Last night was amazing! 1370 people joined us last night to Swing in the Park with the Swing Crew. That is a record, and we owe it to you, our loyal patrons. You guys rock!

As with any Swing Crew show, there was plenty of activity in addition to the great music. We had Katheryn Foxx from Mix 96.5 play with the band, a guest drummer and backup singers from the audience, a bachelorette party, birthday celebrations, a wedding, and other antics courtesy of the band. (Those of you close to the stage got to witness yours truly perform The Unicorn Song). The best part is that I've got pictures of it all. More than a hundred photos of last night's event have been posted to the Uptown Friday Nights Photo Album on our website. Take a look, you might be in a few shots. I know I am.

The Jaycees would like to thank the Renaissance Group for helping us put on the event and The Swing Crew for delivering an awesome performance. Big thanks also go to our corporate sponsors Mix 96.5 and AT&T; Broadband, and our weekly sponsors the East Iowa Ski Club, Fiserv, Siemens ILG, and Technisource.

Just a reminder that next Friday there will be a prelude to Uptown Friday Nights at 3rd Street Live. Bad Actors will be playing from 5 to 8. Same fun, different location.

- Nathan Franzen
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