Enjoy outdoor music with ParkARTS neighborhood concerts beginning July 12

The Boston Parks and Recreation Department is proud to announce the 2016 ParkARTS Citywide Neighborhood Concert Series made possible by Berklee College of Music, The Friends of Ramler Park, and the Fenway Civic Association from July 12 to August 23 in parks citywide.

The ParkARTS outdoor neighborhood summer concerts are presented free of charge in local City of Boston parks.  The concert series begins at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, July 12, with Zili Misik at Adams Park, 4225 Washington Street, Roslindale, followed by Swingin’ in the Fens featuring Lisa Thorson at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, July 13, at Ramler Park, 130 Peterborough Street, Fenway (rain date July 18).

The ParkARTS Citywide Neighborhood Concerts continue at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, July 19 with a Berklee College jazz performance featuring Chosen at Brighton Common, 30 Chestnut Hill Avenue, Brighton; 7 p.m. on Wednesday, July 20, with Joshua Tree performing the music of U2 at Garvey Playground, 340 Neponset Avenue, Dorchester; 7 p.m. on Wednesday, July 27, with Chris Mathison at the George Wright Golf Course Clubhouse patio, 420 West Street, Hyde Park; 5 p.m. on Sunday, August 7, with Jazz at the Fort featuring Imagine Orchestra at Highland Park, 58 Beech Glen Street, Roxbury; and 6 p.m. on Tuesday, August 23, with the U.S. Air Force Heritage of America Band Jazz Ensemble at Christopher Columbus Park, 110 Atlantic Avenue, North End.

All ParkARTS neighborhood performances are free of charge.  For more information or a full schedule of events, please call please call (617) 635-4505 or visit the Parks Department online at boston.gov/parks or on Facebook.