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Summer concerts season is in swing across North Jersey
Sunday, July 14, 2013
BY RICHARD COWEN
STAFF WRITER
The Record
Somewhere beyond the sweltering days of heat and humidity is a cool summer night filled with free music, theater and music under the stars.
The Fourth of July fireworks have faded from the sky and given way to the summer concert season, now in full swing in North Jersey. So grab a beach chair and a blanket; chances are you won’t have to go far to find free entertainment on a weeknight.
“How important is it to get out of the house on a Wednesday or Thursday night?” mused Nancy Bigos, deputy director of Parks and Recreation for the Village of Ridgewood. “It’s a great way to spend a summer evening.”
Summer concerts are a long-standing tradition in Ridgewood and many other towns. Ridgewood last week kicked off its 55th season at the Kasschau Memorial Shell with a performance by Bobby Byrne, who delighted a crowd of about 300 with a set of mostly Broadway tunes.
“I can’t believe this has been going on for 55 years,” Byrne said before launching into “Yankee Doodle Dandy,” which had many people clapping along. The sun set, and the only light came from the stage and the citronella candles scattered about the crowd as another outdoor concert season was under way.
KASSCHAU MEMORIAL SHELL
Tuesday, July 16
McVey Family A Tribute to Marvin Hamlisch
Sponsors: Park West Tavern and Feeney Funeral Home
Thursday, July 18
“Bucky” Pizzarelli, Jazz
Sponsors: Valley
National Bank and Ulrich, Inc.
Tuesday July 23
Moonlighters Swing Orchestra with Shelli Latorre
Sponsor: Care One at th
e Cupola and Care One at Ridgewood Avenue
Thursday July 25
The Yester Daze “Doo Wop”
Sponsors: Columbia Bank
Care One at the Cupola and Care One at Ridgewood Avenue
Tuesday, July 30
Mack Brandon & The Connection Popular Gospel
Sponsors: Daily Treat Family
Tradition and The Village of Ridgewood
Try to make those shows at the Band Shell…. bring some ice water.. stay cool and safe…
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