Make Music Englewood Celebrates Longest Day Of Year On June 21

ENGLEWOOD, NJ — The longest day of the year, June 21, will be celebrated in a special way in Englewood. Make Music will bring together performers with free concerts in green spaces throughout the town.

The event is modeled after La Fête de la Musique which began in the 1980s to showcase the rich musical culture of Paris.

The inaugural Englewood edition will feature a curated main stage showcasing a melting pot of musical genres at the Englewood Public Library, between 5 and 10 p.m.

Secondary stages Veterans Memorial Park and McKay Park will be offering open access for musicians wishing to participate, and by the end of the concerts, at 10 p.m., an open mic event will be held at Black Box Performing Arts Center.

The event is sponsored by the Englewood Public Library, Bergen Community College, and the Englewood Parks and Recreation Department.

Here is the schedule:

5 p.m. — The Shop Dogz (original rockabilly)
5:30 p.m. — Iliad (original rock)
6 p.m. — RnA (classic rock and Motown)
6:30 p.m. — Divinity & the BCC Crew (Pop and R&B)
7 p.m. — The Richard Reiter Afro-Jazz Project
8:00 p.m. — Ginny Lackey & the Hi-Fi Band (original pop/rock and covers)
8:30 p.m. — The Absent-Minded Professors feat. Andy Krikun and Dan Sheehan (original rock)
9:15 p.m. — Carolyn Enger’s Resonating Earth (classical piano with multimedia video)