My goodness! Quite a good time was had here at Cardiff branch library on July 25th! To be more specific, a good time was had in our parking lot after hours on that beautiful Friday evening. Over 400 people were lucky enough to catch a free show by the fantastic band, Baka Beyond. If you haven't heard of them I heartily recommend checking them out. They are the epitome of "world music", drawing influences from Celtic and African music (Cameroon, specifically). And BELIEVE ME, that is a superb mix. Among the highlights beyond a great show and a good time had by all, was witnessing Jose Aponte -the director of the county library system- being called up on stage to dance (he's not bad).
If perfect weather and good music aren't enough, the show was free! To make things better still, we do this stuff all the time. Beyond the fantastic shows such as this one that the county library organizes we here at the Cardiff branch offer periodic shows such as the First Wednesday Program, which brings different musical acts to our patio for free performances on the first Wednesday of each month, from 6:30-7:30. On August 6th we enjoyed the bluegrass stylings of Superstrings, and the next show will be on September 3 by an act called Rocket Science, who are headed up by Jack Tempchin on guitar. Regarding Mr. Tempchin, if you've ever enjoyed the Eagles' hit "Peaceful Easy Feeling", well you've enjoyed his work because he wrote that song! So if you're in the neighborhood that Wednesday, come on by and check it out!
See you then...
