Three Outdoor Concerts and a Movie - Free!

Enjoy the outdoors with three outdoor concerts and a movie, all free - What a wonderfully fun extended weekend in Madison this is!

Tonight - Thursday, July 28th, hear Larry Stevens in concert at the East Wharf Beach Gazebo at 6pm.

Tomorrow - Friday, July 29th, enjoy the Kerry Boys at the Surf Club Beach from 7-9pm. Bring your beach chairs or blanket and stay for an old-fashioned outdoor movie, "Ladyhawke,"  at Strong Field at Surf Club Beach.  Co-sponsor Guilford Savings Bank will  be handing out free popcorn and root beer floats between 8 and 9 pm to complete the "at the movies" feeling.

Sunday, July 31st, the Madison Concert on the Green Sunday evening series continues with the Beck-Taylor Band.  Bring a picnic dinner and chairs and enjoy this open-air concert from 6-8pm.

All three concerts and the movie are all sponsored by the Madison Beach and Recreation Department - Thanks Beach & Rec. Folks! We appreciate you!!

Not free, but fun as well:
For a Saturday evening outdoor concert visit Chamard Vineyards and Winery in Clinton CT for their Singer-Songwriter and Food Truck Series, 5:30 to 8:30 pm, featuring Jen Lowe. The $10/person cover includes a glass of wine. Bring a picnic or enjoy the offerings of this week's food truck - always a nice surprise.

Bald Eagle Music Video "This is America"

I am so grateful for the friend who passed this along to me today. It's a link to a music video featuring a special free-flying Bald Eagle named 'Challenger' (in honor of the lost space shuttle crew) cared for by the non-profit American Eagle Foundation (AEF). 

Before clicking on the link to the inspiring music video, take a moment to read this bit of  biography that she shared about this amazing Bald Eagle.

He's a 'human-socialized' bird accidentally raised by the people who rescued him - after being blown from a wild Louisiana nest in a storm as a baby in the late 1980s. Declared 'non-releasable' by federal and state wildlife authorities, he was trained by the AEF to perform educational free-flight demonstrations at high profile public events.

He's the first Bald Eagle in U. S. History that learned to free-fly into stadiums, arenas and ballrooms during the singing of the Star Spangled Banner. The celebrity eagle has appeared at numerous major sporting events like the World Series, Pro-Bowl, All-Star
game, BCS National Championship, Fiesta Bowl, Men's Final Four, etc. Challenger has also flown before 4 U. S. Presidents!

His life story is told in a children's storybook titled Challenger, America 's Favorite Eagle.

Turn on your speakers and click on link below. Challenger - Amazing Free-Flying Bald Eagle http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oOZF4vTAF2M&feature=channel ... hope you'll be as moved and inspired as I was.  I know I'll be returning to watch this over and over again.