Arts & Entertainment
Get Up, Stand Up in Echo Lake Park Tonight
A Bob Marley Tribute Band takes the stage at 7:30 p.m.
Heat wave got you feeling a little crabby? Then it's a good thing the Union County Summer Arts Festival's concert series is getting extremely cool. On Wednesday, July 14, the Union County Board of Chosen Freeholders invites you to pack a cooler, dig out the old hacky-sack, and bring the family to Echo Lake Park on the Westfield/Mountainside border for an evening of chilled-out reggae: it's the Bob Marley Tribute Show.
This one's a sure bet, whether you're a hardcore Marley-head who's been waiting for a chance to rock steady somewhere other than your parents' basement (though, hey, nice blacklight posters, man) or just a casual fan. A free, all-ages concert is a no-brainer when it comes to relaxing – especially one that lets you pretend you're in, say, a tropical paradise for a few hours. You can expect favorites like "Jammin'," "Get Up, Stand Up," and the classic "No Woman, No Cry," from a professional Bob Marley and the Wailers tribute band, who have been performing the master's Jamaican classics together for years.
"Pack a picnic basket, bring lawn chairs or blankets to sit on, and enjoy the Caribbean sounds of Bob Marley under the stars," Freeholders Chairman Daniel P. Sullivan said in a press release distributed last week. Lawn chairs, blankets and picnic baskets are encouraged, though snacks and drinks will be available from vendors at the concert.
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The Summer Arts Festival's concert series continues throughout July and August; shows take place Wednesdays at 7:30 p.m. The next concert will also be held at Echo Lake Park, and the remaining five will take place at Oak Ridge Park in Clark. In case of rain, concerts will move into the auditorium at Cranford High School, on West End Place off Springfield Avenue in Cranford. For rain information, call the Union County Department of Parks and Community Renewal at 908-558-4079 after 3 p.m.
The other free concerts in the Union County Summer Arts Festival series include:
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July 21 – Taboo (Santana tribute band); at Echo Lake Park.
July 28 – Strawberry Fields (Beatles tribute band); at Oak Ridge Park in Clark.
August 4 – Doctor K's Motown Review; at Oak Ridge Park.
August 11 – The Rat Pack (music of Sinatra and friends); at Oak Ridge Park.
August 18 – The Nerds (Jersey Shore party band); at Oak Ridge Park.
August 25 – Jimmy and the Parrots (Jimmy Buffett cover band); at Oak Ridge Park.
