The British Legends of Rock Show headlines Day Two of the Savin Rock Festival in West Haven’s Old Grove Park on Saturday night. The band delved into the pantheon of British rock royalty and played the crown jewels of the British music catalog of the ’60s and ’70s. The shoreline festival, sponsored by the University of New Haven and New England Brewing Co., attracted crowds of 2,500 and 3,000, respectively, and featured a row of food and dessert trucks. (City Photo/Michael P. Walsh)

Savin Rock Festival 2022 shines with good food, music

WEST HAVEN, Aug. 1, 2022 — The Savin Rock Festival brought back the sights, sounds, smells and tastes of “the Rock” for a weekend, giving thousands of festivalgoers a glimpse into the amusement park’s glorious past and why it was Connecticut’s most popular shoreline destination for decades.

The two-day festival, held in West Haven’s historic Old Grove Park, showcased the time-honored recipe — musical groups, rides, games, mouthwatering foods — that made the 20th-century Savin Rock Park so special and so storied as “the playground of New England.”

Read the full story and see the photo spread at Savin Rock Festival 2022.

Shaded Soul Band closes concert series Thursday night
WEST HAVEN, July 29, 2022 — The West Haven Summer Concert Series comes to a close in Old Grove Park at 7 p.m. Thursday with R&B favorites performed by Shaded Soul Band.

The two-hour concert is free. The rain date is the following Monday.

For rescheduling information, go to the Department of Parks and Recreation’s website at Park-Rec.

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