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Woodbridge Wednesdays Concerts Continue at Parker Press Park
James Parker Press Park, 428 Rahway Ave, Woodbridge, NJ | Get Directions »
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The Woodbridge Wednesdays concert series at James Parker Press Park continue on August 15 with a 7:30 pm performance by Lipbone Reading and his orchestra. Remember to bring lawn chairs and blankets to the event.
There will also be a performance on August 22 by Tusk, a Fleetwood Mac tribute band. On August 29, Sharon Little, a pop and soul artist, will play at the park.
For weather updates, call 732-602-6045.
Event Details
| Where | James Parker Press Park 428 Rahway Ave, Woodbridge, NJ 07095 |
| Next on | This event is over. |
| Time | 7:30 pm–9:00 pm |
| Who to bring | Everyone |
| Website | http://www.WoodbridgeArtsNJ.org |
| Phone | 732-596-4048 |
| Price | $0 |
More About James Parker Press Park
The Parker Press Park is a noble effort. The small park and the recreation of a printing press office on it was built in 1976 as an attempt to pay tribute to James Parker, a Revolutionary War patriot and a Woodbridge Founding Father.
Thing is, nobody knows exactly where his printing press was located, so the Rahway Ave. site is a good compromise.
Parker brought the first printing press to New Jersey. He was a printing colleague of Benjamin Franklin, and Parker published New Jersey's first magazine. He also printed broadsides, books, and even New Jersey currency, with a distinctive tobacco leaf on it and the words, "To Counterfit Is To Die."
But like his printing press, nobody knows exactly where he is buried. It's somewhere in the White Church cemetery, but the headstone disappeared long ago.
The park is fenced off and opened irregularly. It host arts and crafts festivals, children's events, beer fests, and serves as a Civil War encampment.
Other events here
- Willie Nile Band @ "Woodbridge Wednesdays" Wed, Jun 19, 7:30 pm–9:30 pm
