AVALON, NJ–The Avalon Department of Recreation has announced a brand new concert series at Avalon’s Surfside Park, located adjacent to the Avalon Boardwalk at 30
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Street and the beach. Nine concerts will be held this summer during the “Sundays at Surfside” events, starting Sunday, June
28
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. All concerts will begin at 7:00pm and conclude at approximately 8:30pm.
“Our ‘Sundays at Surfside’ promised to be a major attraction this summer”, said Avalon Recreation Department Director Chuck McDonnell. “We have scheduled some of the most popular entertainers in the Delaware Valley, and the event will feature a cross section of music from oldies to country to Irish music, and everything in between”.
The first “Sundays at Surfside” will feature “Jimmy & the Parrots”, the band that performed during the grand opening of Surfside Park in June, 2019. “Jimmy and the Parrots” play contemporary, country, island, and Jimmy Buffet music during an energetic performance.
Avalon’s “Sundays at Surfside” concert series is as follows:
June 28
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—Jimmy & the Parrots
July 5
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—40 North
July 12
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—Dead Reckoning
July 19
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—Trinadelphia Quartet Steel Band
July 26
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—All Souled Out
August 2
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—Johnny Cash Tribute Band
August 9
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—Central Park/the Band
August 16
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—The Quietman (Irish Night)
August 23
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—Beatlemania Again
All concerts are free and open to the public. Attendees are encouraged to bring a beach chair or a blanket to see the concerts. In the event of inclement weather, the concerts will be held inside Avalon Community Hall.
Surfside Park opened in May, 2019 and is supported by a grant from the Cape May County Open Space Program. It includes a performance stage, restrooms, an open lawn area for recreation, and a playground that welcomes children of all ages.
For more, visit
www.avalonrecreation.org
.