At Custom House Square, New Bedord
Summer Sound Series presents free concerts, Thursdays, 2–7 p.m., at the beer garden in Custom House Square in downtown New Bedford. Bring food, meet friends, grab drinks, enjoy music. Bring a lawn chair and lounge in the park, or sit under the tent and have a drink from the on-site bar, Thursdays, through August 26. Beer Garden open 2-7 p.m., Live Music 4–7
Presented by the City of New Bedford in partnership with the Zeiterion Performing Arts Center.
August 12: A powerful and diverse vocalist, songwriter and guitarist, Kim Trusty has spent the last three decades refining her musical skills and crafting her own style of jazz, R&B, blues and original music. Joining her on stage will be Cathy Clasper-Torch.
August 19: The Jethros are a fixture in the local folk music scene presenting their folk/blues/alt/soul/ swing jazz/bluegrass/funk/country/ mariachi/klezmer stylings to one and all.
August 26 Rebecca Correia has been lauded as “one of the best singer-songwriters in America,” describing herself as “Sheryl Crow meets Gavin Degraw.”
Music in the Streets
The New Bedford Symphony Orchestra presents Music in the Streets, a program designed to bring classical music to the streets and outdoor locales across the city. The objective is to bring cultural vitality to areas in New Bedford, often by performing musical concerts in collaboration with our nonprofit, government, or business partners. This project is funded in part by Wicked Cool Places, financed by the city of New Bedford’s Arts, Culture, and Tourism Fund.
Events are weather permitting, free of charge, and will take place around the city of New Bedford. As many of our concerts take place in a New Bedford Public Park, please look for musicians to be performing in the playground area under a tent marked “New Bedford Symphony Orchestra.”
• August 18, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Brooklawn Park with Bonnie Harlow (cello) and Jenny Memoli (violin)
• August 21, time TBD, Clasky Park with the NBSO Brass Quartet
• August 29, 2:30 pm – 3:30 pm New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park with Michael Mechanic’s Wind Trio
In the Parks, play along
The Southeastern Massachusetts Youth Orchestra (SEMAYO) is partnering with the New Bedford Recreation Department to present “Music in the Parks” this summer!
Join them on Saturday mornings as they meet at a different park each week to play music and have fun! If you already play a stringed instrument, bring it along. They will have music and tunes and tons of fun. If you don’t, percussion instruments will be available for you to play! No one is too young or too old to play music!
Saturday Mornings, 10–11 a.m.
weather permitting.
• August 14 Riverside Park playground area
From Land’s End Wareham and the NBSO
We are thrilled to be able to offer you live concerts again this year and look forward to welcoming you to our performances! Supported by the Wareham Cultural Council of the Mass Cultural Council
Session II with Cynthia Roberts and Ariadne Daskalakis, baroque violins, Sebastian Gottschick, baroque viola and Phoebe Carrai, baroque cello, performing works by Haydn, Bach, Frescobaldi and Scarlatti
• Friday, August 13: New Bedford Whaling Museum, Concert 1, 6 pm; Concert 2, 8pm
• Saturday, August 14: Marion Music Hall Concert 1, 5:30 pm; Concert 2, 8pm
• Sunday, August 15: Church of the Good Shepherd Wareham. Concert 1, 3 pm; Concert 2, 5pm
Because of the Covid pandemic we are offering two 50-minute concerts per day, with spaced seating and limited capacity. Advance reservations are possible via e-mail: asmith@nbsymphony.org or telephone: 508-999-6276 ext. 222
The entrance to our concerts is by donation at the door.
Tax-deductible contributions to MLE Wareham are possible online at www.MLEWareham.org or via check, made out to MLEW c/o NBSO. (Address: NBSO, 128 Union St., Suite 204; New Bedford, MA 02740)
Sonata Saturdays
“Summer in the Seaport” with Sonata Saturdays, The Drawing Room, 36 N. Water Street, in the Center of New Bedford
Join us for art, music, flowers, & bubbles on the 4th Saturday of the month, through September.
On these select dates, New Bedford Symphony Orchestra musicians will be on the Front Porch of The Drawing Room treating the neighborhood to an outdoor performance from 4-6pm.
There will be wine tastings, locally-grown flowers in the bouquet bar, and, of course, artful treasures inside The Drawing Room. Stop by and experience something beautiful this Summer In The Seaport!
Musician Schedule:
• Aug. 28: David Rubin, violin and Maureen Heflinger, viola
• Sept. 25: Fariba Hunold, violin, Maureen Heflinger, viola, and Shawn Wang, violin.
Note: We’ll have some chairs set up around the block, but you may want to bring one of your own to secure a seat!
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