And on that day thoughout all of France begins the Fête de la Musique.
That night, the longest of the year and the beginning of summer, music is overflowing in the streets.
From petite villages to Paris, musicians perform on stage, musicians perform in the alleys, and anyone can play their own music late into the night. In fact, amateur musicians are encouraged to play wherever they want (Faites de la musique).
Only on this date, under French law, there is no sound restriction at nighttime. One can play their flute and dance down the avenues until dawn.
The concept started by the French Ministry of Culture in 1982, and has since spread to other parts of the world.
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So the question is, can we starting something like this in Youngstown?
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But a new tradition that is starting in Youngstown also takes place on June 21st. (tomorrow, mark your calendars)
The first day of summer has been deemed "Youngstown Tree Day," and the first official "Tree City Planting Ceremony" is set to take place in front City Hall (on West Boardman St., between S. Phelps and S. Hazel) at 10:15 AM. As a first step towards Tree City, USA status, the Tree City Planting Ceremony is a significant and symbolic event that will replace a derelict tree grate crippled by a trash receptacle.
Click here to read a previous post about the trees who have carried us on their branches.
This effort is geared to make Youngstown the newest and proudest Tree City in the country.
2 comments:
Nice touch, but I really don't think planting one tree will put Youngstown very far toward becoming a tree City. Not when they are planning to tear down all the trees and gardens lining West Federal Street and paving the area over.
Nice touch, but I don't think planting one tree will move Youngstown very far toward becoming a Tree City. Not when they are also planning to tear out all the trees and gardens running down the middle of West federal Street and paving them over. Geez. One step forward and 36 steps backward.
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