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SATURDAY, AUGUST 7: Berks Fest preview event , THE BERKS HORNS 7:30 p.m.: “I Got Life!” The Music of Nina Simone Santander Performing Arts Center: $59 & $49 (Reserved Seating) CAROL RIDDICK & GERALD VEASLEY with AARON GRAVES, 7 p.m.: Remembering Jim Connors TIM HUTSON READING POPS ORCHESTRA CELEBRATES THE SPIRIT OF WCR Center for the Arts; Tickets: $30 (General admission) DJANGO REINHARDT featuring special guests JULIEN LABRO, MAX O’ROURKE, JOSH KAYE, EDUARDO BELO, JOSH TAYLOR, FRIDAY, AUGUST 13 CHRIS HESLOP 11:30 a.m.: Harold B. Leifer Memorial Kickoff Luncheon Miller Center for the Arts: $49 (Reserved Seating) THE GROOVEMASTERS featuring Bennie Sims, Cliff Starkey, Erich Cawalla 7:30 p.m.: 20th Anniversary Celebration The Peanut Bar Restaurant; Call 610-376-8500 for reservations REGGIE BROWN & BUNCH-A-FUNK 7 p.m.: Opening Night Celebration Truck N Brew at Willow Glen Park: $15 in advance; $20 at door(General Admission) 8 p.m.: WDIY 88.1 FM presents Santander Performing Arts Center: $69 & $59 (Reserved Seating) CHRISTONE “KINGFISH” INGRAM and VANESSA COLLIER 7:30 p.m.: Litchfield Jazz Camp Night DoubleTree by Hilton Reading/Grand Ballroom: $49 (Reserved Seating) ZACCAI CURTIS, LUQUES CURTIS & ALBERT RIVERA LATIN 9:30 p.m.: Cheers Lounge Jazz Party JAZZ BAND plus Opening Artists TRADING FOUR AL “DJ ACT” TAYLOR Club ECP at the DoubleTree/Small Ballroom: $20 (General Admission) DoubleTree by Hilton Reading/Cheers Lounge: FREE 7:30 p.m.: 9-Piece Dance/Party Band Midnight: GERALD VEASLEY’S MIDNIGHT JAM BRASS POCKET Blake Aaron, Tom Braxton, Nick Colionne, Nelson Rangell, Alex Bugnon, Truck N Brew at Willow Glen Park: $10 in advance; $15 at door(General Admission) Marc Antoine, Brian Bromberg, Andrew Neu, Albert Rivera, Rob Zinn, 9:30 p.m.: Cheers Lounge Jazz Party Tony Exum Jr., Donald Robinson, Richard Waller and more AL “DJ ACT” TAYLOR Club ECP at the DoubleTree/Small Ballroom: $30 (General Admission) DoubleTree by Hilton Reading/Cheers Lounge: FREE SUNDAY, AUGUST 15 9:30 p.m.: ijazzglobal.com presents 10 a.m. doors, buffet/11:30 a.m. show: Sunday Brunch hosted by Michael Tozzi with special guest PIECES OF A DREAM MAYSA JAZZ FUNK SOUL featuring , , and introducing JUSTIN-LEE SCHULTZ PAUL JACKSON JR. DoubleTree by Hilton Reading/Grand Ballroom: $56 (Reserved Seating) DoubleTree by Hilton Reading/Grand Ballroom: $52 (Reserved Seating; Midnight: GERALD VEASLEY’S MIDNIGHT JAM Includes brunch) Blake Aaron, Tom Braxton, Albert Rivera, Nick Colionne, Andrew Neu, 2:30 p.m.: Ijazzglobal.com presents Alex Bugnon, Brian Bromberg, Eric Marienthal, Rob Zinn, Tony Exum Jr., SOUL PATROL featuring LARRY BRAGGS, BLAKE AARON, Donald Robinson, Richard Waller and more TOM BRAXTON Club ECP at the DoubleTree/Small Ballroom: $30 (General Admission) Club ECP at the DoubleTree/Small Ballroom: $42 (General Admission) SATURDAY, AUGUST 14 3 p.m.: WCR Center for the Arts presents 1 p.m. & 7 p.m.: SOUTH Kitchen & Jazz Parlor presents JANIS SIEGEL with JOHN DI MARTINO GERALD VEASLEY UNSCRIPTED AT BERKS WCR Center for the Arts: $30 (General Admission) featuring NELSON RANGELL, ALEX BUGNON, MARC ANTOINE 6 p.m.: WDIY 88.1 FM presents Club ECP at the DoubleTree/Small Ballroom: $40 (General Admission) DAVID BROMBERG QUINTET plus KING SOLOMON HICKS 1:30 p.m.: WDIY 88.1 FM presents DoubleTree by Hilton Reading/Grand Ballroom: $45 (Reserved