Band of Oz at the ‘12 Kroger Cabin Fever Series!
Friday, March 9, 2012.
The ‘11 BB&T’s Party in the Park finale – Thurs. Sept. 15!
September 9, 2011 by Larry
Filed under Community, Music, Our Events
It’s the conclusion of Roanoke’s award winning Thursday night concert series – BB&T’s Party in the Park. As we like to say, “It’s Where Your Friends Are on Thursday 
Nights.” Gates open at 5:30pm, and music from 6:00 – 8:30pm. Party in the Park features music you can dance to, and that’s exactly what you’ll get, plus lot’s of fun and you’ll likely meet up with friends you haven’t seen in a while too. It’s all family friendly and a great way to transition into your weekend!
This Thursday, Sept. 15, it’s the season finale featuring one of the hottest new bands on the scene – Atlantic Groove.
Plus it’s School Employee Appreciation Night – so if you present your school ID at the gate, you’ll get in for FREE!
It’s our way of saying “thanks” for all you do for our children.
It’s really the most fun place to be in Roanoke on Thursday night!
See the BB&T Party in the Park web site for complete details.
And be certain to “Like” us on Facebook!
Atlanta Rhythm Section will kick off ‘11 BB&T Party in the Park season
May 11, 2011 by Larry
Filed under Community, Music, Our Events
We know lots of folks just can’t wait for the start of the award winning BB&T Party in the Park season to begin. With warm weather upon us, where else would you rather be on Thursday nights then Elmwood Park? Well get ready and mark your calendars for May 26th. EventZone keeps raising the bar on the entertainment and this year’s schedule is no exception. Get you dancing shoes ready for the smooth southern pop
rock rhythms of the Atlanta Rhythm Section on opening night and then all throughout the summer.
Here’s the 2011 BB&T Party in the Park schedule
May 26 – Atlanta Rhythm Section & Project 4
June 2 – Craig Woolard Band
June 9 – Chairmen of the Board/ Remembers General Johnson
June 16 – Jim Quick & Coastline
June 23 – SuperHold
June 30 – Domino Band
July 7 – Part-Time Party-Time Band
July 14 – The Tams
July 21 – The Attractions
July 28 – Fantastic Shakers
Aug. 4 – Holiday Band
Aug. 11 – The Embers
Aug. 18 – Hip Pocket
Aug. 25 – Danny Woods & the Board of Directors
Sept. 1 – The Kings
Sept. 8 –Band of Oz
Sept. 15 – Atlantic Groove
Expect lots of fun and surprises all summer long.
Admission is just $6.00 at the gate ($10.00 on opening night). Or get your “Any-10 Pass” for $52.00. Also if you buy an “Any-10 Pass” on opening night at the gate or before (at any BB&T Bank location) you can use it on opening night (thus your admission for that night will be just $5.20).
For all updated and to get BB&T Party in the Park info fast. “Like” the BB&T Party in the Park Facebook page.
The non-profit partner organizations for the 2011 BB&T Party in the Park have also been announced. These worthy Roanoke focused non-profit organizations will provide volunteers throughout the 2011 season and in return each will receive a portion of the net proceeds at the end of the year. To date you and EventZone have been able to provide over $67,000 to Roanoke non-profits!
Party in the Park’s Non-Profit Partner Application is now available for 2011
October 28, 2010 by Larry
Filed under Community, Music, Our Events, Volunteers
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ch year at BB&T Party in the Park – selected area non-profit organizations benefit from a portion of the net proceeds of the series. The selected non-profit partner organizations provide volunteers to work at the BB&T Party in the Park concerts and help promote the series in general. Additionally being present at BB&T Party in the Park is a great opportunity for these non-profit organizations to share about their activities and missions to those in attendance.
