City of Rochester
News Release
(Friday, August 31, 2018) – The ROC THE PARK Urban Music
Festival will continue Saturday with A Tribute to Motown and Soul, featuring
Calvin Parmer & The R.B.S. All Star Band, who will perform a tribute to
Earth, Wind and Fire. This is the third of three family-friendly ROC THE PARK
music festival events held this summer at Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial
Park, 353 Court St. Gates open at 3 p.m.
“I would like to invite our entire community to come out
and spend one of the final days of summer enjoying Saturday’s tribute to Motown
and soul, which is sure to be a crowd-pleaser,” Mayor Lovely Warren said. “ROC
THE PARK is just one of the many events that we take great pride in, which
ultimately bolster our efforts to create more jobs, safer, more vibrant neighborhoods
and better educational opportunities for our children.”
Saturday’s acts are as follows:
- 4 p.m.: Mitty & The Followers
- 5 p.m.: Freelance
- 6 p.m.: Jimmie Highsmith, Jr.
- 7 p.m.: Jamall Youngblood Band
- 8 p.m.: Will Holton
- 9 p.m.: Calvin Parmer and the R.B.S. Band (Featuring
Divine Nature)
Entrance is free for kids ages 12 and under. General
admission tickets are $6. VIP tickets, which include admission and dinner, are
available only at the gate for $25. General admission tickets may be purchased
in advance at the Blue Cross Arena Box Office, 100 Exchange Blvd. (no
surcharge), or online at www.Ticketmaster.com
(with surcharge). All tickets may be purchased (cash only) at the gate at the
corner of Court and Chestnut Streets until 9:30 p.m. for each event.
Guests may bring chairs and one sealed bottle of water
per person. Smoking is not permitted in the park. Pets, skateboards, bicycles,
in-line skates and drones are not allowed in the festival site.
ROC THE PARK is sponsored by the City in conjunction with
Roc Music Entertainment, Carlton Wilcox Live, 103.9 WKDX, Vickers Design Studio
and the Minority Reporter.
For more information, call 503-6270, email carltonwilcoxlive@gmail.com, or
visit www.cityofrochester.gov/rocthepark
or www.rocthepark.com.
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News Media: For more information, contact Jessica Alaimo
at 428-7135.