Marietta Displays Great Taste in Music (and Food) This Weekend

With the metropolis of Atlanta to the south and numerous renowned musical venues peppered across the metro area, Marietta's music scene is often lost amid the din. But as any Marietta music lover knows, the local scene here remains vibrant and essential. Marietta Patch is here to help you navigate it.

1. The Glover Park Concert Series returns at 8 p.m. Friday, with all subsequent concerts occuring on the last Friday of each month through September.

The concert is free, but tables are available for $45 for a table for six and $55 for a table for eight. Call 770-794-5601, but reservations are on a first-come basis beginning on the first working day of each month.  Blankets and lawn chairs only. Picnics are encouraged and beer and wine are permitted. This week, the featured band is The Glow Band.

2. Glover Park again serves as a main venue for music at the lunch hour every Thursday through May thanks to Marietta Parks and Recreation.

The line-up through May includes country artist Sonya Schell on May 5; worship singer Joy Parkman on May 12; pianist Bob Geresti on May 19; the Beulah Land Gospel Band on May 26.

3. You already know about Taste of Marietta and the amazing array of food available on Sunday in Marietta Square. But did you know it's also a festival of music throughout the day from 11 a.m to 7 p.m. with three stages dedicated to music.

That's right. Eight live bands with Banks and Shane closing the event with a 5 to 7 p.m. sunset performance from the Glover Park Stage.

4. features in-house piano music every week to help its customers relax and enjoy good food and beverages. Jun Noble lll plays from 6 to 9 p.m. on Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday, while Peg Shepard brings her piano stylings from 6 to 9 p.m. on Friday.

5. Men in Blues prove that old guys can still rock! They will bring their funk, soul blues and rock to Players Sports Bar Cafe  this Friday.

6. And now for those with a sincere (or sick) need to perform karaoke this week. Rose Marie leads the way at Faces Lounge, one of the best venues for karaoke. Your friends and family can watch a live feed of you releasing your inner vocalist at http://www.justin.tv/faceslounge/videos from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. from Wednesday through Saturday. Monday's features a contest.

If you want to stay at Marietta Square to do your singing, check out with Thad from 8 to 11 p.m. on Tuesdays.