Seated in a lawn chair, sipping lemonade and listening to wonderful music - summer doesn't get much more relaxing than that.
Union JackSeated in a lawn chair, sipping lemonade and listening to wonderful music.
Summer doesn’t get much more relaxing than that.
There are numerous pops concerts to enjoy this summer. Here are some of the best:
Agawam SummerFest, on Veteran’s Green, in front of Phelps Elementary School on 689 Main St., Agawam, organized by the Agawam Cultural Council, Agawam Rotary Club and Agawam Parks and Recreation Department, 7 p.m. for SummerFest and 11 a.m. for KidsFest. SummerFest moves to Agawam High School during inclement weather and KidsFest will be canceled, free, call (413) 821-0514.
SummerFest
July 11 – Truck Stop Troubadours
July 18 – Enter the Haggis
July 25 – Jimmy Mazz
Aug. 1 – Benny & the Jets
Aug. 8 – Ticket to Ride
Aug. 15 – KIX Country Night, artists TBA
Aug. 22 – Souled Out
KidsFest
July 11 – Hey Dango
July 25 – The Shmonsters Project
Aug. 8 – Ed Popielarczyk
Arts in the Park, free summer performances at the Bandshell, Millside Park, 2 Ferry St., Easthampton, 6:30 p.m., bring chairs, call (413) 529-1440 for more information
May 25 – Just Phil
June 1 – Donna Lee
June 8 – Jimmy Mazz
June 15 – Ketch Fyre
June 22 – Jazz Bones
June 29 – Union Jack
July 6 – Bistro Boys
July 13 – Eddie Forman
July 20 – Soul Sensations
July 21 – Free Movie Night at dusk
July 25 – 215th Battalion Army Band
July 27 – Charlie Galvin Band
Aug. 3 – Fat Hands
Aug. 10 – Heritage Pops
Aug. 17 – Acoustic Brew
Aug. 24 – Dave Colucci
East Longmeadow Rotary Concert Series, East Longmeadow High School’s Athletic Field, 180 Maple St., Longmeadow, free, 7 p.m., bring your own chairs, rain date is the next day except where noted.
June 27 – King Country with Ray Guillemette, Jr.
July 3 – Old School Rock
July 11 – Dyn-O-Myte Disco Review
July 18 – Changes in Latitude
July 25 – The Memories
Aug. 1 – Dan Kane and Friends
Aug. 8 – Union Jack
Aug. 15 – Beach Boys Tribute Band
Greater Springfield, Berkshire County and Vermont Musicians’ Association, Local 171 of the American Federation of Musicians will perform a variety of free concerts throughout the summer.
July 3 – Ed Mari, Aldenville Common, Chicopee, 7 p.m.
July 4 – Pioneer Valley Concert Band, West Springfield Town Common, 1:30 p.m.
July 8 – Pioneer Valley Concert Band, Szot Park, 6:30 p.m.
July 10 – Rich Kmon, Aldenville Common, Chicopee, 7 p.m.
July 15 – Pioneer Valley Concert Band, Szot Park, Chicopee, 6:30 p.m.
July 17 – Rich Kmon, Aldenville Common, Chicopee, 7 p.m.
July 22 – Pioneer Valley Concert Band, Szot Park, Chicopee, 6:30 p.m.
July 24 – Ed Mari, Aldenville Common, Chicopee, 7 p.m.
July 31 – Rich Kmon, Aldenville Common, Chicopee, 7 p.m.
