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Junkyard Band to highlight End of Summer Celebration

Rocky Mount, N.C. – The city of Rocky Mount Parks and Recreation Department will hold an End of Summer Celebration at 5 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 28 at Martin Luther King Jr. Park. The evening will feature a pair of performances from former Def Jam Records member The Junkyard Band. Signed by Def Jam Records in the 1980s, the Junkyard Band has decades of experience in performing at New York’s Apollo Theater, the John F. Kennedy Center for Performing Arts, as well as opening for well-known acts such as Tupac Shakur, Lauryn Hill and Chuck Brown. The Junkyard Band will perform a pair of sets, and there also will be inflatables for youth and other fun activities, as well as food trucks onsite.

“We’re excited to provide a fun evening of music, food and activities for our community as we celebrate the end of the summer,” Parks and Recreation Director Joel Dunn said.

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