Summer Concerts

SOUTH WINDSOR PARKS & RECREATION DEPARTMENT’S

2022 CONCERT SERIES

South Windsor Parks South Windsor Parks & Recreation Department & Recreation Department Summer Concert Series Summer Concert Series

7:00p.m. – 9:00p.m. at Evergreen Walk Park at The Promenade Shops at Evergreen Walk.

June 23 • Savage Brothers savagebrothersband.com presented by: Jay’s Landscaping

Funk Rock

June 30 • Billy Pilgrim Band facebook.com/BillyPilgrimCT presented by: Wapping Fair

Eclectic Mix

July 7 • Shaded Soul www.shadedsoulband.com presented by: Charles Schwab South Windsor High Energy

July 14 • Avenue Groove www.avenuegroove.com presented by: Charles Schwab South Windsor July 21 • Loveland Hill www.facebook.com/LovelandHillBand presented by: Ion Bank and South Windsor Community Women’s Club July 28 • Southern Voice www.southernvoiceband.com Presented by: Red Heat Tavern and Wapping Fair aug 4 • Nightshift www.nightshiftbandct.com presented by: Wapping Fair R&B Funk Rock Cover Contemporary Country 60’s, 70’s and 80’s

aug 11 • Mass-Conn-Fusion www.massconnfusion.com presented by: Integrated Rehabilitation Services R&B/Funk/Motown

Cooperating Sponsors: aug 18 • Soul Sound Revue www.soulsoundrevue.com presented by: Charles Schwab South Windsor Motown

Hosting a Party?

Looking for a place to have a Birthday Party, Graduation Party, Baby or Bridal Shower, or Family Reunion?

Host your party without the hassle of cleaning up the house prior to and after the party.

Outdoor Options

The Nevers Park The Nevers Park Rotary Pavilion Rotary Pavilion Veterans Memorial Park Rotary Pavilion

Available from May 1st to Mid-October. Available on: Weekdays, 12:00pm to 8:00pm Saturdays and Sundays from 8:00am to 8:00pm

Fees Weekday Weekend Business weekday Business weekend Non-Profit Resident Non-resident $100 $200 $400 $600 $100 $200 $400 $600 $150 $200

Veterans Memorial Park Rotary Pavilion

Available from May 1st to Mid-October. Available on: Weekdays, 12:00pm to 8:00pm Saturdays and Sundays from 8:00am to 8:00pm

*additional fee for access to the pool during normal pool season and hours.

Fees Weekday Weekend Business weekday Business weekend Non-Profit Resident Non-resident $100 $200 $400 $600 $100 $200 $400 $600 $150 $200

Indoor Options

Wapping Parks and Wapping Parks and Recreation Facility Recreation Facility

Friday: 6pm-10pm Saturday: 9am-10pm Sunday: 9am-10pm Rental times include setup and breakdown.

Our newly renovated Banquet Hall is available for private events up to 75 people. Great for Birthday parties, Bridal Showers or Baby Showers. 60-inch round tables and black Chiavari chairs are included with your rental.

Banquet Hall Banquet Hall

Accommodates up to 75 people $100/hour with a minimum of 2 hours

*non-resident fee of $100 for each rental*

Room 33 Room 33

Accommodates up to 30 people $50/hour with a minimum of 2 hours

*non-resident fee of $100 for each rental*

Room 33 is perfect for your smaller gathering, as it can accommodate your private event up to 30 people. 6-foot banquet tables and stacking chairs are included with your rental.

A.B.C.D. AWARDS

Back in August of 2009 we began a new initiative for our department. We realized that we had many folks who do go above and beyond the call of duty to make us successful, so we created the annual South Windsor Parks & Recreation Dept. Merit Awards Program, \ZILQ\QWVITTaX]JTQKTaZMKWOVQbMLXZQWZ\WW]ZÅVIT[]UUMZKWVKMZ\MIKPaMIZ1\QVKT]LM[\PM “Hall of Fame” and the “A,B,C,D” award which stands for “Above & Beyond the Call of Duty”.

ALANA CEPPETELLI

Alana has worked for our department for three years and has been amazing since day one! She’s someone who consistently works hard and does her best every single day. She’s prepared, trusting, energetic and passionate about summer camp. She started working as a counselor at our Camp Discovery program, and it was very evident from the start how well she relates with both staff and campers. She takes initiative and anticipates the needs of the department. In addition to camp, Alana has helped out other programs within our department and is especially important to our concert staff. She’s a natural leader and she has gone above and beyond what is asked of her. In addition to working for our department, Alana attends UCONN and is studying to be a mental health counselor to facilitate equine-assisted psychotherapy! She shines wherever she goes and she is a fantastic member of our team at South Windsor Parks and Recreation. Congratulations Alana!

