It’s a big weekend in Boston as the city is taken over by musicians and fans ahead of Boston Calling . On the heels of our mini, pre-summer heatwave, it feels right that people will have the opportunity to be outside rocking out to their favorite bands. If I weren’t shipping up to Bos— um, Burlington, where I’ll be running the Vermont City Marathon, I’d definitely seek out live music.
Boston Pops conductor Keith Lockhart gives local audiences a preview of the Tanglewood season with a performance of “Jurassic Park” in concert at Symphony Hall. The action-packed dinosaur adventure will be projected in HD and paired with a full symphony orchestra playing composer John Williams’ score live. So, “are you ready to live dangerously?” There is a performance on Friday at 7:30 p.m. and two on Saturday at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
Evan Taylor and Chloe McFarlane in Actors’ Shakespeare Project’s production of "Romeo and Juliet." If a music festival reads more as “cacophony” to you, I suggest grabbing a book and heading to a beer garden. From the Seaport to Boston Common, beer gardens have sprung forth across the city. Night Shift Brewing has: the Hatch Shell along the Charles River, South Station in Dewey Square and at Herter Park along the Charles in Allston. at 267 Western Ave.