Block Party Concert at WPAFB features live music, food, fun

Alexandra Burger, 6, daughter of Col. Paul Burger, dances and chases bubbles June 24, 2021, at a block party sponsored by the 88th Force Support Squadron at Turtle Pond in the brick quarters historic district at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. The party, the first of a series of three through the summer, was free to all members of the Wright-Patt community. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)

Block Party Concert at WPAFB features live music, food, fun

Dave Garwood, front man for the Velvet Crush, performs at the first Block Party Concert at Turtle Pond in the brick quarters historic district June, 24, 2021, at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. The 88th Force Support Squadron is scheduled to hold three block parties through the summer on the last Thursday of each month. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)

Block Party Concert at WPAFB features live music, food, fun

Party goers check out Food on the Run, the 88th Force Support Squadron food truck, during the summer's first Block Party Concert at Turtle Pond in the brick quarters historic district June, 24, 2021, at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. The event featured music, games, food and sponsor booths and gave the Wright-Patt community an opportunity to get out and socialize. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)

Block Party Concert at WPAFB features live music, food, fun

Maj. Jacob Collie, and his wife Tanya, play cornhole at a block party sponsored by the 88th Force Support Squadron June 24, 2021, at the Turtle Pond in the brick quarters historic district at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. The event featured music, games, food and sponsor booths and gave the Wright-Patt community an opportunity to get out and socialize. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)

Block Party Concert at WPAFB features live music, food, fun

Natalia Jones, 8, the daughter of Maj. Leamon and Vicentia Jones, dances to the music June 24, 2021, at a block party sponsored by the 88th Force Support Squadron in the brick quarters historic district at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. The event featured music, games, food and sponsor booths and gave the Wright-Patt community an opportunity to get out and socialize. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)

Block Party Concert at WPAFB features live music, food, fun

Neighborhood kids lineup to dance at a block party sponsored by the 88th Force Support Squadron June 24, 2021, at the Turtle Pond in the brick quarters historic district at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. The party, the first of a series of three through the summer, was free to all members of the Wright-Patt community. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)

Block Party Concert at WPAFB features live music, food, fun

Dave Garwood (left) provides lead vocals and bass while David Hurley plays guitar for Velvet Crush during the first Block Party Concert at Turtle Pond in the brick quarters historic district June, 24, 2021, at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Other block parties scheduled by the 88th FSS are set to include performances by Stranger, a band specializing in the hits of the 1980s, and Parrots of the Caribbean, which is a salute to Jimmy Buffett. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)

Block Party Concert at WPAFB features live music, food, fun

Published July 7, 2021
By R.J. Oriez
88th Air Base Wing Public Affairs