Health & Fitness
At Toms River library, An Acoustic Journey into the Heart of New York Harbor
Critically acclaimed Staten Island natives Bob Wright and Bill Doerge will entertain you with songs of lighthouse keepers and oysters; breweries and bridges; immigrants and entertainers.
Toms River– Critically acclaimed Staten Island natives Bob Wright and Bill Doerge will entertain you with songs of lighthouse keepers and oysters; breweries and bridges; immigrants and entertainers on Wednesday, October 19th, at 7pm at the Toms River branch of the Ocean County Library, located at 101 Washington Street.
A native of Staten Island, New York, Bob Wright has been playing music since childhood. He has been an awardee in all of the grant categories for the Council on the Arts and Humanities for Staten Island (COAHSI) including an Original Works grant in 2004 to write and produce a CD of songs about Staten Island. Bill Doerge began playing music early, starting on the accordion at Wright studios on Staten Island. He is a member of the International Society of Bassists and the Acoustic Musicians Guild. Besides playing with Bob Wright, he freelances and plays with several groups in central New Jersey.
The program is free and open to the public. Information and registration for the program can be found at the library’s Web site www.theoceancountylibrary.org or by speaking to an operator at (732) 349-6200.