Greenfield Energy Park Coop Concerts Summer Concert Series, 50 Miles St., Greenfield, 6-8 p.m., participants invited to bring a chair, blanket and picnic supper; for more information, visit www.coopconcerts.org
Jimmy MazzMay 31 – Coopsters in the Round
June 7 – Joe Graveline, Sue Kranz and Hilary Graves
June 14 – Devlin Miles, Charlie Conant, Roland LaPierre
June 17 – Special Open Mic Night, and Daniel hales, and the frost heaves
June 21 – Russ Thomas, Michael Pattavina, and Austin and Elliott
June 28– Jennie McAvoy, Small Change, and Pat and Tex LaMountain
July 5 – Fall Town String Band and performer TBA
July 12 – Joe Graveline, Barry Higgins and Devlin Miles
July 19 – Michael Pattavina, Michael Orlen and Hilary Graves
July 26 – Jennie McAvoy, Small Change, performer TBA
Aug. 2 – Charlie Conant, Pat and Tex LaMountain, performer TBA
Aug. 9 – Roland LaPierre, Austin and Elliot, and Russ Thomas
Aug. 16 – TBA
Aug. 19 – Daniel Hales, and the frost heaves, Sue Kranz, Michael Orlen
Aug. 23 – Stephanie Marshall Band, Kathy Chapman and Blue Moon
Aug. 30 –TBA
Montague Community Band under the direction of Dave Rousseau, free, Monday evenings at 7 p.m. in the bandstand at Peskeomskut Park off Avenue A in Turners Falls, bring chairs, no rain dates
June 25
July 9, 23
Aug. 6
Musical Moments in Amelia’s Garden, Amelia Park Ice Arena, 21 South Broad St., Westfield, 6:30 p.m., free; bring your lawn chair, in the event of inclement weather, the concert will be held inside the ice arena; for more information, call (413) 568-2503 or visit www.ameliaparkice.org
June 5 – Pioneer Valley Fiddlers
June 12 – Dan Kane and Friends
June 19 – Mike and Steve Pitoniak
June 26 – Duane Carlson Music
July 10 – Janet Ryan and Her Singing Stars
July 17 – Agawam Melody Band
July 19 – Mass. 215th Army National Guard Band, special concert held in the auditorium at South Middle School
July 24 – Charlie Galvin Band
July 31 – Frank Liptak & Friends
Aug. 7– Resurrection Airmen Band
Aug. 14 – Ritchie Mitnick and the Sound of Music Singers
Aug. 21– Joseph Reed & Synergy Band
Aug. 28 – Cory & the Knightsmen Band
Porter-Phelps-Huntington House Museum’s Wednesday Folk Traditions, 130 River Drive, Hadley. 6:30 p.m. in the Sunken Garden, admission is $10 adults, $2 children 16 and under; picnickers welcome on the museum ground beginning at 5 p.m. prior to the concert; for more information, call (413) 584-4699 or visit <a href="http://www.pphmuseum.org">www.pphmuseum.org
June 6 – The Art Steele Blues Band
June 13 – Trine Cheile with Rosemary Caine June 20 – Viva Quetzal
June 27 – Gokh-Bi System
July 11– La Charanga Libre
July 18 – 31st Annual Horace Clarence Boyer Memorial Gospel Performance – Total Praise Gospel Choir
July 25 – Layaali Arabic Music Ensemble
South Hadley Summer Concert Series, free, 6:30 p.m. on the Town Common, Routes 47 and 116 in South Hadley, presented by South Hadley Recreation Department in conjunction with The Village Commons and other sponsors; in case of inclement weather, call (413) 538-5017, ext. 233 for an updated status message, rain dates are Sunday following original date
June 28 – South Hadley Community Band
July 5 – Zoe Darrow and the Fiddleheads
July 12 – The Glamour Girls
July 19 – Moose and the Hightops
July 26 – Soul Sensations
Aug. 2 – Joe Canata and the Memories
Aug. 9 – Little BD and the Doo-Rites
Aug. 16 – Rusty Belle
Aug. 23 – Off the Record
Westfield Bank Sunday Night Concert Series, 6 p.m., in the Beveridge Pavilion Annex, free, visit www.stanleypark.org for more information.
