Frank Sinatra Idols To Entertain Hoboken

It's summer in Hoboken, so Sinatra music must be playing somewhere. 

Two official Frank Sinatra idols will be performing on Thursday from 7 to 9 p.m. in Frank Sinatra Park. 

Peter Cafasso, the 2007—and first—winner and Eric DeLauro, who won in 2008, will entertain Hobokenites and other Sinatra fans during an outdoor concert. DeLauro and Cafasso will sing solos, but will also perform together. 

Cafasso was born in the Mile Square, but does not live here anymore. "To come back here decades later and work with the big Swingadelic band has been themanifestation of a lifetime dream," Cafasso wrote in a little bio about his life.

Cafasso's 89-year-old mother will be in the audience on Thursday. "She weaned me on Sinatra," Cafasso wrote. 

DeLauro, a regular at Hoboken parties and events, is a second generation Hobokenite. DeLauro is currently on the Sinatra Homage Tour, and performed at the St. Anne's Feast two weeks ago. 

The most recent Frank Sinatra Idol contest—which was held in June—was won by David Arellano, a three-time Sinatra Idol contestant from Staten Island. Arellano will not be there on Thursday. 

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