Free Lunchtime Outdoor Concert Series & Yoga Sessions Heat Up the Upper West Side
By: Ben Peltz Jul. 15, 2013
Calling all Music Lovers and Yogis:The highly-anticipated Free Lunchtime Concert Series is back on the Upper West Side, heating up Lincoln Square this August and September with outdoor concerts at Richard Tucker Park. Throughout the dog-days of summer and into the fall, music enthusiasts are welcome to bring lunch, join friends and enjoy performances by a diverse mix of New York City's most talented m usicians and singers. Accompanying the musicians is YogaWorks, which will hold free restorative stretch sessions in between music sets for people looking for some lunch time relaxation. Additionally, local restaurants will offer free lemonade to help yoga enthusiasts and music lovers cool down!
The Lincoln Square Free Lunchtime Concert Series at Richard Tucker Park will be held every Wednesday from August 7 - September 25, Noon to 2:00pm at Broadway and 66th Street.
2013 Lineup:
August 7
America's Jazz
Yaz Band | John Colianni Jazz Combo
August 14
Machu Picchu to Havana
Inti & the Moon | Afro Andres
August 21
World Music's Evolving Grooves
Dahka Band | Karikatura
August 28
Richard Tucker's 100th Birthday
Opera Collective
September 4
Celebrating the New Year
Tipsy Oxcart | House of Waters
September 11
Cajun and Louisiana Swing
Catahoula Cajun Band | The Hot Sardines
September 18
Percussion discussion
Mecca Bodega | Drumadics
September 25
Chase the blues away...Finale!
The High & Mighty Brass Band | Underground Horns
This weekly series of free lunch time performances is presented by the Lincoln Square Business Improvement District (BID) in partnership with the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA)Arts for Transit's Music Under New York (MUNY) program. Sponsor Support for the Free Lunchtime Concert Series has been provided by TD Bank - America's Most Convenient Bank.
Through these live performances at Richard Tucker Park, New York City celebrates the diversity of music and cultures and the great opera star, tenor Richard Tucker (1913-1975) who worked as a cantor before joining the Metropolitan Opera for a long and distinguished career. On August 28th the concert series will feature Opera Collective (operacollective.com) doing a tribute to Richard Tucker in honor of his 100th birthday that would have been that day.
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