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Sister Hazel, the talented group that kicked off its career with
chart-topper "All For You" and has since released albums with genres
ranging from Southern rock to alternative and pop.
The Griswolds, a rising indie-rock band from Sydney, Australia
that had the single "16 Years" featured in FIFA 2015.
Here is the concert schedule:

About Berks County Community Foundation

* July 19 - Sister Hazel

Berks County Community Foundation is a nonprofit corporation
that serves as a civic leader for our region by developing, managing
and distributing funds to meet existing and emerging community
needs. More information is available at www.bccf.org.

* August 16 - The Griswolds

About SMG

* June 21 - Charlie Cruz and Frankie Negrón
* July 5 - Eli Young Band and The Cadillac Three

* August 30 - 24 Horas, George Lamond, and Funk Salsa Urban

Founded in 1977, SMG provides management services to more
than
230 public assembly facilities including convention and exhiBerks County Community Foundation is providing $100,000
bition
centers, arenas, stadiums, theaters, performing arts centers,
from the Hawley and Myrtle Quier Fund to support the series, and
equestrian
facilities, science centers and a variety of other venues.
Berks County Convention Center Authority is also contributing
With
facilities
across the globe, SMG manages more than 15 million
$40,000.
square feet of exhibition space and more than 1.5 million sports and
"Once again we have an incredible mix of music for the Downtown entertainment seats. As the recognized global industry leader, SMG
Alive concert series, including for the first time a Latin flair that's provides venue management, sales, marketing, event booking and
sure to spice things up," said Charles R. Broad, Executive Director programming, construction and design consulting, and pre-opening
of the Reading Downtown Improvement District. "I'd like to thank services for such landmark facilities as McCormick Place & Solider
Centro Hispano and all its efforts to line up the Latin performers. Field in Chicago, Moscone Convention Center in San Francisco,
And, of course, we're fortunate to continue our strong partnership Houston's NRG Park and the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New
with the Community Foundation and SMG in presenting this Orleans. SMG also offers food and beverage operations through
fantastic free outdoor concert series."
its concessions and catering company SAVOR, currently serving
Kevin K. Murphy, President of Berks County Community more than 130 accounts worldwide.
Foundation, added: "The Downtown Alive concerts, the Reading About the Reading Downtown Improvement District
Fire + Ice Fest and the arts programming we're funding along Penn
The Reading Downtown Improvement District is focused on
Street are part of a larger strategy to remind people of the potential
creating
a vital, productive and commercially active environment in
in downtown Reading. It's a strategy that has been successful in
downtown
Reading. DID provides cleaning, security and marketing
other cities that we've studied. If you showcase how vibrant your
services
for
a specially designated commercial district in the city,
community's urban core can be, people will notice and their interest
and
also
sponsors
several events and activities throughout the year,
in investing downtown will grow. We're already seeing that strategy
including
MidDay
Cafes, Reading Holiday Parade, and Reading
start to pay off here."
Fire + Ice Fest. DID continually strives to make downtown Reading
More information on the series can be found at www.down- a cleaner, safer and more inviting place to live, work and visit.
townalivereading.com.

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