Final First Friday in Mt. Lebanon
Summer’s almost gone, as Jim Morrison once sang, what with the approach of Labor Day and of the final Mt. Lebanon First Friday event of 2015.
That’s Sept. 4, when the Uptown Business District on Washington Road will greet visitors for a night of fun.
“Have a good time, enjoy Uptown, enjoy the music, and check out the shops and restaurants,” Eric Milliron, Mt. Lebanon commercial districts manager, said.
Headlining Friday’s entertainment, from 7-10 p.m., is Guaracha, a band that specializes in the highly rhythmic music of Cuba.
“There will be at least nine performers and, from my understanding, they’re even bringing a dance instructor,” Milliron said. “It should be an exciting show at the main stage.”
On the second stage is David Manchester of the alt-folk band Arlo Aldo, performing a solo set.
“We’ve had a good series of music,” Milliron said, with this year’s First Friday lineup including a rousing set by the Grateful Dead cover band Fungus, during the July weekend that the surviving original members of the actual Dead played what purports to be their final concerts together.
During the final First Friday, parents will have the opportunity to help ensure the safety of their children through an identification event conducted by the Mt. Lebanon Fire Department and Masonic Lodge 684. ID kits are available where the fire department is set up near Clearview Common, with its mascot, Sparky, on hand to greet kids.
Also providing entertainment for the youngsters will be balloon artists and face painters.
Having a major sponsor this year has helped ensure the success of the First Fridays, according to Milliron.
“Wesbanco has been a great partner to us, not just with First Friday but with the farmers market, too,” he said, referring to the event that runs from 9 a.m.-noon Saturdays through the end of October along Washington Road.
The Uptown Farmers Market and First Friday are projects of the Mt. Lebanon Partnership, which promotes economic growth in the municipality.
For more information, visit www.mtlebopartnership.org.