FREE SUMMER CONCERTS! New York, NY, June 25, 2010 –
Lincoln Square heats up this summer with an eclectic series of free outdoor concerts at Richard Tucker Park. Music lovers are invited to bring lunch, join friends and relax at the lively oasis at Broadway and 66th Street to enjoy a taste of New York’s “underground” music scene.
The Summer Concert Series at Richard Tucker Park will be held every Wednesday at Broadway and 66th Street from July 7 until September 1 from Noon until 2:00 p.m. and will feature a diverse mix of talented and creative performers with a range of styles and weekly themes:
July 7 Americana
July 14 We Got the Beat
July 21 Street to Bayou
July 28 Classic Lunch
August 4 Andes to the Pampas
August 11 Jazz World
August 18 Dynamic Duos
August 25 Lift your Voice
September 1 Blues Finale
This weekly series of free lunch time performances is presented by the Lincoln Square Business Improvement District (BID) and the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) Arts for Transit’s Music Under New York (MUNY) program with support from Cabot Creameries. Through these live performances at Richard Tucker Park, we celebrate New York City’s diversity of music and cultures and remember the great opera star, tenor Richard Tucker (1913‐1975) who worked as a cantor before joining the New York Metropolitan Opera for a thirty‐year career. Richard Tucker Park is located at Broadway and 66th Street and is a major subway stop on the 1 line.
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