A week ago Friday on the banks of Sarasota Bay in the sticky summer heat, tie-dye shirts, love beads and bell bottoms were most definitely in style. The ’60s band Yesterdayze took to the stage during the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall’s Friday Fest concert series. According to Van Wezel, 5,000 people came out for the four-hour show. Wow!
The Sarasota-based band is currently on a six-week Continental Divide tour sharing their groovy sounds with music enthusiasts west of the Mississippi.
Following are snapshots from the evening and I just so happen to be related to one of the members. Enjoy!
Jennifer A. Huber is an award-winning travel and outdoor blogger and writer in Southwest Florida. Originally from Buffalo, N.Y., a hiking trail led her to a career path in the tourism industry for more than 30 years. She spent a decade with a park management company in Yellowstone, Death Valley, and Everglades National Parks. She founded the travel blog, SoloTravelGirl.com with the goal of inspiring others to travel alone, not lonely.
The unexpected death of her former husband in 2008 reminded her how short life is. His passing was a catalyst for sharing her experiences with the goal of inspiring and empowering others to travel solo.
Jennifer holds a Travel Marketing Professional certification from the Southeast Tourism Society, is a certified food judge, member of the NASA Social community, and alum of the FBI Citizens Academy. When not traveling, she is either in the kitchen, practicing her photography skills, or road tripping with her dog, Radcliff.
Christmas 2013 my parents gave me a GoPro Hero 3 and it’s taken me several months to get the hang of it. More than a year later, I’m finally comfortable using it for photos and video. Like everything, I’ll always be learning and improving my skills but think these shots snapped at Englewood Beach on […]