Concerts At The Park In Parsippany: See The Schedule

PARSIPPANY, NJ — One of the best ways to pass an evening in the summer is relaxing at the park and listening to some great live music.

On Thursday, July 13, the Parsippany Summer Concert Series will once again come to Veterans Memorial Park, filling the space with the sound of music.

The concert will begin at 7:30 p.m. and is free for all township residents to attend, according to township officials.

When attending a performance, residents are encouraged to bring food, blankets and lawn chairs. Pets will not be permitted within the concert area.

The first concert was held on June 30 and featured the band Twilight Disciples.

Here is the list of all the concert performances planned this summer in Parsippany:

• July 13
  • Overboard: The band plays anything from classic party songs to alternative to oldies.
• July 20
  • British Mania: Beatles tribute band. (This concert will be held inside Liquid Church at 299 Webro Road)
• July 27
  • Street Hassle: Classic rock band
• Aug. 10
  • Austin City Nights: Modern country cover band
• Aug. 17
  • Super Trans Am: 70s cover band
• Aug. 24
  • Garden State Radio: Cover 50s band to today

The summer concert series was a debated topic during the course of the township's budget hearings earlier this spring.

Over the course of the two-day-long process, various township department heads said that they saw no way to cut out portions of the proposed $88.4 million budget.

After the nearly three-hour-long meeting on May 9, Councilman Justin Musella stated that he disagreed with that statement and listed off certain items that he believed could be cut in order to lessen the burden on taxpayers.

One of those suggestions was eliminating $320,731 from the budget, which would have included the summer concert series from the township budget. Four of the township council members opposed the proposal, claiming that the township's residents would not benefit from any cuts.

The $88.4 million municipal budget was approved 4-1, with Musella casting the lone dissenting vote.