Seating) KENNY NEAL & THE NEAL FAMILY REVUE MONDAY, AUGUST 16 plus THE GABE STILLMAN BAND 7 p.m.: Get JazzED/Reading Musical Foundation Night Truck N Brew at Willow Glen Park/Sinking Spring: $49 (General Admission) RMF PROJECT PENSKE JAZZ JAM hosted by Mike Eben, Albert Rivera, 2 p.m.: Ijazzglobal.com presents Gerald Veasley, Brian Bromberg, Eric Marienthal, Aubrey Logan, Bobby KEIKO MATSUI & Lyle, Tony Moore DoubleTree by Hilton Reading/Grand Ballroom: $56 (Reserved Seating) Club ECP at the DoubleTree/Small Ballroom: (Donation at the door) 3:30 p.m.: A2Z Jazz Party ANDREW NEU & ROB ZINN TUESDAY, AUGUST 17 DoubleTree by Hilton Reading/Cheers Lounge: FREE 7 p.m.: A Night of Classy Jazz Vocals 6 p.m.: 30th Anniversary All-Star Celebration BOBBY LYLE & THE LADIES OF SONG featuring TONI LYNNE, , , , EUGE GROOVE, ANNETTE HINES, GRETCHEN PATTI, AMAANI LYLE ERIC MARIENTHAL, NICK COLIONNE, LARRY BRAGGS, Club ECP at the DoubleTree/Small Ballroom: $20 (General Admission)

TUESDAY, AUGUST 17 1 p.m. & 7 p.m.: SOUTH Kitchen & Jazz Parlor presents 7 p.m.: Free Community Concert GERALD VEASLEY UNSCRIPTED AT BERKS U.S. AIR FORCE RHYTHM IN BLUE JAZZ ENSEMBLE featuring BOBBY LYLE, , JAZMIN GHENT with special guest ERIC MARIENTHAL Club ECP at the DoubleTree/Small Ballroom: $40 (General Admission) DoubleTree by Hilton Reading/Grand Ballroom: FREE with ticket (General Admission) 1 p.m.: WHUR 96.3 FM presents CELEBRATING THE MUSIC OF STEVIE WONDER! WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 18 featuring Chris “Big Dog” Davis, Rick Braun, Maysa, Kimberly Brewer, Noon: Free Community Concert Eric Darius, Nick Colionne, Art Sherrod Jr., Ragan Whiteside, Glenn Jones, U.S. AIR FORCE RHYTHM IN BLUE JAZZ ENSEMBLE Ray Fuller, Rachael Britton Hart, Fresh Wind Gospel Ensemble with special guest DoubleTree by Hilton Reading/Grand Ballroom: $56 (Reserved Seating) DoubleTree by Hilton Reading/Grand Ballroom: FREE with ticket (General Admission) 2 p.m.: WDIY 88.1 FM presents Gulf Coast West Coast R&B Ramble 7 p.m.: WDIY 88.1 FM presents 2 p.m.: MARCIA BALL THE MUSIC OF LARRY CARLTON: CRAIG THATCHER & FRIENDS 3:45 p.m.: TOMMY CASTRO & THE PAINKILLERS featuring CHICO HUFF, CLIFF STARKEY, DAVE MOHN, NELSON HILL 7:30 p.m.: JAMES SUPRA/SARAH AYERS BAND Club ECP at the DoubleTree/Small Ballroom: $20 (General Admission) Truck N Brew at Willow Glen Park/Sinking Spring: $49 (General Admission) 7 p.m.: 30th Anniversary Berks Bop Big Band 3:30 p.m.: Brazil & Chill ANDREW NEU, ERIC MARIENTHAL, , ANN WALSH & TOM ZINK featuring special guest BRIAN BROMBERG EVERETTE HARP, SKIP SPRATT, RANDY BRECKER, RICK BRAUN, DoubleTree by Hilton Reading/Cheers Lounge: FREE PETER NEU, CRAIG KENNEY, TONY DESANTIS, AUBREY LOGAN, 6 p.m.: Jazz Cruises Night at Berks RANDY KAPRALICK, JEFF BUSH, DAVE CIANCI, BRIAN & FRIENDS BROMBERG, BOBBY LYLE, TONY MOORE, GIL PARRIS featuring , JONATHAN BUTLER plus Scholarship Winner TRADING FOUR Scottish Rite Cathedral: $58 (Reserved Seating) DoubleTree by Hilton Reading/Grand Ballroom: $45 (Reserved Seating) 7 p.m.: WDIY 88.1 FM presents THURSDAY, AUGUST 19 THE BRUBECK BROTHERS CELEBRATE DAVE BRUBECK’S 7 p.m.: Ijazzglobal.com presents CENTENNIAL Miller Center for the Arts: $49 (Reserved Seating) CHUCK LOEB MEMORIAL ALL-STAR JAM featuring Rick Braun, Gerald Veasley, Brian Bromberg, Dean Brown, Chris “Big Dog” 8 p.m.: The Music of Steely Dan Davis, Randy Brecker, Eric Marienthal, Andrew