Downtown After Sundown: Down to the Quick

Down to the Quick performs Aug. 29 at Spiotta Park for South Orange Downtown’s summer music series.
Free outdoor Downtown After Sundown concert featuring Down to the Quick.
Downtown After Sundown: Down to the Quick is scheduled for Saturday, August 29, 2026, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at Spiotta Park in South Orange.
The concert is part of South Orange Downtown’s Downtown After Sundown summer music series, which brings live music to Spiotta Park on Saturday evenings from June 6 through September 5. Visitors are encouraged to bring a chair and may pick up takeout or treats from nearby downtown restaurants to enjoy during the concert.
South Orange Downtown lists this performance as Down to the Quick with Sarah Hodd. The organizer describes Down to the Quick as a high-energy funk and R&B band with a horn section, soulful vocals and a grooving rhythm section, drawing from soul, funk and rhythm-and-blues traditions.
The South Orange Downtown listing also includes Sarah Hodd, a Maplewood-based singer and songwriter whose music draws from soul, rock and roll, classical and hip-hop influences.
For local readers, this is a Saturday evening outdoor concert in downtown South Orange with live funk, R&B and soul-influenced music in a public park setting.