CPL to host Elvis tribute concert as fundraiser

By Zachary Roman

The Albion Bolton Fairgrounds will be rocking this summer.

On June 2, the Caledon Public Library (CPL) is hosting an Elvis tribute concert there as a fundraiser for its new “Memory Station”. The memory station will be a do-it-yourself station that will enable CPL users to digitize their materials like old home movies, printed photographs, and slides.

The station will allow users to turn photos, film and slides into high resolution digital files to be enlarged and shared; capture analog video to a SD card or USB drive; and use a flatbed scanner for objects like scrapbooks, recipes and historical documents.

Two different Elvis impersonators will be performing at the June 2 concert, which runs from 7.30 to 10 p.m. outside at the Fairgrounds (weather permitting).

The first is Bruno Nesci, a Graceland 2022 top 5 finalist. The second is Eric Evangelista, a Collingwood Elvis Festival grand champion. Evangelista will be recreating the 1970 opening show Elvis performed at the Las Vegas Hilton. Nesci will be recreating Elvis' Aloha From Hawaii concert in honour of its 50th anniversary. 

The Stage Academy Theatre Association and Dreamers Entertainment are teaming up to run the concert for the CPL. Tickets for the concert can be purchased at the CPL's Albion Bolton branch or online at caledon.library.on.ca/elvis/. Concessions will be sold at the concert, and proceeds from those will also go towards the CPL's memory station.

Colleen Lipp, CEO and Chief Librarian for the CPL, said she's extremely appreciative of Dreamers Entertainment and the Stage Academy Theatre Association for putting on the show.

“It will be an enjoyable evening for all and it will help fund CPL's new Memory Station, which will launch at the Albion Bolton Branch in the summer of 2023,” said Lipp in a media release.

Tickets for adults are $25; tickets for students (ages 13-17) and seniors are $22; and tickets for children ages 12 and under are $17.