"Central Park Band" in Concert July 15

A sixth concert has been added to the 2010 Town Square Concert Series.

Clayton’s own ”Central Park Band” is scheduled to perform Thursday, July 15 from 7-9 pm in the first of two concerts in July, with the ”Band of Oz” performing on July 29.

Debbie Romano, chair of the Downtown Development Association’s Town Square Concert Series Committee, said requests for the band began flooding in after the 2010 schedule had been set, ”so we looked at the schedule, found a bit of hole between dates and decided to add the sixth concert.”

Ed Knight, Chairman of the DDA, said, ”Central Park Band has been performing a long time and has quite a local following. Since we like to promote local, and want to bring more people downtown, this seemed like a good fit, and we didn’t want to wait until next year.”

The Central Park Band is based in Clayton and features Casey Coats and Marty Gilbert as lead singers, Tom Bagley on guitar, Craig Pulley on bass, George Coghill on drums and John Fichera on keybords. All band members also lend their voices to the mix.

They play a variety of music, including beach, rock, blues, Motown, disco and funk. To learn more about Central Park Band, including some video and audio samples and to read their songlist, please visit http://www.thecentralparkband.com

Upcoming schedule:

July 15         -   Central Park Band
July 29         -   Band of Oz
August 19     -   Hip Pocket Band
Sept 16        -   The Embers

Sponsors of the 2010 Town Square Concert Series are: The Town of Clayton, Clayton Downtown Development Association, Clayton Glass & Mirror, Time Warner Cable, Clayton News Star, Clayton Steakhouse, Four Oaks Bank and Hometowne Realty.

Residents are encouraged to bring lawn chairs and blankets for this free public concert. Several local vendors provide light refreshments and food. The DDA will once again serve beer and wine.

Concert Series updates are available at www.downtownclayton.org

Several downtown restaurants offer pre-concert dinner specials, including The Flipside at 408 E Second Street, Clayton Steakhouse at 307 E Main Street, Mulberry on Main Italian Restaurant at 217 E Main Street as well as Festejos Mexican Grill at 905 E Main Street, Lucky Chicken Peruvian Restaurant at 226 E Main Street and Main Street Seafood Restaurant at 312 E Main Street.

The Clayton Downtown Development Association, Inc. is a non-profit organization formed to coordinate revitalization work in the historic downtown district. The DDA advocates and provides business improvement services in the downtown district, administers incentives for downtown improvements and organizes several special events, including the Town Square Concert Series, Millstock Music & Art Faire, Oktoberfest and the Christmas Village & Tree Lighting.

For more information on the concerts and downtown news and events, please visit www.downtownclayton.org or call (919) 553-1545 or contact Downtown Development Coordinator Bruce Naegelen at bnaegelen@townofclaytonnc.org