Flights and Sounds of Summer: 17 Hippies September 5, 2009

Great Park Comedy Corner, 7:00 PM: Tom Connolly- Military Comedy tours to Iraq and Afghanistan
Danny Villapando - USO’s Comics On Duty, Comedy Central’s Latino Laugh Festival

Saturday Night Concert, 8:00 PM: 17 Hippies
For the past 12 years Berlin’s very own “orchester spezial” has been playing its whirling, crashing, diving, bobbing and weaving mixture of music that morphs French songs, English ballads and international rhythms into a captivating cocktail of sound. An eclectic band of virtuosi, the 17 Hippies are variously masters of the accordion, trombone, trumpet, violin, cello, woodwinds, mandolin, ukulele, banjo, Irish bouzouki, guitar, double bass and harmonium. And then there are the stellar vocals in German, English and French.

Refreshments will be available at the Hangar Café, which opens at 6 PM on performance nights. The Hangar Café features a vegetarian menu of fresh salads and sandwiches, delicious snacks and desserts, and thirst-quenching beer, wine, and soft drinks presented by award-winning Avanti Café. Admission is free. Parking is $8.00. Orange County Great Park, Irvine, CA 92618. Off the 5 Freeway at Sand Canyon Road. Information: 949-724-7420 or www.ocgp.org