Summer Times '08: Free concerts

Friday, May 16, 2008

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

THREE RIVERS ARTS FESTIVAL

Most begin at 7:30 p.m. at Gateway Center, Downtown.

moe. (June 6)

James McMurtry and Scott Blasey (June 7)

Lizz Wright with Raul Midon (June 8)

Entrain (June 11)

Rustic Overtones (June 12)

Maceo Parker (June 13)

Phoebe Snow (June 14)

New York Dolls (June 15)

Formula412 (June 16)

Israel Vibration with Outlaw Nation (June 17)

Lotus (June 18)

The Holmes Brothers (June 19)

Shelby Lynne (June 20)

The Avett Brothers (June 21)

Alejandro Escovedo (June 22)

HARTWOOD ACRES

7:30 p.m. Sundays; Saturday, June 21; and Thursday, Aug. 21.

Ayo and Sonji (June 1)

Yonder Mountain String Band (June 8)

Spiritual Rez (June 15)

River City Brass Band (June 21)

Back Door Slam (June 22)

Movies in the Park (June 29)

Pittsburgh Symphony (July 6)

Disney/ Max Fest (July 13)

Luther "Guitar Jr." Johnson/Steve Riley and the Mamou Playboys (July 20)

Tilly and the Wall (Aug. 3)

John Hiatt (Aug. 10)

TBA (Aug. 17)

Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre (Aug. 21)

Earl Klugh (Aug 24)

SOUTH PARK

7:30 Fridays and Saturday, June 7 (unless noted).

Pittsburgh Opera (June 7)

Poetry "Sexes: the Marriage Dialogues" with Dr. Sam Hazo (June 13)

Bo Bice (June 20)

Wayne Bergeron (June 27)

Pittsburgh Symphony (7 p.m. July 5)

Johnny Angel and the Halos (July 11)

Blue Oyster Cult (July 18)

Karaoke (July 25)

Marc Broussard (Aug. 1)

The Whites and J.D. Crow (Aug. 8)

The Boogie Hustlers (Aug. 15)

Duquesne Tamburitzans (Aug. 22)

STAY & PLAY FRIDAYS

PUMP at Market Square, 5-9 p.m.

Tres Lads, Chinese Lion Dance, Mercury and Polynesian Fire Dance (May 23)

CK9 and the Old E Allstars, Strangeway, The Takeover UK (May 30)

Nation Beat, dodgeball tournament (June 27)

Ford Thurston (July 4)

Azucar, salsa dancing, steel drummers and more (July 11)

Morningside, No Bad JuJu (July 18)

Ten (Pearl Jam Tribute Band), Boogie Hustlers, The Drag Show (July 25)

Lovebettie, Good Brother Earl (Aug. 1)

STARS AT RIVERVIEW JAZZ SERIES

Riverview Park, 7 p.m. Saturdays

Trinity Jazz Orchestra (presented with MCG Jazz) (June 14)

Big Fat Jazz (June 21)

Charles Wallace Jazz Band (June 28)

Dwayne Dolphin (July 5)

Gloria with Passion Jazz Band (July 12)

Craig Davis (July 19)

Olga Watkins and the Soul Kitchen Band (July 26)

Roger Barbour Jazz Quartet (Aug. 2)

Kenny Blake (Aug. 9)

Rodney McCoy (Aug. 16)

Dr. Leo Casino (Aug. 23)

BACH, BEETHOVEN AND BRUNCH

Mellon Park, Point Breeze/Squirrel Hill, 10:30 a.m. Sundays,

Edgewood Symphony Orchestra (June 15)

Three Rivers Saxophone Quartet (June 22)

Pittsburgh Philharmonic (June 29)

Allegheny Brass Band (July 6)

Bach, Budway, Bolling and All That Jazz -- Featuring the music of J.S. Bach, David Budway and Claude Bolling (presented with MCG Jazz) (July 13)

Pittsburgh Brass Project (July 20)

Aeolian Winds of Pittsburgh (July 27)

Cellofourte (Aug. 3)

River City Brass Band (Aug. 10)

