Got plans for this Labor Day weekend?  If you’re staying here in Shawnee, how about taking in a free concert at Shawnee Mission Park (7710 Renner Road)?  On Saturday, September 4 at 7:00 p.m., The Kansas City Symphony will be performing Pops in the Park, a free concert at The Theatre in the Park.  The music will be inspired from classic american favorites, from The Sound of Music to Spiderman! 

Here is the program:  

1. Smith/Damrosch “The Star-Spangled Banner”
2. Glinka Overture to Russlan and Ludmilla
3. Suppé Overture to Light Cavalry
4. Dvorák Slavonic Dance, op. 46, No. 1 in C Major: Presto No. 1 in C major: Presto
5. Dvorák Slavonic Dance, op. 46, No.8 in G Minor: Presto
6. Respighi La Boutique fantasque
7. Intermission
8. Rodgers/Bennett The Sound of Music, A Symphonic Picture
9. Willson/Ricketts “Seventy-Six Trombones” from The Music Man
10. Elfman/Wasson Music from Spider-Man
11. John Williams Across the Stars: Star Wars Episode II
12. John Williams Star Wars Suite for Orchestra

Bring your family and friends, plus blankets and lawn chairs!  

(Photo Credit: vxla)