June 3 – Sound of New England
June 10 – Jimmy Mazz
June 17– Gunsmoke
June 24 – Heritage Pops Orchestra
July 8 – Westfield American Legion Band
July 15 – The Skid Marks
July 22 – Red Satin
July 29 – Sentimental Journey
Aug. 5 – King Country
Aug. 12 – Eddie Forman Orchestra
Aug. 19 – The Singing Trooper
West Springfield Parks and Recreation Department’s 49th Annual Family Concert Series, in the event of inclement weather, call (413) 781-3020 after 3:30 p.m. or visit www.west-springfield.ma.us to see if there is a weather related cancellation, although most will continue in the West Springfield Middle School Auditorium in the event of rain
May 24 – West Side Senior Showstoppers, West Springfield High School Auditorium, 7 p.m.
May 31 – Paul Bisaccia Piano Concert, First Congregational Church, West Springfield, 7 p.m.
June 13 – Youth Battle of the Bands, Middle School Auditorium, West Springfield 7 p.m.
June 14 – CO2 Acoustic Rock Ensemble, Landmark at Monastery Heights, 110 Monastery Ave., West Springfield, 7 p.m.
June 21 – Cicci Santucci Jazz Ensemble, Storrowton Village Green Gazebo, Memorial Ave., West Springfield, 7 p.m.
June 28 – Old Post Road Orchestra, Landmark at Monastery Heights, 110 Monastery Ave., West Springfield, 7 p.m.
July 4 – Fiesta del Norte Mariachi Duo, Town Common, West Springfield, 11:30 a.m.
July 4 – Pioneer Valley Concert Band, Town Common, 1:30 p.m.
July 12 – Dan Kane and Friends, Storrowton Village Green, Memorial Ave., West Springfield, 7 p.m.
July 19 – Jay Messer Quintet, Landmark at Monastery Heights, 110 Monastery Ave., West Springfield, 7 p.m.
July 20 – 215th Army National Guard Band, Landmark at Monastery Heights, 7 p.m.
July 26 - Richie Mitnick Ensemble, Storrowton Village Green, Memorial Ave., West Springfield, 7 p.m.
Aug. 2 – Dave Colucci Show, Landmark at Monastery Heights, 110 Monastery Ave., West Springfield, 7 p.m.
Aug. 9 – Ethel Lee Ensemble, Storrowton Village Green Gazebo, Memorial Ave., West Springfield, 7 p.m.
Aug. 16 – Narragansett Community Band, Landmark at Monastery Heights, 7 p.m.
Aug. 17 – West Side Idols 4, Middle School Auditorium, West Springfield, 7 p.m.
Aug. 23 – Heritage Pops Orchestra, Landmark at Monastery Heights, 110 Monastery Ave., West Springfield, 7 p.m.
Aug. 30 – Sonny & Cher Show, Middle School Auditorium, West Springfield, 7 p.m.
Florence Community Band, for more information, visit www.florencecommunityband.com
June 21 – Music on the Porch, opening band, Florence Civic Center, 6:30 p.m.
June 23 – Northampton Family Fourth Celebration, Look Park, Northampton, 8:30 p.m.
July 4 – July 4th Parade, Chesterfield, 10 a.m.
Sept. 9 – Community Band Festival, Look Park’s Pines Theater, Northampton, 3 p.m.
Sept. 16 – Florence Civic and Business Association Chicken BBQ, Florence Civic Center, Northampton, 1 p.m.
Old Post Road Orchestra Summer Pops Concert Series, orchestra under the direction of Juli Sansoucy, free unless otherwise indicated, for more information, call (413) 596-9075 or visit www.opro.org
June 28– West Springfield’s 49th Annual Family Concert Series, Landmark at Monastery Heights, 110 Monastery Ave., West Springfield, 7 p.m., in the event of inclement weather, show moves indoors to West Springfield Middle School
June 30 – Summer Pops Concert, Overlook Community, Charlton, 2 p.m.
July 4 – Monson Summerfest, Monson, 12:30 p.m.