By Mohammed and Sharon Mirzai
Concert in the park was fun, wasn’t it?
It was a safe, enjoyable monthly social event during the dark, bad ol’ of days of isolation, sequestering and social distancing. It gave us an opportunity to be with one another again, to chat, to vent and celebrate this great place we call home. It gave us a renewed appreciation for the value of human connection and the recognition of just how much we hated the pandemic for robbing us of it.
It also gave us an appreciation for the magical venue that is the community park.
But at last there’s good news. The pandemic is manageable; bars, restaurants, sports arenas, theaters and music venues are all open for business nationwide , to our collective delight. We have entertainment options again! These wonderful developments reduced community reliance on the Marsh Creek Concert in The Park series.
It is for all these good reasons that we’ve decided the discontinue the concerts knowing full well that some of our “groupies” will be disappointed (we include ourselves in that category).
We had a good run; nearly three years, 30 concerts, seven bands, hundreds of spectators. Thank you one and all for your support and for making it such a success. We extend our gratitude to all the bands for their willingness to work for tips (though when the collection jar was light, we made sure they were still adequately compensated).
A special thanks to our former-neighbors-and-still friends, the Haszards who generously agreed to kick off the project and became our 1st band to perform. Not to mention that they offered perform for free (they did not go home empty handed). A special thanks also goes to our neighbor, friend and a one-man-show Dan Mantini for not only playing for us but contributing all his tips plus making significant out of pocket financial contributions to support S.A.F.E.
Have a safe and wonderful holiday season, and please stay tuned…Who knows, we may have an occasional event in future.
Sharon and Mohammed Mirzai
Thank you Sharon and Mohammed. You put a lot of time effort and money into those wonderful concerts.We had to miss some of them and it was disappointing to do so.
I hope you’ll do it again in the Spring and it’s up to those of us who enjoy the concerts to get people to come. They don’t know what they’re missing!!!
Thank you for making a difference in our MC community!
Thank you so much for all the arranging you did for these concerts. It was a wonderful thing to do for our community!
Thanks you very much!
You omitted the biggest “thanks” of all. The Community thanks the two of you for not only coming up with a terrific idea, but dedicating so much of your time and, sadly because at times the tips were inadequate, your money to make the events such a success. It is neighbors like you that make Marsh Creek such a special place to live. I’m hoping that a “reunion concert” will occur at some point in the future so that we can once again enjoy the festivities.
Thanks Brent, it would be good to have occasional one, wouldn’t it? Have a wonderful holiday season and thanks again.
Many thanks to Sharon and Mohammed – it was a great run. We all enjoyed it, especially the dogs!
Come to think of it, Seeing all the dogs was one of the highlights. Thanks so much.
Thank you Sharon and Mohammed for producing these concerts. You gave us something incredibly enjoyable and uplifting during those dark and boring days of the pandemic.
We all thank you so very much for giving us that bright spot with music and safe socialization when we really needed it!
Kudos to you both for your dedication to our community and helping make Marsh Creek a truly wonderful place to live!
Thank you!
Thank you for all your time and effort put into the park concerts. They were amazing. People like you make our neighborhood so special!
Sweet of you Karen, thanks very much.
Thank you so much for being there and bringing joy when everyone needed it the most. You two are a community gem!!
Thanks Kathy, wishing you a joyful holiday season.