15th Annual Island Party- FREE!

The Massillon Museum’s Island Party on Friday, July 17, will be free family fun. The evening will be free and open to everyone; no reservations are necessary. Guests will be admitted at 5:30; food and beverage service begins about 6:00; and Carlos Jones and the P.L.U.S. Band will entertain from 7:00 until 11:00 p.m.

The Museum's annual event on the Museum lawn includes a pig roast by volunteers Joe Herrick and Rudy Turkal. Sidewalk supervisors are encouraged throughout the day.

A Caribbean supper of pork sandwiches, jerk chicken, pineapple salsa (the Massillon Museum’s secret recipe), fruit skewers, and grilled bananas with ice cream will be offered for sale. The cash bar will offer beer, wine, water, and soft drinks.

Carlos Jones and the Peace, Love, and Unity Syndicate deliver soulful roots reggae with lyrics that concentrate on a message of peace and harmony within the human race and the environment. The group creates a festival-like atmosphere everywhere they play, drawing crowds spanning all ages and backgrounds. The music is uplifting, incuding many original songs and an array of Bob Marley, Culture, and other recognizable covers. Voted "the Best Reggae/Ska Band" in Northeast Ohio by the Scene Magazine readers' poll, Carlos Jones and the P.L.U.S. Band have appeared onstage with The Wailers and Ziggy Marley.

Admission will be free and open to everyone. The food and beverages will be offered a la carte. T-shirts and light sticks will also be available. Try hula hoops and limbo challenges for all ages. Plan to come for the fun, rain or shine.

Guests will enter from First Street Southeast. Picnic tables will be scattered about the lawn, but guests are encouraged to bring their own lawn chairs and blankets. Free parking will be available in the municipal parking lots, the parking deck on South Erie Street, and on adjacent streets.

For more information and volunteer opportunities, call the Massillon Museum at 330-833-4061.

Media Contacts:

Christine Shearer, Massillon Museum Executive Director - 330-833-4061

Margy Vogt, Massillon Museum Public Relations - 330-832-8469 or 330-844-1525