Music in July under the stars at the gazebo

July 4, 2008
by Ann Marie Fallon

Beginning next Wednesday, July 7, the town of New Castle will once again present “Musical Wednesdays at the Gazebo.”

This four week summer concert series, a long tradition in New Castle, will be held at the New Castle recreation field adjacent to town hall. Prudential Holmes and Kennedy, a local real estate broker, is the official concert sponsor this year.

The 2008 series opens with The Chappaqua Orchestra playing a medley of popular classics and show tunes. The music begins at 7:00 p.m., so bring a lawn chair, blankets and a picnic dinner and relax with your neighbors under the stars. The town asks that no glass containers be brought to the field and that you please leave your pets at home.

The remainder of the four-week series will include Jukebox Heroes on July 16, who will offer a salute to rock and roll from Buddy Holly to the Beatles. On July 23, the opening act will be the Chris Brown Band, followed by the main act, Joey Arminio & The Family USO Variety Show, which will include a tribute to U.S. veterans.

The final concert on July 30 will open with BookEnds, featuring Chris Brown and Joe Summo, followed by Bennie and the Jets, who will perform a tribute to Elton John’s music.

If it appears that the weather is refusing to cooperate, the Horace Greeley High School auditorium will be the alternate venue. For more information, contact the New Castle recreation department at 238-3909. After 4:30 p.m. any change of venue will be announced on the recreation department hotline, 238-2540.