Outdoor Concert – Rock n Roll, 50’s, Jazz

HAVE AN UNFORGETTABLE TIME dancing in the golden twilight to Rock ‘n’ Roll, 50’s, Pop music, and Jazz with John Burgh’s BIG BAND in an OUTDOOR CONCERT on Sunday, August 13 from 6:00 – 9:00 PM at beautiful RiverStone Farm in a new shaded, grassy location west of the H-Barn.  Bring the WHOLE family – your lawn chair, cooler, picnic basket, AND dancing shoes – and join us for a magical night in one of the most scenically beautiful places in western Pennsylvania – RiverStone Farm!

A favorite of ARCA audiences and known throughout the Pittsburgh area for his musical versatility in a broad spectrum of styles, keyboardist and band leader, JOHN BURGH is bringing a nine piece Big Band of Pittsburgh’s preeminent instrumentalists and vocalists – including celebrated Pittsburgh singers, LISA BLEIL and RANDY EUGENE, performing it ALL – from jazz standards, 50’s, rock ‘n’ roll, and vintage country to popular music sure to delight the concert crowd and get ALL ages up and dancing!

Versatile vocalist LISA BLEIL is known for her performances on the Emmy-winning PBS series “Live From Studio A” and can also be seen on the nationally-televised “Rock, Rhythm & Doo-wop” and “Red, White & Rock” performing with Frankie Avalon, Frankie Valli and Connie Francis, among others.

BRING THE WHOLE FAMILY – OR – have a romantic night out with your sweetheart! Bring lawn seating – a chair or a blanket – your picnic basket and cooler – AND your dancing shoes!

The concert is RAIN OR SHINE.  If there’s rain, the entire concert simply gets moved inside to the Olympic sized arena in the RiverStone Farm H-Barns. The RiverStone gate opens at 5:00 PM – and the concert starts at 6:00 PM.

Children under 6 are FREE, Students are $5, and Adults are $20.  Buy online or call to RESERVE: 724-659-3153 Beer, wine and water for sale. 

Beautiful RiverStone Farm

Gates open at 5:00 PM. RiverStone Farm is located at 352 Foxview Road, Foxburg, PA 16036, just up the hill from Foxburg.   Once in the area, follow the signs to the turn onto Foxview Road off of Route 58 (Foxview Road on one side and Metz Road on the other).  It’s RAIN or SHINE – so plan for the day, no matter what.  Any issue with weather, we simply move inside to the H-Barn Arena.

The musicians’ tent is ready – and the RiverStone grounds are gorgeous… All That’s Missing is YOU – and the BIG BAND!




Bring a cooler – a picnic – lawn seating or a blanket – and have a wonderful evening with your family or special moments with your Sweetheart.

Would you also like to enjoy ARCA’s annual Membership Pig Roast Picnic, which precedes the concert this year at 4:00 PM for ARCA Members?

 If you become an ARCA MEMBER  by August 7 , you can be a part of the festivities and also attend the Membership Picnic beforehand! Click here to become an ARCA member and reserve and pay for your dinner ticket by August 7 to attend the ARCA Membership picnic, making a full day of it at scenic RiverStone Farm.

For more information on the ARCA Membership picnic and becoming an ARCA member, call 724-659-3153.

ARIVE EARLY & EXPLORE FOXBURG!

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Plan to Make a Day of it in beautiful Foxburg!  Enjoy a walk along the Allegheny River trail or rent bicycles with Foxburg Tours OR have a Segway tour of beautiful RiverStone Estate in the morning or early afternoon!  Have lunch at the Allegheny Grille with seating overlooking the Allegheny River, or for more casual fare, at Foxburg Pizza with salads, sandwiches and pizza.  Save time to enjoy wine tasting at Foxburg Wine Cellars and savor a gourmet coffee and hand made chocolate at Divani Chocolatier and Barrista.  Or spend the night in the lovely Foxburg Inn.

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And of course, before the concert stop by the Red Brick Gallery and Gift Shop to enjoy the offerings of talented Cooperative Artists from the region and view the works by Donna Edmonds, Glenn Thompson and Cheri Lee Anderton-Yarnell in the exhibit – Inspired Expressions:  Brush, Lens and Clay.

About the Musicians

John Burgh and his band have been so popular with ARCA Members playing during the annual membership picnics and late into the night, with Members dancing for hours.  Allegheny RiverStone Center for the Arts is proud to bring JOHN BURGH back with a nine piece BIG BAND ORCHESTRA for an ENTIRE evening of joyous music-with celebrated Pittsburgh musicians – including celebrated singers, LISA BLEIL and RANDY EUGENE, performing jazz standards, 50’s, rock ‘n’ roll, vintage country and popular music… sure to get ALL ages up and dancing.

It’s going to be a gorgeous summer night of grooving and rocking to BLUES, JAZZ & ROCK ‘N ROLL as keyboardist John Burgh and superb cross-over, world travelled and acclaimed musicians will make you want to get up and shake a leg… but if you prefer to sit and enjoy, there will be plenty of musical variety and outrageous riffing to entertain and delight!

John Burgh was first introduced to the Pittsburgh music scene on 1982 when he joined the Harold Betters Band playing five nights a week at the South Hills Sheraton.  John graduated from IUP in 1981 as a piano performance major, and has returned there many times to play with nationally known artists such as Billy Crystal, Rita Moreno, and recently Doc Severinsen.

John BurghJohn played for many years with the Billy Price Band touring Europe in 2003. He has played and recorded 5 albums with the rock group Gathering Field, playing Hammond B3 organ. Besides filling in occasionally with CLO productions like Miss Saigon and Addams Family, he enjoys playing piano for local musical productions in Sewickley. A long time member of the Balcony Big Band (18 piece jazz band), playing monthly at the Jergels Rhythym Bar in Warrendale.

Many people will remember his performances over the last 30 years in the Oil City/Franklin and Foxburg area.  John grew up in the Harmony/Zelienople area playing piano accompanying his father, who played banjo, and helping his family in the tractor salvage yard business, which he continues to this day.

VOCALISTS

John Burgh and Lisa Bleil

From Jazz standards to Rhthym & Blues and Rock n Roll, vocalists LISA BLEIL and RANDY EUGENE are sure to delight – AND to get you up and dancing!  Have a listen…

LISA BLIEL

Vocalist Lisa Bleil was a featured performer on the Emmy-winning PBS series “Live From Studio A” and can also be seen on the nationally-televised “Rock, Rhythm & Doo-wop” and “Red, White & Rock” performing with Frankie Avalon, Frankie Valli and Connie Francis, among others.  Lisa’s theater credits include “Fiddler on the Roof”, “The Sound of Music” and “Kiss Me Kate”. She also spent several years with Latshaw Productions as a writer, director, and performer of themed musical reviews that performed in the Pittsburgh area as well as touring the Eastern US and Canada.

RANDY EUGENE – Rhythm & Blues AND Pretty Woman

 

BRING THE WHOLE FAMILY – or have a date night on a picnic blanket at twilight at beautiful RiverStone Farm.  Children under 6 are FREE, Students are $5,  and Adults are $20. You can buy tickets here or call 724 659-3153 to reserve.