BRICK – Kick off the 2026 summer season with the lively return of Custom Blend Band, the popular country and bluegrass group from Ocean County, at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 23 at the Brick Branch of the Ocean County Library.

Guitarist Joe Zavacki, mandolinist Maria Petrone, and guitarist/banjoist/violinist Paul Petrone will roll out their broad repertoire of country, bluegrass, folk, and rock for an unforgettable unplugged evening.

Custom Blend Band debuted at Waretown’s Albert Music Hall in 2009 and has been a local staple ever since. They are also a fixture at the Acoustic Musicians Guild in Brick, Ocean County Artists Guild in Island Heights, Bluegrass & Old Time Music Association in Little Silver, Barnegat’s municipal gazebo, farmers’ markets, country clubs, and several Ocean County Library branches.

Registration is required for this free program. To register, visit tinyurl.com/CustomBlendBrick, call 732-477-4513, or stop by the branch at 301 Chambers Bridge Road. Registration is open now. Space is limited.