Lunéville. Kiosk: the music is still as good in an aging place.

The sound of a harmonica tickles the eardrums as we approach the bandstand in the Parc des Bosquets. This Monday, July 14th, a day later than usual, the ^second edition of "A Sunday Near the Bandstand" took place.

"Since my husband is busy, I'm managing this afternoon without him for the first time," announces Véronique Magnette. To help her, a dozen volunteers from the holiday office are on hand. "Always the same team," says Rémy, one of them.

"People are starting to arrive. We served about thirty meals at lunchtime." "We can eat before the musical entertainment," recalls Véronique Magnette. A gourmand passes by with a waffle generously topped with whipped cream.

Gregory Denner, head of the festivals and events department, adds: "The event is celebrating its thirtieth anniversary this year. Every Sunday, we have an average attendance of up to 600 people."

In the audience around the bandstand with the improved sound system, Michel, a singer in a local band, listens to the first group, The Maudits Blues. "Musically, they play very well. It's a shame their repertoire doesn't have more well-known songs," he remarks. On stage, the musicians play a Bob Dylan song and "the last song recorded by the Doors before Jim Morrison's death." "Now that speaks for itself," Michel smiles.

On the other side of the spectrum, a regular jokes, "The floor hasn't gotten any better for dancing. The gazebo could use some maintenance." She points to pieces of rotten wood paneling on the structure's ceiling. Her neighbor continues about the music playing: "It's a little slow. We could dance a Madison. At our ages, it's got to swing!"

A light breeze tempers the pleasant setting. A blues fan is surprised and delighted by the band: "This is the first time we've heard JJ Cale in Lunéville." The band is already finishing its first performance.

The second, the Music'All orchestra, takes its place. The singer begins two waltzes in a row that fill the round dance floor with dancers to the lyrics of two well-known songs: "La foule" and then "Mon amant de Saint-Jean."