The first concert of the summer, last Wednesday night, saw hundreds of residents at Floods Hill on Wednesday night for the music of Matthew Friedman and his band, Stiletto, performing the music of Billy Joel.
Friedman is a musician, singer and performer known best for his role as Billy Joel or the Piano Man in the First National Touring Company of Billy Joel and Twyla Tharp's acclaimed musical,Movin' Out. According to the Daily News review of Movin' Out, "Friedman's knockout rendition of 'Goodnight Saigon' truly takes your breath away."
Michael Bollinger, Executive Director of SOPAC, which partners with the Village and Baird to produce the concert series, introduced Friedman and the summer events.
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"Let's see twice as many people out here next week," he said.
Future Concerts:
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July 13 - Ray Rodriguez y Swing Sabroso -- tonight
July 20 - Dub Proof
July 27 - South Orange International Blues Festival Revue
Aug 3 - Rock the Hill
The 2011 Free Concerts in the Park series is produced by the Village of South Orange, The Baird, and SOPAC and made possible in part by funds from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State, a Partner Agency of the National Endowment for the Arts.
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