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RAISE THE PULSE — Nashvilles II, 8166 Main St., in conjunction with Country 106.5 WYRK, will host Raise the Pulse, a fundraiser for the victims of the massacre that occurred at Pulse nightclub on June 12. The event will be held from 1 to 7 p.m. Sunday, July 10. All proceeds from ticket sales and raffles will go to the National Compassion Fund Orlando, which is working alongside Equality Florida to help support the victims of the mass shooting.

Advance tickets can be purchased at www.tickets.com for $10 (adults) and $5 (under 16 years old), or guests can pay at the door. Individual donations will also be accepted via cash or check, and checks can be made payable to the National Compassion Fund Orlando.

Raise the Pulse is a family-friendly event that will include live music, featuring the Joey Allen Band, Worthy Duncan, Wasted Whiskey, 2 Left Boots, JB Aaron and more, as well as demos from line dance teams and the Backwoods Cloggers.

CONCERTS — Sunday, July 10, marks the beginning of another Concerts in the Park season. This year, which is the 58th season of the Clarence Summer Orchestra, begins with the baton drop at 7 p.m. in the Clarence Town Park. This concert features Tom Reed on the clarinet and selections from the works of Copland, Gershwin, Berlin, Ellington and Bernstein in a concert titled “American Musical Giants.” The following concerts on Sunday evening include Star Wars, Opera on Broadway and Gypsy Magic, which features Dennis Kim, the concertmaster of the Buffalo Philharmonic. Then on Sunday, Aug. 7, the summer series concludes with the Dancing Under the Stars concert featuring the Buffalo Jazz and Swing Band.

The Clarence Summer Band, under the direction of William Eicher, plays on Thursday, July 14.

Also, the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra will be visiting the park again this year on Wednesday, July 20, doing a modern American theme concert including music from Victory at Sea to West Side Story.

All of these concerts are free to the public.

BARBECUING TIPS — With summer in full swing, many families will be dusting off and firing up their grills for the first time in months. The Firemen’s Association of the State of New York urges all New Yorkers to follow some basic rules and tips to avoid accidents and injuries.

According to the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), there are an average of 8,900 home fires caused by grilling.

The leading causes of grill fires included a failure to clean, having the grill too close to something flammable and leaving the grill unattended.

In 2014, 16,600 patients were sent to the emergency room after being injured by a grill.

FASNY offers the following tips:

Don’t wear loose clothing that might catch fire.

Use long-handled barbecue tools and/or flame-resistant mitts.

Never use any flammable liquid other than a barbecue starter fluid to start/freshen a fire.

Never pour or squirt starter fluid onto an open flame. The flames can easily flash back along the fluid’s path, to the container in your hands.