Music in the Park.

• Author: Pounds, Nancy
• Position: ENTERTAINMENT

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Free music strikes a chord with Alaskans on long summer days. This year's Music in the Park at Peratrovich Park, Fourth Avenue and E Street in Anchorage, features various military bands, folk groups and other local musicians. The Anchorage Downtown Partnership coordinates the longtime summer event.

Music in the Park is Tuesday through Friday throughout the summer from noon to 1 p.m.

Performers on the outdoor stage fill the downtown corner with melodies amid savory scents from reindeer-sausage cart vendors while locals and visitors stroll by.

"You can't beat sunshine, live music and reindeer sausage," says Cheri Spink, Anchorage Downtown Partnership's events and development director.

Groups perform Music for Little Ones each Tuesday from June 5 to Aug. 7, said Ruth Quinlan, Anchorage Downtown Partnership office manager...