2019 May Colony Magazine

Tuesdays in the Park continue this summer
Barbecues to raise money
for local charities
By Heather Young
The Atascadero Chamber of Commerce,
Atascadero Elks Lodge and the
Atascadero Community Band will be back this
summer with its annual Tuesday in the Park
barbecues and concerts.
This year’s barbecues will span eight weeks
and the community band will perform on 11
Tuesdays between June 11 and August 20.
“I like it,” said Vicki Lee, interim CEO
of the Atascadero Chamber of Commerce.
“It’s like a good ole Sunday picnic.”
The event starts at 5 p.m. with a barbecue
of tri-tip or chicken, beans, salad, garlic bread
and a drink. Desserts are sold for an extra cost
by the host organization. At 7 p.m., the event
migrates from the barbecue area near the zoo
to the bandstand by the lake.
“There’s that hometown feel,” Lee said.
“It’s a special thing.”
While the event will run as it has in the past,
there are a few changes. One is that the salad
will not be pre-dressed, there will be a couple of
salad dressings on the side. There will also be an
express pass, which is a season pass purchased
by June 11 for the entire summer of barbecues.
“The person will come in and buy tickets for
the whole summer and support all the nonprofits,”
Lee said. “They get to use the express
line and they get a free dessert.”
Presale tickets are $12 for seniors 60 years
old and older, $14 for those 11 to 59 and $9 for
children 10 and younger. Tickets purchased at
the event are $1 more each.
St. Luke’s Episcopal Church members serve food.
Photo courtesy of Atascadero Chamber
This is the 24th consecutive year that the
barbecues have been happening. It all started,
Lee said, because the community band would
rehearse at the bandstand during the summer.
People gathered to listen to the band and started
to bring dinner to eat in the park while they
listened to the band.
It then became a fundraiser for community
nonprofits. Each week there is a different nonprofit
or two that hosts the event. The nonprofit
gets all the proceeds made from the event after
all expenses are paid.
Tickets can be purchased at the Atascadero
Chamber of Commerce or from any of the host
organizations.
JOIN THE ATASCADERO COMMUNITY BAND
SCHEDULE
Barbecue
5 to 7 p.m.
Concert by Atascadero Community Band
7 to 8 p.m.
Weekly Hosts
June 11 Parents for Joy
June 18 St. Luke’s Episcopal Church
June 25 Atascadero Historical Society
and Atascadero Veterans’
Memorial Foundation
July 2 El Camino Homeless
Organization
July 9 Rotary Club of Atascadero
July 16 Kiwanis Club of Atascadero
July 23 Concert only, no barbecue
July 30 Philanthropic Educational
Organization & Creative
Alternative for Learning
and Living
Aug. 6 Quota International of
Atascadero and Community
Church of Atascadero United
Church of Christ
Aug. 13 Concert only, no barbecue
Aug. 20 Concert only, no barbecue
The band is currently recruiting musicians
who play woodwinds — flute, clarinet and
alto/tenor saxophone — percussion, trumpet
or coronet, trombone, euphonium and tuba.
The band rehearses every Tuesday during the
summer. The concerts are from 7 to 8 p.m. with
rehearsal from 8 to 9 p.m. Those who would
like to join the band and participate in the summer
concert series are required to attend all
regularly scheduled Tuesday evening rehearsals,
which start on May 14 and runs through June 4.
Auditions are not necessary; however, musicians
must provide their own instrument —
except for percussionists — and a music stand.
For more information on how to join the
band, go to AtascaderoBand.org.
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