On one side of the park was a neighborhood picnic hosted by the Friends of Edgewood Park; on the other was this three-piece, serenading farmer’s market shoppers.
The Friends of Edgewood Park held their annual picnic on Sunday near the Ranger Station on Edgewood Avenue. Neighborhood residents came out to enjoy the outdoors, food and each other.
Friends board Chairman Sharon Lovett-Graff said the friends put on lots of events yearly. “We want to get people involved in the park,” she said.
“We’re also advocates for the park,” she said. For example, the old wooden playground by Edgewood Avenue is being replaced. The board helped “to choose what would be in its place.” A new and more durable metal playground is expected to be built in October.
While some friends lounged on blankets others played volleyball. Eitan and Eyal Minsky-Fenick, pictured, faced off.
Meanwhile, every Sunday City Seed hosts a farmers market on the corner of Whalley and West Rock Avenues. Singing old-time melodies and playing older yet updated rock songs were Johnny Memphis on the fiddle, Joe Flood on the upright bass and James Velvet on acoustic guitar. (Click on the play arrow at the top of this story for a taste.) In addition to standards like the one captured above, they also played Vietnam era classic “Fortunate Son” by Creedence Clearwater Revival. But they changed one crucial lyric: “I ain’t no fortunate son” became “I ain’t no neocon son.”