FOR IMMEDIATE
RELEASE:
JULY 6, 2011
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:
BOB ROTATORI - 216-635-3263 - or -
DAN CRANDALL - 216-635-3274
Enjoy the great outdoors with not just one, not just two, but
five great local bands on two stages at the free Cleveland
Metroparks "BrookStock - A Celebration of Music &
Nature" event on Saturday, July 23 from 2 to 8:30 p.m. at the
Brookside Valley Event Site in Brookside Reservation in
Cleveland.
Along with great music, "BrookStock" features vendors
and exhibitors, kite flying demonstrations, the VolkswagenVillage,
arts and crafts, games and activities, hikes, live animals, and
more!
"BrookStock" showcases five local bands on two
stages with the eclectic sounds of bluegrass, jazz, Chicago-style,
jump swing, blues, and Yiddish. Closing the evening on the
main stage at 6:45 p.m. is Abbey Road a Beatles tribute
band.
Featured Bands on the BrookStock Main Stage and the Scene
Magazine Beer Garden Stage are:
Main Stage -
2 p.m. - Workman's Circle Klezmer Orchestra ~
Yiddish
4:30 p.m. - JiMiller Band ~ old rock 'n' roll, jazz &
bluegrass
6:45 p.m. - Abbey Road ~ Beatles tribute band
SceneMagazineBeerGarden Stage -
3:30 p.m. - DC - 3 ~ blues
7 p.m. - Blue Lunch ~ Chicago-style blues & jump
swing
Bring lawn chairs and blankets to enjoy music all day.
EarthWords Nature Shop will be on site selling merchandise and
offering a tie-dye station, too. Visitors can buy shirts from
EarthWords for $5, or bring their own t-shirts and print for a $1
to create their own tie-dye shirt. Shop staff and Scene
Magazine volunteers will help with the dyes to help create a
"groovy" shirt.
Refreshments and Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream will be available
for sale, too.
And, ages 21 and over can stop by the SceneMagazineBeerGarden
from 3:30 to 7:30 p.m. Proceeds from the BeerGarden go to the
Emerald Necklace Endowment Fund to preserve and protect Cleveland
Metroparks for future generations.
Brookside Valley Event Site is located off John Nagy Blvd., off
the Ridge Rd. entrance of Brookside Reservation in Cleveland -
north of the I-480/Ridge Rd. exit.
For more information, call 216-206-1000 or visit
clevelandmetroparks.com.
A special thanks to Renewal by Andersen, WNCX, WKRK, and Scene
Magazine for supporting the event.
From bluegrass to swing to the sweet lyrics everyone knows of
the Beatles, "BrookStock - A Celebration of Music &
Nature" features a great line-up of music everyone can enjoy
with Cleveland Metroparks - part of your life,
naturally!
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