ARoUND ToWN Fireworks, fishing derby on tap for July 1 in Bordentown

Bordentown Township is set to kick off the summer by hosting two crowd-pleasing community events in one day.

The 23rd annual Fish Derby is scheduled to take place on Saturday, July 1 at Northern Community Park on Groveville Road.

Participant registration will from 9 to 9:30 a.m. The derby itself will start at 10 a.m. and go until noon.

Participants should bring their own bait and equipment. Trophies will be awarded to the anglers who catch the largest fish.

That evening, the township is scheduled to host its 8th annual Fireworks Display at Joseph Lawrence Recreational Facility on Ward Avenue. The event is organized by the nonprofit Foundation for Bordentown Traditions, which also organizes the annual Street of Dreams car show and 5K Turkey Trot.

Activities are scheduled to kick off at 4 p.m., with the fireworks show scheduled to start at dusk. The raindate for the event is Sept. 2.

County to kick off Summer Concert Series with patriotic show

Get your lawn chairs, blankets and coolers ready because Burlington County’s Summer Concerts Series is returning with a full slate of music and entertainment spanning all ages and genres.

The live performances are free and will be held throughout July, August and September at the Burlington County Amphitheater, 5 Pioneer Boulevard in Westampton and Historic Smithville Park, 803 Smithville Road in Eastampton.

The series kicks off on Saturday, July 1 with a performance by the Philharmonic of Southern New Jersey at the Amphitheater. The orchestra plans to celebrate our nation’s birth with masterpieces by American composers Aaron Copland and Leroy Anderson, along with patriotic selections from Irving Berlin and John Philip Sousa, and favorites from George Gershwin. Singer Songwriter Sahara Moon will also perform that evening before the orchestra.

The music will continue on Friday, July 7 at Smithville Park with tribute band Best of the Eagles along with the acoustic Gypsy Moon Duet.

Back at the Amphitheater on Saturday, July 8 will be Doo Wop 50s music from Step by Step, a tribute to the songs of Johnny Maestro, as well as South Jersey group Jackie and The Gents.

The rest of the summer will feature a musical tour through the decades with Saturday shows by the Everly Brothers Experience on July 15, Beatles tribute band Strawberry Fields on July 29, 70s party band The Discoteks on Aug. 5, 80s tribute group Class of ’84 on Aug. 12, Jake’s Rockin Country Band on Aug. 19 and the 90s alternative/grunge group Flannel on Aug. 26.

There will also be a mix of music on Friday nights, including Irish pop and folk band Screaming Orphans on July 14, Blues Brothers tribute group Hats and

Shades on July 28, big band jazz performers Svetlana and The New York Experience on Aug. 4, Garden State Radio on Aug. 11, R&B and Soul group Gentlemen of Soul and Zydeco-A-Go-Go on Aug. 25.

The summer series wraps with The Glimmer Twins performing their classic Stones live show at Smithville Park on Saturday, Sept. 16.

All amphitheater and Smithville Park concerts begin at 6 p.m. Attendees can set up chairs and blankets beginning at 4 p.m. on concert nights.

The top row of the amphitheater seating is reserved for attendees with mobility challenges, including those with wheelchairs, walkers or canes and their caretakers.

Refreshments will be available for sale. No alcoholic beverages, tobacco, vapor products or other drugs are permitted. For more information, including a complete listing of all scheduled performances, visit www.co.burlington. nj.us/569/Programs-Events.