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JULY 3, 2024
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
Honey Brook to offer Concerts in the Park BY FRANCINE FULTON
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or more than a decade, Honey Brook Borough has been presenting its Concerts in the Park series, which features live musical performances by local singers and bands. The outdoor concerts, held in the Honey Brook Borough Park, are free and open to the public, but attendees are asked to bring a nonperishable food item for donation to the Honey Brook Food Pantry. The concert series actually debuted in 2010 with one concert by a trio of local musicians, but it soon grew to include four concerts held once a month during the summer. “It started slow, and now every year, people look forward to it,” said Jeanne Jenzano, a member of the borough council and chair of the Honey Brook Parks and Recreation Committee. “People bring their own picnics.” Currently, bands perform in a pavilion, but prior to that, a stage was created that had to be built and broken down after each performance. “We made a makeshift stage out of plywood and two-by-fours that had to be (put) together and then stored in pieces,” Jenzano said, noting that she borrowed a tent from a friend to cover the musicians and had to run 100-foot extension cords to provide the band a way to plug in their instruments.
Around 2014, the borough had a pavilion built with full electrical capabilities. “The pavilion was built with volunteer labor,” Jenzano pointed out. Jenzano finds bands to perform from local music venues. “I like live music, so I am always looking for music to see and hear,” she noted. “And if I am out and I hear a band I like, I go see them and if I think they would be a good fit, I talk to them after the show (and invite them to perform).” This year, the Concerts in the Park season opened on June 2 with a performance by the Keystone Breakers, a country band. The next concert in the series will feature the Tommy Froelich Band, which will perform on Sunday, July 7, from 5:30 to 8 p.m. Froelich will be joined by bandmates Glenn Ferracone on drums, Lars Mitchell on bass and vocals and Glenn Bickel on keyboard and vocals. Audience members can expect to hear a variety of originals and classic rock, which may include tunes from the Allman Brothers Band, Cream, Jimi Hendrix, Stevie Ray Vaughan and the Rolling Stones. Blues covers will also be included with music by the 3 Kings: Albert King, Freddie King and B.B. King. Froelich is a blues rock guitarist, singer, songwriter and recording artist from Chester County. He released his third album, called See Concerts pg 4
Tommy Froelich
VOL XXXII • NO 22
Motorcycle, car cruise-in to benefit local veterans BY FRANCINE FULTON
The American Legion Riders Post 626 of Birdsboro will present a bike and car cruise-in on Sunday, July 14, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Michael’s Restaurant, 1211 Benjamin Franklin Highway, Douglassville. The show is free and open to the public and there are no registration fees required for vehicle owners. Last year, the group’s car and motorcycle shows were held at Annamarie’s on Main in Birdsboro, but the event was moved to Michael’s because it offers additional parking spaces. The first event this year was held at Michael’s on June 9, and it featured a display of motorcycles by members of the Riders group. “We had about 40 to 50 bikes and about two dozen cars,” reported Riders member Betty Kennedy, whose husband, Earl “Chip” Kennedy, is the chapter’s road captain. “This time we are focusing on (attracting) more cars to get a good variety.” “This is not a show; it is a cruise-in, so there are no trophies,” she added. “People can come and hang out.” She said Michael’s is an ideal location for a cruise-in because See Cruise-in pg 2
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