Holiday concert

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Local residents are invited to spend a portion of their Independance Day holiday at Van Cortlandt Park, for a special live concert by the Bronx Arts Ensemble Jazz and Dixieland Band, on Saturday, July 4, at 2 p.m.

The band will entertain visitors with a selection of patriotic songs, as well as several popular favorites by Duke Ellington, Miles Davis, George M. Cohan, Irving Berlin, W.C. Handy and many more.

The show will take place at Rockwood Drive Circle, located near Mosholu Avenue and Broadway. In case of inclement weather, the event will be moved indoors to Vladeck Hall, at the Amalgamated Houses, on the corner of Hillman Avenue and Van Cortlandt Park South.

Admission is free and open to the public. Limited seating will be available at the park, but audience members are encouraged to bring their own folding chairs.

For more information, call 718-601-7399.

This is part of the July 2, 2009 online edition of The Riverdale Press.

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