Celebrate Brooklyn
features a tribute to Elvis Presley on Aug. 8. Although the event
will honor the King on the 25th anniversary of his death, the
festivities will be anything but maudlin.
The evening starts at 7:30 pm with an Elvis tribute performed
by the Losers Lounge, assembled by Patty Lenhart and Williamsburg
resident Joe McGinty.
Next up: Richard Thorpe’s 1957 Elvis classic "Jailhouse
Rock" starring Presley as Vince Everett and a score by Jerry
Lieber and Mike Stoller. The 35-mm film will be shown on the
band shell’s 50-foot-wide screen.
"The film is black-and-white, but it’s in Cinemascope, wide
format, and it will be awe inspiring," said Jack Walsh,
co-producer of Celebrate Brooklyn. "It’s unanimously hailed
as Elvis’ best movie."
The performance will take place at the Prospect Park band shell,
located at Ninth Street and Prospect Park West. For more information,
call (718) 855-7882 ext. 45, or visit the Web site at www.celebratebrooklyn.org.
Rain or shine. A $3 donation is suggested.
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