June 2022

See Strawberry Fields at the FREE Queensborough Performing Arts Center's 'Juniper Valley Park Concert Series' in Middle Village, Thursday, June 23rd, 2022 - 7:00 PM

queens chronical

Article excerpt:
Tony Garofalo, who formed Strawberry Fields in 1990, grew up in Hell’s Kitchen.
“We were all associated in some way with ‘Beatlemania’ or the touring companies,” Garofalo said of the Broadway musical that ran for more than 1,000 performances between May 1977 and October 1979.
Garofalo, who performs as John Lennon, said all are professional musicians who have either done Broadway or worked in studio with legendary singers and songwriters or both.
“Our bass player is a left-handed Paul,” he said. He said they perform in different costumes and even have authentic guitars, drums, speakers and other equipment manufactured by the same craftspeople who outfitted the Fab Four.
Garofalo said he formed the group from tristate area musicians so he could finally perform with the same group day-in and day-out, after several years of playing with different musicians every few nights. They played regular shows at BB King’s in Manhattan for 19 years.

All concerts are Thursday evenings and start at 7 p.m., and no tickets necessary… it’s open to the public.

Vist link for additional information:
https://www.qchron.com/qboro/stories/summertime-is-fun-time-at-juniper-concert-series/article_4454f4e5-9a7f-561d-b02f-acfbf46c51d8.html