Echo Lake Park

Celebrate the diversity of the Americas with the NJSO this summer! Explore the continents with concert, theater and dance music from Leonard Bernstein, José Pablo Moncayo, Astor Piazzolla, Florence Price, Duke Ellington and George Gershwin. Hear hits from West Side Story and Porgy and Bess, travel to Mexico with Arturo Márquez’s Conga del Fuego Nuevo and experience patriotic favorites along with Copland’s classic “Hoe Down” from Rodeo. Rain Site: Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School. 667 Westfield Rd, Scotch Plains, NJ 07076 Bring a towel or yoga mat for free UC Fit Yoga sessions beginning at 6:30. The concerts begin at 7:30. Pack a picnic basket and bring your chair. The free series is presented by the Union County Board of Chosen Freeholders. It is held at Echo Lake Park during July and moves to Oak Ridge Park in Clark during August. Share this on:

Bring a towel or yoga mat for free UC Fit Yoga sessions beginning at 6:30. The concerts begin at 7:30. Radio Petty (formerly known as Larry Hart & the Hartbreakers) was born from a mutual love for the music of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. After Tom’s untimely death in October 2017, this band was quickly formed for what was supposed to be a one off tribute show. Preparation for the show and the night itself was such a blast that the guys decided to start a new band dedicated to the great music made by Tom and the Heartbreakers. The band is an authentic tribute, focusing on recreating the sound, feel and energy of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers shows. If you live in the NJ / NY area, you’ll want to catch this awesome tribute to Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers! For booking email: Doug@RADIOPETTY.com Share this on:

Black Dog proudly pays tribute to the mighty Led Zeppelin with an extensive catalogue of songs comprised of classic masterpieces like “Dazed and Confused”, “Heartbreaker”, and “Stairway to Heaven”, as well as the less heard B-sides to satisfy the more discerning fans. A complete acoustic set recreates an intimate setting with mandolin and custom tuned guitars played on stools, bringing to life songs like “Going to California”, “Friends”, and “That’s the Way”. The show also includes extended versions that recapture the true live experience such as The Song Remains the Same’s “Whole Lotta Love”, complete with Page’s magical Theramin solo! The members established the band in early 2000, and they are all accomplished musicians with considerable experience. Black Dog is the definitive Led Zeppelin tribute band. Keeping the music of Led Zeppelin Live!Share this on:

**EDIT** Due to the severe weather forecasted for this afternoon and evening a decision has been made to cancel the County of Union’s Summer Arts Festival concert tonight. This concert will not be rescheduled. Multi instrumentalist Marc Muller directs a Note For Note celebration capturing important and beloved periods of the Grateful Dead’s long and illustrious, and stylistically diverse career. He has assembled an impressive cast of world class musicians that have been able to reproduce virtually every note of every instrument, as well as all of the beautifully orchestrated vocal arrangements that are trademarks of the Dead’s classic American recordings, to a level that’s perhaps never been accomplished and performed live in concert before. In keeping with the true spirit of the Grateful Dead, every DOL show also features plenty of jamming and improv that’s sure to keep the kids dancing and shaking their bones! Thanks again for the support and hope to see you down the road.Share this on:

The Union County Board of Chosen Freeholders invites members of the community to honor the memory of the 60 Union County residents who perished in the World Trade Center attack of 2001, by visiting the Union County September 11th Memorial on Wednesday, September 11 at Echo Lake Park in Mountainside. The Memorial is open from the morning hours until 9:00 p.m. on September 11. Members of the Union County Sheriff’s Office will provide a uniformed Honor Guard standing watch at the memorial from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. The public is invited to bring and light candles in memory of those lost in the attacks. “On this date, we honor those who perished, we remember the many acts of bravery that occurred that day, and we reaffirm the Union County community as one that pulls together, through times of peace and crisis alike,” said Freeholder Chair Bette Jane Kowalski. The Union County September 11th Memorial incorporates elements of design that include all three sites where lives were lost. Two girders recovered from the ruins of the World Trade Center are arranged within a five sided area representing the Pentagon, and an Eternal Flame represents those who died in Pennsylvania along with members of the Armed Services and emergency responders. In addition to these elements, the names of the 60 deceased Union County residents are etched into the memorial. Union County worked with residents of Cranford, Elizabeth, Kenilworth, Linden, Mountainside, Rahway, Scotch Plains, Summit, Union and Westfield to plan and build the Memorial. Dedicated on Sept. 13, 2003, the memorial was constructed through private donations including in-kind work by labor unions and materials at cost. The memorial is located on a hill at the border of Mountainside and Springfield in Echo Lake Park, near the Springfield Avenue entrance at the eastern end of the park.Share this on: