Nothing says summer quite like music – the combination of warm weather and rhythm creates a feeling unlike any other. Explore everything from Bruce Springsteen to West African drums this summer at the Somerset County Library System of New Jersey (SCLSNJ) through an entertaining series of music programs that include live performances, lectures, and workshops.
“The lazy days of summer are here, but SCLSNJ has been very busy planning a comprehensive music series,” said Marcela Dunham, SCLSNJ’s system programming coordinator. “If you like to learn more about the Beatles, Bruce Springsteen, or perhaps classical music, we’ve got you covered.”
Take a tour through the sounds of summer and explore the series that will continue through August:
Jane Stuart Jazz Band: A Mixed Bag of Jazz (adults)
August 4, 2-3 p.m.
SCLSNJ’s Bound Brook Memorial Library branch, located at 402 East High Street in Bound Brook
Award winning jazz recording artist Jane Stuart will perform the songs of John Coltrane, Dizzy Gillespie, Miles Davis, Nancy Wilson, Duke Ellington, and more. Register:sclsnj.libnet.info/event/710839.
The Beatles: From Liverpool to Abbey Road (adults)
August 16, 6:30-8:30 p.m.
SCLSNJ’s Manville Library branch, located at 100 South 10th Avenue in Manville
Vincent Bruno, Beatles scholar and ‘60s rock historian, will follow in the footsteps of the Beatles from their early days to their final recordings. Register:sclsnj.libnet.info/event/734342.
All About Vinyl: Collecting, Loving, and Caring for Records (adults)
August 28, 7-8:30 p.m.
SCLSNJ’s Mary Jacobs Memorial Library branch, located at 64 Washington Street in Rocky Hill
Jon Lambert of Princeton Record Exchange will speak about collecting, valuing, and caring for your record collection. Register: sclsnj.libnet.info/event/686142.
About Somerset County Library System of New Jersey
Somerset County Library System of New Jersey (SCLSNJ) partners with you to connect, to explore, to share and to discover. Together we enrich lives, expand knowledge and strengthen communities. SCLSNJ branches can be found in Bridgewater, Bound Brook, Hillsborough, Manville, North Plainfield, Peapack & Gladstone, Rocky Hill at Mary Jacobs Memorial Library, Somerville, Warren Township, and Watchung. Additionally, there are two SCLSNJ reading stations in Branchburg and Washington Valley. Visit SCLSNJ.org.
(above) On August 4 from 2-3 p.m., the Jane Stuart Jazz Band will perform the songs of John Coltrane, Dizzy Gillespie, Miles Davis, Nancy Wilson, Duke Ellington, and more at SCLSNJ’s Bound Brook Memorial Library branch, located at 402 East High Street in Bound Brook.
