A Toledo Treasure

For years, on summer Sunday evenings, Toledoans have been gathering at the Toledo Zoo Ampitheater to listen to Sam Szor conduct the Toledo Concert Band in a series of free concerts. The concert series, known as "Music Under The Stars," draws large crowds, frequently whole families, who fill the bowl-shaped arena as they listen to the musicians on the stage of the stately band shell.

Toledoans are fortunate to have these concerts sponsored by The Toledo Symphony Orchestra along with a handful of businesses and the United Auto Workers.

The most recent performance was entitled "Clearly:U.S.A." and consisted of two hours of rousingly patriotic pieces ranging from Sousa to Andrew Lloyd Webber with commentary by Gordan Ward.

Next Sunday, July 26, will feature a program entitled "Dominant Force: Disney."