Savage Brothers to Perform At St. Bernard Carnival

From St. Bernard Church: A free concert by the Savage Brothers, one of the region’s premiere bands for three decades, once again will be among the highlights of this year’s edition of St. Bernard Church’s carnival, to be held Thursday, June 1; Friday, June 2; and Saturday, June 3, on the church grounds at 424 Hazard Ave.

The carnival will run from 6 to 10 p.m. each day, featuring carnival rides, with wrist bands for sale every evening for $20 that provide unlimited access to the fairground’s rides, or individual ride tickets. There will be a wide variety of food, including fried dough, French fries, doughnuts, strawberry shortcakes and sundaes; craft beer provided by Powder Hollow Brewery; and hamburgers, hot dogs, and grinders prepared by Danny’s Pizza. There will also be a selection of state-sanctioned games of chance on the carnival’s midway.

Performing Saturday from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. will be the Savage Brothers, a band founded in 1984 in the basement of the family’s Windsor Locks home that has performed over 5,000 concerts across the Northeast. This “six-piece funkin’, rockin’, and rhythm group” is led by two of the founding brothers, vocalists Michael and Mark Savage, and features two horn players as well as guitars, keyboards, bass, and drums.

There also will be a performance Friday by Jim Blanch and the Boot Hill Band, performing “traditional country-style” music. In addition, there will be a karaoke contest Thursday.

The drawing for the annual parish raffle will be held on Saturday, June 3, at 9:30p.m. Prizes to be awarded in the raffle drawing are gift certificates of $2,000 to the Holyoke Mall at Ingleside, $1,500 to Home Depot, and $1,000 to Super Stop & Shop.

Tickets cost $5 apiece and may be purchased from parish families or at the rectory, as well as at the carnival itself each night.

The carnival is organized by St. Bernard parishioners and supported not only by them but also the business community. Platinum sponsors are Leete-Stevens Enfield Chapels, Roncari Valet Parking, Atlantic Gear & Axle, and John Weller. Also supporting the carnival are Gold sponsors Fallon Law Office LLC, R.M. Drywall LLC, Camerota Truck Parts, Bob and Nicole Duquette, Mrs. Francis Figueroa and family, Vasseur Landscaping, the Golas family, in memory of Ray Aleskwiz by his daughter, and Gear Wizzard. Silver sponsors are Chris and Ted Kiczuk, Susan R. Roberts, Deacon Richard and Camille Boucher, Savings Institute Bank & Trust, the Rev. Bernard J. Grochowski, Chadderton family, Browne Memorial Chapels, the Yiznitsky family, Ralph and Suzanne Williams, and Philip and Sandra Connors. Bronze sponsors are Rogers Memorial Studio, Jerry and Mary Ann Tobin, the Gomeau-Oppenheimer family, Enfield Community Federal Credit Union, Chris Casey Concepts, Charles and Deanna Comparetto, Grey Physical Therapy. For more information about the carnival, call the church rectory at 860-749- 8353.

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