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Concerts in the Common

Taking place the 2nd Wednesday of each month at the Brighton Farmer's Market, these family-friendly concerts present an eclectic soundscape of live music and include dance, storytelling, and demonstrations. Produced by the Harvard Ed Portal, this summer's performances include local and regional artists playing R&B, Jazz, Pop-Urban, Rock, Indie Folk, and more!

Concerts are free, weather permitting, and open to the public! We encourage you to bring your own lawn chairs and blankets to enjoy the performances.

June 14–October 11, 2023

Second Wednesday of the month, 4:30pm
Brighton Common, 30 Chestnut Hill Ave., Brighton

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Performance Schedule

Musician Tim Hall

Tim Hall

June 14, 4:30pm

Tim Hall is an award-winning musician, performance poet, and producer from Detroit, MI, while honoring Boston as his current home. His poetry draws inspiration from his lived experiences—charting the nuances of blackness, masculinity, and the beauties of life. Tim and his band's music is used to underscore his vivid storytelling with warm neo soul, jazz, and hip hop influences.
 

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Musician Safiya performing with her band

Safiya

July 12, 4:30pm

Safiya Leslie is bringing new energy and a young soul to the world jazz & neo-soul scene. She is an artist who transcends the norm by infusing her past with her future, and flavoring her sounds with musical dialects hailing from jazz and her Afro-Caribbean roots. Safiya and her influential band possess jazz chops, urban attitudes, and Caribbean beauty.
 

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Marquis Lavoie portrait

Marquis Lavoie

August 9, 4:30pm

Marquis Lavoie is the indie/folk project by Boston based singer-songwriter Greg Marquis. While primarily known as the impassioned frontman of local post-hardcore band Actor Observer, Marquis' solo project conversely is a consoling blend of delicate fingerpicking and wilting vocals.
 

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The band Winkler

Winkler

September 13—CANCELED due to thunderstorms

In March 2022, guitarist and vocalist Justin Schaefers, spoke into the mic at Northeastern University's Afterhours venue, "I'm not used to playing on a stage this big!" Just six months later, Winkler graced the positively giant stage at the University's Common Cents music festival. This rapid growth categorizes the past year for one of Boston's most exciting indie rock bands.
 

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The band Sweet Petunia

Sweet Petunia

October 11, 4:30pm

When listening to folk duo Sweet Petunia for the first time, many are blown away by the interchanging vocal lines of Madison Simpson & Mairead Guy. These harmonies lead Sweet Petunia through many shifting genres, melding traditional folk sensibilities with a distinct punk flare.
 

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Presented in partnership with the Brighton Farmers Market and the Allston Brighton Health Collaborative.

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