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Thursday, December 14, 2023
6:00 PM 7:00 PM 18:00 19:00

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Earlier Event: December 13

2023 Annual Holiday Party

Later Event: December 20

Downtown Amherst Contra Dance

SUMMER MUSIC SERIES 2024

The Amherst Business Improvement District (BID) is proud to announce the 2024 summer music series line-up on the four Fridays in July from 5-9 p.m. on the Town Common:

July 5: SPF-4 & Harvest and Rust
July 12: Grayson Ty & TapRoots
July 19: Jazz in July
July 26: The No Nos & LeFever

This summer concert series is not only a community-building and arts and cultural event but one of a dozen annual events put on by the BID that contribute to the economic vitality of Downtown Amherst. We encourage all to explore all that our dynamic downtown has to offer before and after the concerts. Support local shops, retail, and experiences and enjoy a taste of our global gastronomy by sitting down to dinner al fresco or getting your favorite meal to-go and bringing it to The Common to enjoy. In addition, Downtown Amherst’s signature new local market, Aster + Pine, is offering picnic charcuterie and snacks baskets for each summer concert. Stop into their beautiful brick-and-mortar location on North Pleasant Street or pre-order only at asterandpinemarket.com.

A special thanks to our underwriters of this year’s summer concert series, Encharter Insurance and the Mass Cultural Council. Their support enables us to bring these free concerts to the community.

Amherst Community Band Concerts at Sweetser Park

The Amherst Community Band conducted by Dr. Timothy Todd Anderson begins its summer season this Saturday, June 22nd, with an All-Gershwin Revue concert at 6:30 pm in Sweetser Park off of Lessey and Main Streets in Downtown Amherst featuring the music of George Gershwin, in recognition of the centennial of the Rhapsody in Blue.

The joy continues Saturday, July 27th with an evening of dance and on August 17th, the Amherst Community Band will close out their summer series with music that commemorates important anniversaries in 2024.

Bring a lawn chair and food to enjoy the great music in Downtown Amherst!

Can’t get enough live music?

Be sure not to miss the Amherst Community Band, Masala Jazz, and DJ Benny Black featured at the Town of Amherst Annual Independence Day Celebration and Fireworks on Tuesday, July 2nd at McGuirk Alumni Stadium at UMass Amherst. Learn more about these festivities put on by Amherst Recreation at https://www.amherstma.gov/3727/Independence-Day-Celebration

The Drake, Downtown Amherst’s live-performing arts venue returns from a July hiatus with an-action packed August and Fall season. Check out their upcoming shows at https://www.thedrakeamherst.org

The UMass Fine Arts Center (FAC) will expand its physical presence on campus and in the community in the 2024-25 season, presenting concerts at the Mullins Center and with new venue partnerships with The Drake and Amherst Cinema in downtown Amherst. Read more about the start-studded season coming to our community, here.

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