Summer in Boston is full of opportunities to enjoy free and low-cost concerts. Today, we're linking to some of the free ones but we invite you to add links to other low cost options in the comments section.
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Shannon Selig (photos above) opened the Prudential Center Lunchtime Concert series on Tuesday. This free concert series is part of the Berklee Summer in the City program.
Keep your eye on Shannon and get out and see her whenever you can. She's piling up awards and we think this young singer/songwriter has a very bright future. These and few additional photos of this concert are in our Smug Mug gallery.
Berklee Summer in the CIty
Berklee will be treating us to music at dozens of locations in and outside the city. If you get out to one of the concerts be sure to pick up the Berklee Summer in the City brochure. It features concerts by series, by location, by date and featured artists. You can also find the information on line here.
Boston Public Library Courtyard
Bacchante and Infant Faun are dancing on water in the courtyard of the Boston Public Library. Mark your calendars! The popular, free, Friday lunchtime concert series has returned to the courtyard and continues through the end of August. Here's a link to details of the full schedule.
Hatch Shell Concert Series 2012
In 1939, the trustees of Maria E. Hatch’s estate entered into an agreement to give the Commonwealth of Massachusetts $300,000 to build a concertorium, or music shell, on the Storrow Memorial Embankment in Boston. It would be a memorial to her bother, Boston real estate auctioneer, Edward Hatch.
The agreement was very specific as to the use of the structure. It would be for “musical and artistic purposes… of general public interest and entertainment, except, however, that it shall not be used for sectarian, political or controversial purposes.” Here's this year's list of musical presentations!
More Series at More Locations
Boston: City Hall Plaza and Christopher Columbus Park Series
Boston: Boston Harbor Hotel Free Entertainment Series on Rose Wharf
Boston: Downtown Crossing Street Music Series
Boston: Post Office Square Summer Lunch Concert Series
Cambridge: Regattabar Courtyard Series with Berklee College of Music
Cambridge: Club Passim/Berklee Summer Concert Series at Kendall Square and Harvard Square
Okay, we have the list started. Add your favorite free, or low-cost, summer concerts in the comments.
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