RESERVOIR OF JAZZ

Highland Park, Highland Avenue and Reservoir Drive, 5 p.m. Sundays

Jimmy Ponder (Aug. 3)

Don Aliquo (Aug. 10)

Tribute to Stanley and Tommy Turrentine (presented with MCG Jazz) (Aug. 17)

Opek (Aug. 24)

David Pellow (Aug. 31)

MELLON SQUARE SUMMER CONCERT SERIES

Mellon Square, 11 a.m. Thursdays

The Soul Kitchen Band (May 22)

Kill the Drama (May 29)

CNOTE (June 5)

Alli Gillis Band (June 12)

Love Tara (June 19)

GT Goodtimez (June 26)

TBA (July 3)

BUM (July 10)

The Deceptions (July 17)

The Sun Kings (July 24)

James Tobin (July 31)

JAZZ LIVE

Jazz concerts at Agnes R. Katz Plaza, 7th and Penn avenues, 5 p.m. Tuesdays; and Backstage Bar, Theater Square, 655 Penn Ave. between 6th and 7th streets, 7 p.m. Tuesdays

KATZ PLAZA

MCG -- Pittsburgh Legends Band (June 3)

Howie Alexander (June 10)

Straight Ahead (June 17)

OPEK (June 24)

Al Dowe & Sandy Dowe (July 1)

Gerald Haymon (July 8)

Craig Davis (July 15)

Roger Humphries & RH Factor (July 22)

Salsamba (July 29)

Murray Avenue Jazz Initiative (Aug. 5)

Don Aliquo Sr. & Don Aliquo Jr. (Aug. 12)

Colter Harper (Aug. 19)

Michele Benson (Aug. 26)

BACKSTAGE BAR

Gerald Haymon (June 3)

Don Aliquo Sr. (June 10)

Patrick Arena (June 17)

Colter Harper (June 24)

Tim Stevens (July 1)

Tony Campbell (July 8)

Jevon Rushton Group (July 15)

Kenia (July 22)

Hosea Taylor (July 29)

Gerald Haymon (Aug. 5)

Jared Wilson (Aug. 12)

Metaphor (Aug. 19)

Patrick Arena (Aug. 26)

2008 COURTYARD SERIES

Allegheny Courthouse, Downtown. noon Fridays.

The Flow Band (June 6)

Jay Wiley (June 13)

Jessica Lee (June 20)

Ice Cream Party -- with Ray Ryan New Orleans Riverside Band (June 27)

Karaoke (July 11)

Arts and Crafts/Nieds Hotel Band (July 18)

Jimmy Adler Band (July 25)

Glen Pavone and the Cyclones (Aug. 1)

Olympic Fun Festival (Aug. 8)

Slim Chance (Aug. 15)

Haranque (Aug. 22)

Sean McClorey (Aug. 29)

OTHER COUNTY PARKS CONCERTS

28 North (June 17 at 6 p.m. at North Park)

Tre Lads (July 15 at 6 p.m. at South Park)

Monroeville Jazz Festival (July 26 at 4 p.m. at Boyce Park)

Norm Nardini (Aug. 7 at 6 p.m. at North Park)

FIRST FRIDAYS AT THE FRICK

Frick Art and Historical Center, 7227 Reynolds St., Point Breeze, 7 p.m. first Friday of the month. A $5 donation per adult is appreciated. (Rain date is the Saturday after a scheduled performance.) 412-371-0600.

Pittsburgh Opera Center Young Performers (June 6)

The Pittsburgh Symphony Brass (Aug. 1)

THE MAKE YOUR MARK OUTBACK MUSIC SERIES

7:30 p.m. Saturdays, 6736 Reynolds St., Point Breeze, 412-365-2117.

Keith Hershberger and A Prickly Pair (May 17)

Clark Slater and Ben Shannon (June 7)

Joy Ike and John Michael Robinson (June 21)

Folk by Association and Mark Williams (July 12)

Autumn Ayers and Midge Crickett (July 19)

Mark Dignam and Hayley (Aug. 2)

Brad Yoder (Aug. 16)

Jason Kendall and Peace Ike (Sept. 13)