Mayor: Jennifer P. Dougherty

CONTACT: Hilary Douwes, Office of Special Events, 301-228-2846
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Thursday, June 23, 2005

NO SUMMER CONCERT SERIES CONCERT ON JULY 3

There will NOT be a Summer Concert Series performance on Sunday, July 3rd. Celebrate Frederick Inc. will use that night to prepare for Frederick’s 4th - An Independence Day Celebration in Baker Park on Monday. Summer Concert Series will return on Sunday, July 10th with reggae band Jah Works.
There will be hours of live music on four different stages in Baker Park on Monday, July 4th including an appearance by “American Idol” finalist Josh Gracin. He will be on the Country Stage at 7 p.m. Local favorite band The Reagan Years will play on the Main Stage at 4 p.m. There will also be patriotic music in the bandshell beginning at 6:15 p.m., and local up-and-coming acts will rock the Summerjam Stage throughout the afternoon.
The 2005 Summer Concert Series and Frederick’s 4th - an Independence Day Celebration are sub-committees of Celebrate Frederick Inc., which is supported financially by the following community-minded businesses: Gold Sponsors - Bechtel Foundation, Chase Credit Card Services, Cellular One, Drees Homes, Sandy Spring Bank, and Weis Markets; Silver Sponsors - Adelphia, COMSTAR Federal Credit Union, Farmers and Mechanics Bank, Frederick News-Post and Spectrum Federal Credit Union; Bronze Sponsors - BB&T, CitiMortgage and the Frederick Arts Council.
For more information, please call The City of Frederick Office of Special Events at 301-600-CITY (2489) or visit www.celebratefrederick.com