Seventh Season of Free Outdoor Concerts Offered At Burbank Park

JUNE 30, 2008 PITTSFIELD – Greylock Federal Credit Union and Live 95.5 WBEC FM have released the summer lineup for their Live on the Lake community concert series. For the seventh consecutive season the concerts will be offered Wednesday evenings beginning on July 2 through August, from 6 pm to 8 pm, at Burbank Park on Onota Lake in Pittsfield.

The Live on the Lake concert series began in the summer of 2001 and has enjoyed phenomenal success, drawing thousands of people each week. “Live on the Lake is a symbol of summer now in Berkshire County,” said Angelo Stracuzzi, President of Greylock Federal. “We are pleased to be part of this tradition and to help create a positive community gathering.”

Record crowds attend each concert and last summer, as many as 100 boats each show dropped anchor along the shores of Onota Lake and viewed the local acts.

The schedule for 2008 is as follows:

July 2 - Smart Acts

July 9 - Sirsy

July 16 - Phil ‘n the Blanks

July 23 - Hot Totti

July 30 - Bar Stool Preachers

August 6 - Kluster

August 13 - Tony Lee Thomas

August 20 - Rev Tor

August 27 - Xavier

Victoria May, Manager of Marketing Promotions and Partnerships with Greylock Federal, said that a shuttle service will be offered again this year for people parking at Taconic High School. “These concerts are extremely popular and we want to accommodate people with extra parking at Taconic High School. The shuttle holds 15 people and departs every 15 minutes.” In addition to the shuttle, parking will be available on Vin Hebert Boulevard.

The Pittsfield Police Department would like to remind those who attend that alcohol is not permitted at Burbank Park during these concerts and no parking is allowed on Lakeway Drive Extension (located off Pecks Road). The Pittsfield Police Department will be on patrol during these shows and parking violations will be given as needed.

Greylock Membership is open to anyone who lives, works, attends school, worships or regularly conducts business in Berkshire County. Greylock Federal is wholly owned by its more than 60,000 members and Greylock offers full-service branches in Pittsfield, Great Barrington, Lee, Adams, North Adams, and Williamstown. More information is available at www.greylock.org. Live 95.9 WBEC FM is part of the Vox Radio Group, and plays hits from the eighties nineties and today.