International Music of Lilo Gonzalez Will Be Featured in Gaithersburg’s Children’s Summer Concert Series on Wednesday, June 26

The international music of Lilo Gonzalez will be featured at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, June 26, as part of the free Gaithersburg Children’s Summer Concert Series at the City Hall Concert Pavilion in Gaithersburg. All concerts will be on Wednesdays, a new day for the annual series.

Parking in Olde Towne is free. Limited parking is available at City Hall, the upper parking lot by Wells/Robertson House and at the Community Museum across the train tracks. Limited parking also is available in the parking garage located across Summit Avenue at 112 Olde Towne Avenue. A list of additional short-term parking locations in Olde Towne can be found here.

The City Hall Concert Pavilion is located at 31 South Summit Ave. in Gaithersburg.

Lilo Gonzalez is a singer and songwriter who has touched the lives of many people with his fun, yet thoughtful, music, sending a message to adults and children of all cultures that we can and should unite to build a better world for all.

Lilo, or “Don Lilo” as his students use to call him, was a grade school teacher in El Salvador. He fell in love with the poetic lyrics of Joan Manuel Serrat and Facundo Cabral at a time when social injustice became unbearable and erupted into a brutal civil war.

As an undocumented immigrant in the United States, music became an oasis for Lilo, opening connections to different people who surprisingly had much in common with him. He discovered the music of Ruben Blades and Pete Seeger and was impressed with how their songs could change the way people think.

The remaining events in the Wednesday morning series will include:

• June 26: Lilo Gonzalez (International Music)
• July 10: The Bubbas (Acoustic)
• July 17: Munit and Z Lovebugs (Family Songs)
• July 24: Rocknoceros (Tot Rock)

Children’s Summer Concerts could be cancelled at the last moment if weather conditions are not conducive to the event. Check the City's Facebook page or Twitter feed, or call the inclement weather line at 240-805-1148 for the latest updates.

The Children's Summer Concert Series is funded in part by a grant from the Maryland State Arts Council (MSAC). To discover more about MSAC grants and how they impact Maryland's arts sector, visit www.msac.org.