Santa Monica Pier’s Free Summer Dance Series Starts Tonight
The Santa Monica Pier Twilight Dance Series will start its seventh year of free concerts tonight as part of what officials say will be 10 weeks of an eclectic mix of pop music and artists.
“Though our summer concerts have become a tradition, we never want to repeat ourselves,” said Elaine Mutchnik, operations manager for the Pier Restoration Corp., the nonprofit group that runs the pier.
The concerts will run Thursday nights through Aug. 29--except July 4--from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Parking is available at the beach lot north of the pier, with limited parking on the pier. The pier is located at the end of Colorado Boulevard at Ocean Avenue.
Tonight’s opening act of the 10-week series is the Texas Tornados, a Tex-Mex group composed of noted border music specialists Augie Meyers, Doug Sahm, Flaco Jimenez and Freddy Fender.
Future concerts will feature California rock, contemporary L.A. Latino groups, classic jazz, Caribbean pop and Cajun-Zydeco music.
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