Boston hits its summer stride with an action-packed weekend
on tap. From Copley Square to City Hall
Plaza, on the Common and along the Greenway, and just north of Boston, this
weekend is unlike any other and it's all FREE!!
So get ready, start planning, and let us help!! Here are five can't-miss summer events happening in Boston this weekend.
The 4th
Annual Boston Summer Arts Weekend, a collaboration between WGBH 
and the
Boston Globe, takes over Copley Square July 25-26. The festival begins Saturday morning as a family-friendly extravaganza of Jitterbugs
and jugglers before turning to Afrobeats (featuring Berklee College of Music
Professors) and a taste of the Big Easy with the Dirty Dozen Brass Band playing their distinctive style of funk-infused New Orleans Jazz. As dusk descends the eclectic dose of Americana continues as R&B songstress Bettyve Lavette takes the
stage at 8:15pm, and the first day concludes with Emmylou Harris and Rodney
Crowell's poignant ballads reminding us what true country music sounds like.
On Sunday, Handel +
Haydn Society continues its bicentennial celebration with a performance of
Beethoven's No. 9 Symphony. The festival comes to a close with Aaron
Neville performing at 4:45pm; I don't
know much, but I know you'll love Boston Summer Arts Weekend so check it
out!!
For more FREE music head to City Hall
Plaza on Saturday, July 25 as Caliente! returns for its 8th
year. One of New England's largest
celebrations of Latin American music and culture, Caliente! is headlined by "El
Presidente Del Merengtue," Raúl Acosta, and his group Oro Sólido. Berklee student Esther Rojas, of Columbia,
will be the opening act showcasing her unique blend of Latin Pop, salsa, and
jazz.
A different kind of creativity happens on the Greenway, where
FIGMENT Boston incubates an
interactive and interdisciplinary arts experience: dance, music, art, theatre -
you name it - and from improvisational theater to experimental electronics and
LED Color Drop installations, FIGMENT Boston will mesmerize and inspire. Creativity
catalyzed for FREE!!
Speaking of FREE, Commonwealth Shakespeare Company celebrates
its 20th season of a beloved Boston tradition, Shakespeare on the
Common, with performances beginning this Wednesday and occurring every night
(excluding Mondays) through August 9.
This year's production is King
Lear, with the brilliant Will Lyman playing the role of the aged monarch
troubled by torn devotions and dementia's insidious creep.
Another famous summer tradition occurs just to Boston's
north as the 2015
Revere Beach National Sand Sculpting Festival takes place July 24-26. The festival attracts more than a half
million spectators and the sand artists' remarkable feats never cease to
amaze. The Master Sand Sculptor
Competition will play out over 4 days as 20 artists from across the globe contend
for sand-sculpting supremacy.
A dynamic weekend is about to hit the Hub. Five FREE events, offering diverse
experiences, but all connected by one common thread: creative and cultural Boston
fun at absolutely no cost.
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