Somerset County Government: Enjoy The Best Of 70s Live Music At Duke Island Park This Weekend

Press release from the Somerset County Government:

07/28/2021 2:57 PM

Bridgewater, NJ – Join the Somerset County Park Commission this Sunday, August 1, at Duke Island Park for a rousing review of 70s musical hits by the great Tyrone Stackhouse Project. The free concert will start at 6 p.m. and run for 90 minutes of high-energy, high-fun pop, rock, and funk with no stops.

Residents are invited to bring blankets, chairs, and snacks to enjoy the show.

Sunday’s Tyrone Stackhouse concert is the first of four that will “Journey Through the Decades” every week – weather permitting – at 6 p.m. The shows will be on:

• Sunday, August 1, 2021 – Hits of the 70s
• Sunday, August 8, 2021 – Hits of the 80s
• Sunday, August 15, 2021 – Hits of the 90s
• Sunday, August 22, 2021 – Hits of the 2000s

In the event any show needs to be rescheduled, it will be held on Sunday, August 29 at 6 p.m. Call (908) 722-1200 x 5351 in the event of inclement weather and look for updates on our social media pages and website.

Tyrone Stackhouse is a Bridgewater native whose eponymous band electrifies audiences with a mix of funk, rock, jazz, Motown and rhythm & blues, and is one of the hardest working cover bands in New Jersey. Connect with Tyrone on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/groups/1067655770023256.

A special thank you Ray and Roseanne Brown whose major sponsorship helped make these free concerts possible.

For directions and more information regarding Duke Island Park, its trails, playgrounds, and picnic areas visit https://www.somersetcountyparks.org/parksfacilities/dukeIsland/DukeIslandPk.html.

For more information about programs and activities, visit www.somersetcountyparks.org or on social media at https://www.facebook.com/scparksnj, http://www.twitter.com/scparksnj, and https://www.instagram.com/somerset.parks/.

The Somerset County Park Commission stewards nearly 15,000 acres of county-owned open space, which is visited by 2 million park users each year. Five golf courses have three driving ranges, a pitch and putt course and a recreational putting course. Other attractions include a riding stable, an environmental education center, two tennis facilities, an outdoor pool, paddle boating, a rock and rare plant garden, an award-winning rose garden, arboretum, and a sensory and fragrance garden. Six county parks also offer amenities such as athletic fields, picnic facilities, bike paths, fishing, birdwatching, cross country skiing, and hiking.

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This press release was produced by the Somerset County Government. The views expressed here are the author’s own.