NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release
Date:  June 12, 2008

2008 Free Summer Concerts

A sunny afternoon, relaxing under a leafy canopy while the band plays on makes this the perfect setting to pitch a lawn chair and soak in the sounds of summer. The City of Pickering is delighted to present the Treble in the Park Concert Series every Sunday in July and August at 2:00 pm. Join us in Esplanade Park, on the grounds of Pickering City Hall, as we welcome the following performers:

July 6
Brian Rose Little Big Band
A 10-piece band with a repertoire of more than 200 contemporary arrangements of popular tunes
– including favourites from the thirties & forties all the way to the hits of today!

July 13
Good Times Orchestra
Wunerful, Wunerful, Wunerful, everything except the bubbles.

July 20
Joe Fischer
Ring-a-ding-ding Baby. Viva La Joe Fischer will be performing some love me tender tunes
as he brings his Vegas show to the City of Pickering

July 27
Ragweed Jazz Band
Listen, dance, tap your toes and remember the golden years of jazz when Louis Armstrong,
 Benny Goodman and Duke Ellington were setting the tempo.

August 3
The Maple Creek Band
Together again, stompin’ good ole Country and Twang.

August 10
Cutting & Matthews
A party waiting to happen! Enjoy traditional folk music, bluegrass, country, pop & novelty tunes.

August 17
East York Barber Shop
Harmony singing at it’s best!

August 24
Willowmyst
Enjoying a unique blend of original, traditional, Celtic and classical selections.

August 31
Reminiscing
The Music Never Died, some guys won't let that happen. Rockabilly, Country
and the Good ole "Rock n Roll" of Buddy, Roy and Elvis.

Be sure to come out and enjoy some of our community’s most talented performers – this year’s line-up is sure to impress! If it’s raining please join us in the Pickering City Hall Council Chambers.

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