Since the 2005 BB&T Party in the Park, EventZone has been able to donate over $67,000 to local non-profit organizations. These partnering groups have included: SW Virginia Second Harvest Food Bank; Kimoyo; YWCA of Roanoke Valley; Roanoke Area Ministries-RAM House; The Arts Council of the Blues Ridge; Council of Community Services; Blue Ridge Public TV-JASON Project; Downtown Learning Center; CASA, Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation; Jefferson Center Foundation; Downtown Music Lab; St. Francis Assisi Dog Service; Roanoke Symphony; Boys & Girls Club; New Horizons Health; Mill Mountain Theatre; Ronald McDonald House; Roanoke Adolescent Health partnership; Mental Health America and Jefferson Center.
Party in the Park would not be possible if it weren’t for the volunteers that come out each, supplied to us by our local non-profit partners. This year, Party in the Park was able to donate over $11,000 to the various non-profits for their volunteer efforts during the 2010 season. If you are interested in applying to become a 2011 non-profit partner please download the following application and submit it along with the requested documentation to EventZone no later than March 4, 2011. Non-profit partners will be selected and notified by April 8, 2011.
Click here for the 2011 Non-Profit Partner Application.
Party in the Park’s “Downtown Getdown”
June 3, 2010 by Larry
Filed under Music, Our Events
This Thursday after working up an appetite dancing to the new sounds of Atlantic Groove, head over to Martin’s Downtown for Party in the Park’s “Downtown Getdown” Special. Martin’s is offering their award winning ribs for half off! 1/2 rack of ribs with two sides just $6.00 or go for the full rack with two sides for only $9.50! These ribs are bone lickin’ good so you won’t want to miss out on this amazing deal!
*These amazing specials are only for Party in the Park goers! Be sure to pick up your “Downtown Getdown” Card at Party in the Park. Become a fan on Facebook for updates on Downtown Getdown, weather and any other changes.
Party in the Park’s “Downtown Getdown”
May 25, 2010 by Larry
Filed under Community, Music, Our Events
This Thursday after working up an appetite dancing to the tunes of Clarence Carter, head over to Corned Beef & Co. for Party in the Park’s “Downtown Getdown” Special. Corned Beef & Co. will offer two for the price of one boneless buffalo wings; that’s 2lbs. of wings for only $8.99!! Not in the mood for wings? Try one of their fabulous pizzas- cheese is $5.00 and pepperoni is $7.00, what a deal!
*These amazing specials are only for Party in the Park goers! Be sure to pick up your “Downtown Getdown” Card at Party in the Park. Become a fan on Facebook for updates on Downtown Getdown, weather and any other changes.
Clarence Carter opens ‘10 BB&T’s Party in the Park season!
May 5, 2010 by Larry
Filed under Community, Music, Our Events
It’s almost here Party in the Park’ers – and we’ll be kicking the 2010 BB&T Party in the Park season off with a huge night – Dr. CC – Clarence Carter, also featuring Roanoke’s Project 4. It all begins Thursday May 27 in Elmwood Park, downtown Roanoke. We’ve scheduled some of your favorite bands, and threw in a few different ones that we know you’ll like! Plus we’ve got all kinds of fun and special activities schedule for 2010. You know we spend countless hours just trying to develop new ways to entertain you all.
Check out the complete schedule of bands and activities on the web site. And if you’re on Facebook, become a fan of BB&T’s Party in the Park for the latest updates and information.
Here’s a little bit of information about Clarence Carter – just to get you in the mood. Clarence was born in Montgomery, Alabama and attended the Alabama School for the Blind and Alabama State College in Montgomery, graduating degree in music. His professional music career began with friend Calvin Scott, signing to the Fairlane
Clarence Carter at New Orleans Jazz Festival
Records label to release “I Wanna Dance But I Don’t Know How” the following year. After the 1962 release of “I Don’t Know (School Girl),” renamed themselves the CL Boys for their label debut, Hey. In all, the duo cut four singles, none of them generating more than a shrug on radio.
