Music at the Grove Kicks Off Tonight!

Don't have any plans tonight? Now you do.

Newark’s long-running Music at the Grove concert series kicks off tonight.

Things are a little different this year. For the first time in 25 years, the concerts will be held on Friday nights, rather than Sunday afternoons. Concerts will be held on the second and fourth Friday nights in July and August at Shirley Sisk Grove, next to NewPark Mall.

Gates to the Shirley Sisk Grove will be open by 5 p.m. for picknicking, with musical performances scheduled to take the stage at 6:30 p.m.

The Food Truck Mafia will be getting things started at 5 p.m. and will be parked across the street from the Grove in the NewPark Mall parking lot.  A total of five gourmet food trucks will be serving food up until 8 p.m.

The concert series begins with the Big Bang Beat! on July 12. The self-proclaimed “Ultimate Party Machine,” Big Bang Beat! performs a number of party jams from classics like “Love Shack” to modern hits by Adele. 

On July 26, Night Fever brings their blend of disco, funk, 80s and top 40 covers to the Grove.

Carlos Santana cover band Caravanserai rocks the Grove on Aug. 9, with the Unauthorized Rolling Stones, closing out the series on Aug. 23.

For more details, check out the flyer above.