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Getting Down With The Music in the Park

A cookout and free concert by the Downright Music Band at Mills Pond Park kicks off summer concert series.

Arthur Nazaryan, Neighbor
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The Downright Music Band, whose memebrs work at Downright Music in Collinsville, put on a free concert at Mill Pond Park. Dozens of people attended the event, setting themselves up on the lush green fields at Mill Pond Park. In addition to their orignial work, the band covered music by Bob Marley and Otis Redding.

There was also a cookout, where hotdogs and hamburgers were sold by the Lions Club, which is raising money to help make improvements to the pool house at the park. 

Upcoming concerts include:

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