According to local legend, this was THE beach for midnight picnics, skinny dipping, etc, in the past. Today, it's an ideal family beach with lots of activities and facilities to keep everyone happy. In summer,it's the hub-bub of family beach activity; surfers prefer Swami's in Cardiff or Beacon's in Leucadia. It's located only five blocks from the downtown Encinitas Coaster Station and, nearby, are many small restaurants from which you can take out picnic ingredients if you prefer.This year's free Sunday concerts will present The Fabulous Fingertips on July 14(www.thefabulousfingertips.com)- they are a 6-10 person(varies with play dates) dance band group that plays Motown and R&B. Also with their own web sites are the Steal Dawn alternative rock group that will perform on August 11, and Kyng Arthur, who, as I judge from perusing his web site, is a follower of Robert Marley and the Rastafarian strain in West Indian music. Concert times are set early in the evening and on Sundays to accommodate family audiences. Locals pack these concerts, but visitors are welcome too.