LINDA CIARCIA

Linda Ciarcia has been with our department for 4 years, as one of our nurses who covers the 11 hour days in our camp program. Initially, Linda served as our RN at the Navigators Camp, quickly becoming a permanent fixture in our Day Camps! Her experience as a school nurse in Wethersfield gives us unmeasurable confidence and we love her ability to adapt to any situation. We rely on her expertise and years of working as an RN to provide the best care for our participants. ank you, Linda, we look forward to many more years working with you!

JULIA MARTOCCHIO

Julia is a recent South Windsor Public Schools graduate who has been working for the 4th R” program for the last two years, and has most recently joined our camp staff this past summer. One of Julia’s greatest strengths is her enthusiasm for working with children, both in a group and a one-on-one setting. Her excitement for her job and for our programs is genuine and infectious, and her positive attitude puts others at ease. She is an endless cheerleader for those around her, always working towards her best and helping others be their best along the way. As both a program leader and a one-on-one, Julia puts in extra effort to get to know her all the kids on a personal level, and works hard to create unique games, activities and experiences that reflect her participants’ interests. She is creative in her ideas, thinking outside the box to find projects that spark joy in each child. As a one-on-one, Julia is adept at assessing and then meeting her participants’ needs, and treats each member of our programs with kindness and dignity. During this past year, Julia even sewed an art-smock for her participant so that he could be included in art projects in a safe, fun way. Julia starts and ends each day with a smile, and she shares that happiness with all those around her. She truly makes 4th “R” a memorable experience for her participants, and our department is grateful for her enthusiasm and dedication!

TERESA TWOMEY

Teresa Twomey has been working for South Windsor Parks and Recreation as a Camp Nurse for three years. She comes to us with professionalism, knowledge, compassion, dedication and enthusiasm. She is always willing to help out at the drop of a hat, even with the smallest tasks. Not only does Teresa serve as an RN for both our camp and 4th “R” programs, but she is also a welcomed reference for our entire department during a time when our health climate is difficult to navigate. In addition to her dedication to SWPRD, Dr. Twomey is the chair of the undergrad nursing programs at Quinnipiac University. Congratulations Teresa!

SOUTH WINDSOR WALK AND WHEEL WAYS

South Windsor Walk and Wheel Ways is a volunteer group dedicated to making South Windsor a safer place to walk and bike. Since their inception in 2007, this passionate team has planned bike rides, moonlit and sunset walks, CT Trails Day events, Bike to Work days, Adult Biking Classes and East Coast Greenway Bike Rides, just to mention a fraction of their community activities. ey work tirelessly on projects such as connecting neighborhoods with trails and sidewalks, planning distribution of Bike Racks and promoting bike lanes throughout town. is committed group also provides yearly support in South Windsor’s 4th Grade Bicycle Safety Program at the elementary Schools. Most recently, Walk and Wheel Ways has been planning and designing the construction of e South Windsor Crosstown Trail. eir hard work along with these and other programs and projects contributed to South Windsor’s designation as a Silver Sustainable Community. Congratulations to the Walk and Wheel Ways members.

HALL OF FAME

The Hall of Fame Award is reserved for those exceptional folks who have dedicated themselves to Parks & Recreation exhibited over a long term. Specifically, it is “To honor and recognize those individuals who, because off their outstanding dedication, have contributed immeasurably to the establishment, maintenance and continuation of community parks and recreation in South Windsor.”

BILLY MITCHELL AND ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES

Over the last 12 years, Billy Mitchell and Environmental Services have been instrumental in supporting South Windsor Parks and Recreation. To say that Billy is generous is an understatement. His donations of material, equipment and manpower to the town and SWPRD have enhanced our programs, events and parks. ESI’s support has included, work at the Dog Park, bulldozer and equipment use in the parks, portable lights for fireworks displays and a spontaneous outdoor skating area, and most recently donation of portable bathrooms and hand washing stations for the entire season of the South Windsor Parks and Recreation Farmers’ Market. Anytime we have visited Billy at Environmental Services we leave with his help and generosity. He likes to say: “Never count your favors”. ese are words to live by.

Congratulations Billy and thank you for all you’ve done.