Pops in the Park

One of the fun, free summer activities in Charlotte is Pops in the Park. Each Sunday in June, the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra performs at a small amphitheater behind the mall. People bring blankets (early that morning to stake out a spot) and picnics, come hours beforehand, hang out and listen to the music. It's drawn a larger crowd each year I've lived here, and you end up running into people you haven't seen in months! And, like clockwork, every year, it rains, just as the symphony gets going! This year, we went for Broadway night, and thankfully the orchestra started with a medley of songs from Les Mis (the greatest musical EVER), so we got the good stuff in before the thunderstorm ;) Mandy and Jenn are showing off their creative rain-gear in the last picture, as we decided whether to brave the rain, or leave. Thankfully we left, as it turned into a hail-and-lightening thunderstorm!