Mozart on a Summer’s Eve!

It’s not too late to enjoy Mozart on a Summer’s Eve in Manito Park! Tonight is the last night for the concert, but if you have a free evening, I highly recommend the event. I attended last night with a picnic dinner and it was the perfect way to enjoy Spokane and relax on a weeknight.

This year marks the 21st annual concert in the park. Tickets to picnic in the grass are only $10 a person, and while it is possible to enjoy the concert without a ticket, supporting the event by purchasing tickets will help ensure there will be more summer concerts in the future. The concert also became more environmentally conscious this summer with recycle bins for cans and glass peppered around the picnic area (nicely done, Connoisseur Concerts!).

The 2011 summer concert series information can be found on the Spokane Parks site. There are still many to enjoy this summer!

Even if you don’t end up at the concert, you can still pack a picnic, find a grassy spot at Manito or another local park, and enjoy a summer evening. Bringing along family or friends and some knitting or another easily transportable project adds to the fun.

When packing our picnic last night, I used a great canvas picnic basket (it is also collapsible!), silverware out of the drawer, and packed everything in glass bowls—which was just as easy as using plastic or disposable goods. Why not bring cloth napkins instead of paper? I bought a bunch of colorful bandannas to use as napkins a few years ago, and they are perfect for outdoor meals—easily washable, and for a dollar apiece, I don’t mind if they get stained and worn (that actually adds to their character).

Last night’s menu: chicken salad sandwiches (already consumed when the photo was taken), a quick French potato salad, a bowl of cherries, and my DTE water bottle. Not a bad dinner, not a bad evening.

Get out there and enjoy Spokane parks this summer!