Name: BarryNet Message Board Date/Time: 8/16/2023 2:48 AM Subject: 51 Years Ago Today (August 16, 1972): Schaefer Music Festival, Central Park! This Day in MANILOW History - August 16th: Barry Manilow was Music Director for Bette Midler at the Schaefer Music Festival in Central Park, New York City, Fifty-One Years Ago TODAY (August 16, 1972)!