Beach party time on Main Street

With temperatures on the rise, it’s time to cool off with a trip to the beach. It won’t take hours to get there ‘ or a tank full of gas ‘ as the Main Street LIVE! summer concert series will be bringing the beach downtown. It’s beach party time again and the band Hit the Beach will entertain with beach tunes and a wide variety of music for all generations. Band members include Troy Cox, Elana Nolte, Mike Mullen and Michele Zebrowitz. Hit the Beach is Georgia’s premier tribute band. Its song list includes music from Motown, pop, disco, rock, big band and country. During Friday night’s performance, the band will be throwing in some Jimmy Buffett ‘Margaritaville,’ Kenny Chesney ‘When the Sun Goes Down,’ and Charlie Daniels ‘Devil Went Down to Georgia.’ Naturally, there will be songs from the all-time surf rock champs, The Beach Boys, as well as some fun dance music and tropical songs so people will want to get up and move their feet. ‘We insist everyone has fun,’ said singer/guitarist Mike Mullen. ‘That’s easy to insist. Usually, when you come to a beach party, you are there to have fun. I get out in the crowd and try to get them involved with the music. The whole band moves around a lot. We want everyone to go away happy.’ With having fun in mind, bring a blanket or lawn chair and enjoy some fun beach activities like volleyball, hula hoops and limbo. Also provided will be beach balls the crowd can toss around. When it’s time to party, it’s time to Hit the Beach. The band will take the stage and begin entertaining at 7 p.m. on the West Lawn of Security Federal. Food and beverage vendors are open at 6 p.m. Main Street LIVE! summer concert series is a production of Main Street McMinnville. The events are free due to sponsorship by Dr Pepper, River Park Hospital, the Law Offices of Galligan and Newman, Tennessee Arts Commission, Ben Lomand TV, Clear Channel Radio, and the Southern Standard, your source for local news.