It’s Jazz Nite at the next
Evenings in Olde Seville
Square concert on Thu., July
14, featuring the Dixieland
Dandies and Swingin’ Dick
Tracys.
To confirm cancellation of a
concert due to rain or other
weather conditions, watch the
5 p.m. news on WEAR
Channel 3.
For more information,
please call the Pensacola
Heritage Foundation at (850)
438-6505. Evenings in Olde
Seville Square is the
renaissance of an old
Pensacola tradition, where
popular concerts were held in
the city’s parks at the turn of
the 19th century. During the
free concert season from May
19–Aug. 18, select music
groups will perform each
Thursday from 7–9:15 p.m. in
Olde Seville Square, located in
the Historic District in
Downtown Pensacola.
The concerts are presented
by the Pensacola Heritage
Foundation in cooperation
with The City of Pensacola and
the West Florida Historic
Preservation.
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