In 1965, they traveled to Muscle Shoals to record “Step by Step” and its flip side, “Rooster Knees and Rice.” Atlantic Records took notice and released “Step by Step”, but it flopped. Carter continued as a solo act, signing to the Fame Records label for 1967’s Tell Daddy. Several more solid singles followed, until Carter released “Slip Away,” which hit number 6 on the Pop Charts. “Too Weak to Fight” hit number 13. Several more soul singles followed, like “Snatching It Back,” “At The Dark End of the Street,” “The Feeling Is Right,” “Doing Our Thing” and “Patches.” “Patches”, (first recorded by Chairmen of the Board), was a UK number 2 and a U.S. number 4 in 1970, and was nominated for a Grammy in 1972. This disc sold over one million copies, and received a gold disc awarded by the R.I.A.A. in 1970, just two months after its release. Following “Slip Away” and “Too Weak to Fight”, it was Carter’s third million seller. With the advent of disco in the mid 1970s, Carter’s career suffered, before he found a new audience with bawdy songs like “Strokin’” in the 1980s and 1990s.
The Holiday Band & our First-Ever Glow-Stick Dance Contest
March 3, 2010 by Larry
Filed under Community, Music, Our Events
This Friday night promises to be a fun night, as the Kroger Cabin Fever Series continues. The Holiday Band, considered one the Southeast’s premier party and dance bands, will play a variety of musical styles that promise keep all of you involved and on the dance floor.
Plus get ready and don’t miss the first ever (at least for the Kroger Cabin Fever Series) Glow-Stick Dance Contest. Up to five couples decked out in glow sticks compete for BB&T Party in the Park Tickets, dinner for two at 
Martin’s Downtown Bar & Grill, and bragging rights!
The Holiday Band
The Holiday Band, formed in 1991 in Burlington, NC, has been honored by the Carolina Association of Beach Music many times receiving Cammy Awards for “Group of the Year” and “Album of the Year” among many others. They have 6 musicians on stage including saxophone, trumpet, keyboards, drums, guitar and bass, and feature several lead vocalists and smooth background harmonies. The Holiday Band has performed everywhere from Lincoln Center in New York City, to private gigs in Florida; and soon will play its first cruise to Mexico. To date, the Holiday Band has released 8 CDs, many of have been nominated and won various awards at the Carolina Beach Music Awards Show. With an eclectic song list that includes Soul, R&B, Rock, Funk, Top 40, Beach Music, Disco and even country, The Holiday Band can please any Crowd!
Friday March 26, 2010 marks the first appearance at the Kroger Cabin Fever Series for the Holiday Band – every summer their performance at BB&T’s Party in the Park is so impressive and fun we just knew we had to have more of these guys.
If you’re not already a fan on Facebook, please become one! There are many great incentives to being an EventZone fan, as well as up to date information.
BB&T’s Party in the Park Facebook Fan Page
Festival in the Park’s Facebook Fan Page
‘09 Party in the Park – Live CD is here!
We know lots of the Party in the Park fans trudge through the winter taking road trips to Myrtle Beach and other meccas just to get their summer party music fix. Our Kroger Cabin Fever Series and other area clubs and activities certainly help warm the winter chill. But come late May every year in Roanoke, and for many living in the region, Party in the Park welcomes in the summer and reunites friends like no other local concert series. You can see for yourself, check out the photos and videos from Party in the Park.
Now we’ve got another way to bring back those fond memories from this past summer’s Thursday nights. It’s the ‘09 Party in the Park – Live CD. It’s pack with 18 tracks from all last summer’s Party in the Park bands, plus a few Bonus Tracks. See for yourself.
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This CD is not for sale, but if you buy the Cabin Fever Series 4-Pack you’ll get one free.
BB&T’s Party in the Park
March 19, 2009 by Larry
Filed under Our Events
Throughout the summer on Thursday nights – Elmwood Park is where you’ll probably find your friends if you are not a regular of BB&T’s Party in the Park. For 16 weeks it’ll be “People You Know & Music You Love.” A Dance Party for all ages!
Come to Elmwood Park and boogie, rock, tango,twist, swing, slide or shag every Thursday night from May 27 – Sept. 9, 2010
Click here for more information about Southwest Virginia’s Thursday night concert series powered by EventZone.
See all the photos from the 2009 BB&T Party in the Park
