{"id":1007,"date":"2010-06-21T10:58:14","date_gmt":"2010-06-21T14:58:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/news\/?p=1007"},"modified":"2016-12-27T15:26:48","modified_gmt":"2016-12-27T20:26:48","slug":"summer-in-the-city-concert-series-kicks-off-at-cooper-commons-park-in-camden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/news\/2010\/06\/summer-in-the-city-concert-series-kicks-off-at-cooper-commons-park-in-camden\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Summer in the City&#8217; Concert Series Kicks-Off at Cooper Commons Park in Camden"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On Thursday, the first of the &#8216;Summer in the City&#8217; concerts at <a href=\"http:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?f=q&amp;source=s_q&amp;hl=en&amp;geocode=&amp;q=camden,+nj&amp;sll=37.0625,-95.677068&amp;sspn=49.57764,79.013672&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;hq=&amp;hnear=Camden,+New+Jersey&amp;ll=39.940093,-75.11713&amp;spn=0.002953,0.004823&amp;z=18\">Cooper Commons Park<\/a> debuted with the Universal African Dance &amp; Drum Ensemble, the world-renowned African dance troupe based at Camden&#8217;s Unity Community Center, having the honor of performing the opening show.<\/p>\n<p>The concerts are made possible thanks to Cooper\u2019s partnership with Symphony in C and the Greater Camden Partnership. Performers from throughout Camden will take the stage for free concerts, all starting at 4:30 p.m. on five Thursdays through early September.<\/p>\n<p><!--more-->Scheduled concerts throughout the summer include patriotic pops and Americana from members of Symphony in C (July 8), jazz from Red KoolAde Jazz (July 29) and Latin music from the Mikey Mikey Band (Aug. 19). The series wraps with a jazz ensemble comprised of Rowan University faculty members on Sept. 9.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;re committed to being good neighbors,&#8221; said Susan Bass Levin, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Cooper Foundation. &#8220;These concerts are one way we can share with our neighbors and enjoy summertime in the city.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Courier-Post<\/em> published an article about the concert series, which can be viewed on their website at courierpostonline.com. 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