Today is the first of the 8 Great Tuesday concerts at Liberty Park. I'm ashamed to say that I have never made it to one of these concerts (in past years) yet. My girlfriends all tell me the concerts are a blast. The girls are older -- and more controllable now -- so I am determined to get our family to at least one of these concerts this year.

Word has it parking can be a problem. Those in the know advise taking advantage of the free shuttle on the bayfront route (park at Library, Intermodel building, etc.).

Concerts start at 6:30 and go until 9:30 and they're FREE. The beer and concessions, however, are not...so you may want to bring a few bucks.

Scheduled to perform tonight are the Gem City All Stars.

Here's the rest of the lineup:

July 18th
Jakes Blues
Blue Fire

July 25th
Yardbirds

August 1st
Key West Express

August 8th
Jefferson Starship/Jefferson Airplane
"Galactic Reunion Tour 2006"

August 15th
Dave Stevens Big Band

August 22nd
The Fabulous Gunslingers

August 29th
Rick Derringer