Concert series in the garden

Date: August 23, 2013
Contact: Emily G Prigot, 508-996-4095 x 6105

The 2013 Thursdays in the Park Concert Series continues its weekly summer series with a performance of folk punk

shanty music by Sharks Come Cruisin'. The free concert takes place Thursday, August 29 from 6:30-7:15 in the New

Bedford Whaling National Historical Park garden (33 William Street). In the event of inclement weather, the performance

will be moved indoors. The Thursday Evenings in the Park concerts take place each week during the summer, with the

last concert taking place on August 29.

Sharks Come Cruisin' plays an energetic mix of original and traditional sing-along songs, keeping the themes 

of audience participation and celebration at the center of their music and live performances. SCC has played several

festivals up and down the East Coast, from Florida to Maine. They have played with the Dropkick Murphys, 

The Loved Ones (Fat Wreck Chords), and Lemuria (Bridge Nine Records). They have been compared to Flogging 

Molly, The Pogues, and Against Me! and have been described as sea shanty punk, Irish punk, and folk punk.

New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park was established by Congress in 1996 to help preserve and interpret

America's nineteenth century whaling industry. The park, which encompasses a 13-block National Historic Landmark

District, is the only National Park Service area addressing the history of the whaling industry and its influence on the

economic, social, and environmental history of the United States. The National Park visitor center is located at 33

William Street in downtown New Bedford. It is open seven days a week, from 9 AM-5 PM, and offers information,

exhibits, and a free orientation movie every hour on the hour from 10 AM-3 PM. For more information, call the visitor

center at 508-996-4095, go to www.nps.gov/nebe, or visit the park's Facebook page at www.facebook.com/NBWNHP