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A Few Clouds Hundreds attend Silver Lake Park concert, next concert on July 20
The Baldwin Civic Association along with Legislator Debra Mulé brought back concerts at Baldwin Silver Lake.
On June 15, the first concert came back in Baldwin since 50 years ago. Over 100 people attended to listen to Stuart Markus and Gerry McKeveny perform. Vice President of the Baldwin Civic Association Marguerite Keller announced that these concerts will take place a few more times before the summer ends.
“The concert last month was so successful that we decided to give it another shot,” Keller said.
Keller said that the next concert will be on Thursday, July 20 at Silver Lake Park from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. The Danny Kean Trio will be performing. Keller suggested for everyone to bring blankets and chairs to sit on to make watching the show more enjoyable.
“Danny Kean is an accomplished singer, songwriter, producer, multi-instrumentalist and actor,” the GreatSouthBayMusicFestival.com stated. “Blind since birth, Danny’s parents were told by a doctor that blind children often play great piano. Danny started playing at the tender age of two and was told by a piano tuner that he had perfect pitch.”
By the age of 15, Kean was playing solo at bars and jazz jams in New York City. He is the youngest person to be inducted into the New York Blues Hall of Fame. Kean also has played around the world, from large festivals to intimate venues, where he always delivers a show full of blues, rock, soul, and more.
The idea for this concert started a few years ago when Keller brought this idea up to Mulé. Keller told her that she lived in Baldwin all her life and as she went to concerts in the community when she was a kid, she would love to see them come back. Unfortunately, this conversation happened right before the pandemic as well as the renovations at Silver Lake Park.
“She approached me a couple months ago,” Keller said about Mulé. “And she said, ‘let’s try it for the summer.’ So we did and I got a sponsorship from Ridgewoods Savings Bank in Baldwin and Gala Fresh Supermarket. So with the sponsorships, I’m able to pay musicians to come play.”
When asked why she chose for these concerts to be in Silver Lake Park, Keller said that it’s a “center point for the neighborhood.” Also, people join together at this park throughout the year. For example, community members visit the park during the winter months to sleigh ride.
“I thought this would be a nice midway section of Baldwin to host these concerts,” Keller said.
Keller mentioned that the location is especially good because it is in a neighborhood. Therefore, people who live in the neighborhood can just walk down the street to the park with their chairs and blanets to watch the concert.
“We’ve been hiding from Covid for a couple of years,” Keller said. “It’s nice to have community events and it’s great to have the support of Mulé and our sponsors.”
