‘They say it’s your birthday’
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Edison State College played host to the Charlotte campus' 17th annual Pops at Sunset Series featuring the Nowhere Band, a Beatles tribute band, on Saturday in Punta Gorda, to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Edison State College, and the Beatles. Guests, dressed in 1960s garb, enjoyed the event, dancing and singing throughout the evening. Here, Toni Simpson, Diane Kole, Lorie Irons (owner) and Mark Dahlkemper of Home Showcase Interiors in Punta Gorda, are ready for a good time.
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Punta Gorda residents Valerie Harding, Rob Bottel, Tom Schmitz and Jim Getz flash back to the 1960s.
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The Punta Gorda Chamber Submariners, Paul Lynch, Della Booth, Caroline Thonon, Brenda Lynch, Ron Monck, John Wright, Suzanne Johnson, Ron Olsen, Michele Olsen and Marjorie Benson, designed their table after the Beatles' song "Yellow Submarine."
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Al Boynton, Judy Vanderweele, Roger Dickinson, and Tina and George Herl, all from Punta Gorda, enjoy themselves during the concert.
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Dylan Doyle, Blade Cochran, Kaitlyn Hochuli and Robert Millard, members of the Charlotte High School Color Guard, are ready to present the colors at the beginning of the evening.
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Cort Frohlich, Charlotte campus board chairman for the Edison State College Foundation and emcee for the evening, opens the program by bringing us all back to the first live performance of the Beatles in the USA on the "Ed Sullivan Show" on Feb. 9, 1964.
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Steve Lavalley as Paul McCartney and Chuck Noonan as John Lennon belt out "I Want to Hold Your Hand."
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The Nowhere Band performs for a large crowd.
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Marissa Williams, Phil Knowlton and his daughter, Kristen, attend the concert. Marissa and Kristen are students at Charlotte High School.
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David Gravelin, a staff member at Edison State College, channels his inner hippie.
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Marina Gordon, 6, of North Port, dances to the Beatles' tunes.
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Luna DelPino, 7, plays with Tamara Rath, 3, both from Punta Gorda, during the concert.
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Ellen Webb, Edison State College Foundation director, thanks the sponsors and attendees for the success of the event.
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The crowd dances to the music of the 1960s.
Edison State College played host to the Charlotte campus’ 17th annual Pops at Sunset Series featuring the Nowhere Band, a Beatles tribute band, on Saturday in Punta Gorda, to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Edison State College, and the Beatles. Guests, dressed in 1960s garb, enjoyed the event, dancing and singing throughout the evening.
