Enfield Church Presents the Savage Brothers

From Chris Casey Concepts:

ENFIELD — A free concert by the Savage Brothers, one of the region’s premiere bands for three decades, once again will be among the highlights of this year’s St. Bernard Church’s carnival, to be held from Thursday, June 2, through Saturday, June 4, on the church grounds at 424 Hazard Ave.

The carnival will run from 6 to 10 p.m. each day, featuring carnival rides, with wrist bands for sale every evening for $20 that provide unlimited access to the fairground’s rides, or individual ride tickets. There will be a wide variety of food, including fried dough, French fries, doughnuts, strawberry shortcakes and sundaes; craft beer provided by Powder Hollow Brewery; and hamburgers, hot dogs, and grinders prepared by Danny’s Pizza. There will also be a selection of state-sanctioned games of chance on the carnival’s midway.

Performing Saturday from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. will be the Savage Brothers, a band founded in 1984 in the basement of the family’s Windsor Locks home that has performed over 5,000 concerts across the Northeast. This “six-piece funkin’, rockin’, and rhythm group” is led by two of the founding brothers, vocalists Michael and Mark Savage, and features two horn players as well as guitars, keyboards, bass, and drums.

Jim Blanch and the Boot Hill Band, performing “traditional country-style” music will perform on Friday, June 3.

The drawing for the annual parish raffle will be held on Saturday, June 4, at 9:30 p.m. Prizes to be awarded in the raffle drawing are gift certificates of $2,500 to the Holyoke Mall at Ingleside, $1,500 to Home Depot, and $500 to Super Stop & Shop. Tickets cost $5 apiece and may be purchased from parish families or at the rectory, as well as at the carnival itself each night.

The carnival is organized by St. Bernard parishioners and supported not only by them but also the business community. Platinum sponsors are Leete-Stevens Enfield Chapels, James and Maureen Pellegrini, Michael Swede Jewelers, and Rich's Oil Service. Also supporting the carnival are Gold sponsors Eileen Figueroa and family, Attorney Joseph E. Fallon, Camerota Truck Parts, Arcouette Auto, Vasseur Landscaping, and Cappiello Heating & Cooling. Silver sponsors are Bob and Nicole Duquette, Roncari Express, Susan Roberts, Deacon Richard and Camille Boucher, the Rev. Bernard J. Grochowski, Philip sand Sandra Connors, the Yiznitsky family, R.M. Drywall, and Ralph and Suzanne Williams. Bronze sponsors are Savings Institute Bank & Trust, Jerry and Mary Ann Tobin, Browne Memorial Funeral Chapels, St. Bernard Church religious education office, Enfield Community Federal Credit Union, the Chadderton family, Generations Dental Care and Dr. William Cummiskey, Tony's Haircutting, Grey Physical Therapy, Blair Manor, and Chris Casey Concepts.

For more information about the carnival, call the church rectory at
860-749-8353.