"Lost in the 50s" at kick-off of Summer Nights series

Erik Holmstrom and Lauren Moosa are in a swinging mood during a 1950s dance contest at Summer Nights on Main Ave. June 13. The series of Friday evening events are sponsored by the Fallbrook Village Association.

Courtney Rippstein twirls with her partner, Matthew Lutnick during the 1950s dance contest at Summer Nights on June 13.

Winners of the Best Dressed 1950s contest show off their outfits in front of a period Pontiac station wagon June 13 at the first Summer Nights event of the 2014 season. From left, Emerie Tortorella, best youth costume; Althea Heyneman, best adult costume, and Courtney Rippstein and Matthew Lutnick, best dressed couple.

Valerie Long polishes the glossy steering wheel of her 1947 Chrysler Town and Country convertible at the first Summer Nights event of the season on June 13 in Fallbrook.

Shawn Luchenta demonstrates her skills as the crowd looks on in the hula hoop contest held during Summer Nights on June 13 in downtown Fallbrook. Luchenta took second place in the contest.

Miss Fallbrook Second Princess Halee Olson, left, and First Princess Sarah Engebretson show off their 1950s pink and black colors in front of a bright red 1955 Ford at the June 13 Summer Nights event.

Members of the Star Theater Company sang and danced their way through a number of crowd pleasing Beach Boys songs at the Summer Nights event June 13.

Members of the Star Theater Company sang and danced their way through a number of crowd-pleasing Beach Boys songs at the June 13 Summer Nights event in downtown Fallbrook.