Neu, Nick Colionne, Chieli THE ROYAL SCAM with THE RS HORNS Minucci, Eric Darius, Aubrey Logan, Bobby Lyle, Gerald Albright, Tony Radisson Hotel Reading Ballroom: $25 (General Admission) Moore, Tom Zink, Ray Fuller 9:30 p.m.: Cheers Lounge Party DoubleTree by Hilton Reading/Grand Ballroom: $58 (Reserved Seating) AL “DJ ACT” TAYLOR 7 p.m.: DOC MULLIGAN MEMORIAL JAM DoubleTree by Hilton Reading/Cheers Lounge: FREE hosted by MIKE EBEN’S FROM THE HIP & FRIENDS 9:30 p.m.: WHUR 96.3 FM presents An Incredible Night of Music Club ECP at the DoubleTree/Small Ballroom: $15 (General Admission) CHRIS “BIG DOG” DAVIS & FRIENDS PLAY THEIR HITS! 9:30 p.m.: Cheers Lounge Jazz Party featuring Kim Waters, Marcus Anderson, Maysa, Eric Darius, Nick Colionne, AL “DJ ACT” TAYLOR Lin Roundtree, Brian Lenair, Alyson Williams DoubleTree by Hilton Reading/Cheers Lounge: FREE DoubleTree by Hilton Reading/Grand Ballroom: $56 (Reserved Seating) Midnight: GERALD VEASLEY’S MIDNIGHT JAM FRIDAY, AUGUST 20 Nick Colionne, Eric Darius, Glenn Jones, Ragan Whiteside, Ray Fuller, Tony 6 p.m.: Ijazzglobal.com presents Moore, Tom Zink, Bobby Lyle, Chieli Minucci, Jazmin Ghent, Andrew Neu, Art Sherrod Jr., Donald Robinson, Richard Waller and more Scottish Rite Cathedral: $58 (Reserved Seating) Club ECP at the DoubleTree/Small Ballroom: $30 (General Admission) 7 p.m.: Central Friends of Jazz Night PAT BIANCHI QUARTET featuring Joe Locke, Paul Bollenback, Byron SUNDAY, AUGUST 22 Landham plus opening act TEEN TOWN 10 a.m. doors, buffet/11:30 a.m. show: Club ECP at the DoubleTree/Small Ballroom: $30 (General Admission) Sunday Brunch hosted by Michael Tozzi 7 p.m.: Classic Music from 1968-1972 BRIAN BROMBERG‘S UNAPOLOGETICALLY FUNKY BIG DEAN BROWN’S SUMMER OF LOVE EVOLUTION BOMBASTIC BAND featuring Everette Harp, Ray Fuller, Tony Moore, featuring Eric Marienthal, Chris Rogers, Honey Larochelle, Keith Carlock, Jim Tom Zink, Andrew Neu, Craig Fundyga, The Berks Horns Beard, Schuyler Deale, Deveron Patterson, Bashiri Johnson, The Berks Horns DoubleTree by Hilton Reading/Grand Ballroom: $50 Miller Center for the Arts: $49 (Reserved Seating) (General Admission; Includes brunch) 7:30 p.m.: A Night of Soulful Blues 3 p.m.: Ijazzglobal.com presents BILLY PRICE CHARM CITY RHYTHM BAND & LINDSEY WEBSTER Truck N Brew at Willow Glen Park/Sinking Spring: $20 (General Admission) Miller Center for the Arts: $49 (Reserved Seating) 9:30 p.m.: Cheers Lounge Party 6 p.m.: 30th Anniversary Finale AL “DJ ACT” TAYLOR RNR: RICK BRAUN & DoubleTree by Hilton Reading/Cheers Lounge: FREE with special guest PETER WHITE 9:30 p.m.: Ijazzglobal.com presents Scottish Rite Cathedral: $58 (Reserved Seating) GERALD ALBRIGHT & JONATHAN BUTLER DoubleTree by Hilton Reading/Grand Ballroom: $56 (Reserved Seating) Midnight: GERALD VEASLEY’S MIDNIGHT JAM Nick Colionne, Glenn Jones, Ragan Whiteside, Ray Fuller, Tony Moore, The official registration and financial Tom Zink, Andrew Neu, Bobby Lyle, Chieli Minucci, Jazmin Ghent, Brian information of the Berks Arts Bromberg, Art Sherrod Jr., Donald Robinson, Richard Waller and more Council may be obtained from the Club ECP at the DoubleTree/Small Ballroom: $30 (General Admission) Pennsylvania Department of State by SATURDAY, AUGUST 21 calling toll free, within Pennsylvania, 9:30 a.m. registration/10:30 a.m. auction BERKS ARTS (800) 732-0999. 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