Concert series kicks off today

Published 10:48 pm Tuesday, June 7, 2011

The band North Street Bridge performs at a previous Niles Summer Concert Series. It begins today with the SMC Jazz Band. (File photo)

There will be no shortage of free musical entertainment this summer, as the Niles Summer Concert Series and Buchanan Common Summer Concert Series are both on the way.

The Riverfront Park Amphitheater will host musical acts every Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday through the end of August. Buchanan will have weekly musical entertainment at The Commons at Roe Street and Day Avenue at 7 p.m.

Here’s the tentative lineup of bands and artists:

Niles Summer Concert Series

• Wednesdays (7 to 8 p.m.)

June 8 — SMC Jazz Band

June 15 — Carol and Kayes Dixieland Jazz Band

June 22 — Tim Dudley, Elvis impersonator

June 29 — Chris Young, Elvis impersonator

July 6 — The Balos Family

July 13 — Jetta and the Jelly Beans

July 20 — Lake Effect Winds

July 27 — Emilee Allen

Aug. 3 — MJ Bishop

Aug. 10 — Just for Fun Singers

Aug. 17 — The Backsliders

Aug. 24 — Lake Effect Jazz

Aug. 31 — Al Mott, One Man Variety Band

• Thursdays (7 to 9 p.m.)

June 9 — Oblates of Blues

June 16 — Mike Struwin and Roots Down

June 23 — Parrottheads with the Party Boat Band

June 30 — TBA

July 7 — Top Secret

July 14 — TBA

July 21 — Alligator Blackbird

July 28 — TBA

Aug. 4 — Niles Riverfest featuring Highlife

Aug. 11 — VanDyke Review

Aug. 19 — TBA

Aug. 25 — Scythian

• Sundays (6 to 8:30 p.m.)

June 12 — Highway Home

June 19 — Special Consensus

June 26 — TBA

July 3 — TBA

July 10 — Goldmine Pickers

July 17 — Sixth Generation

July 24 — Twenty-Three

July 31 — Lonesome Meadow

Aug. 7 — Niles Riverfest featuring the Whistle Pigs, Chris Young and the Florida Boys

Aug. 14 — The Hillbenders

Aug. 21 — The Red Hot Rivet

Aug. 28 — TBA

Buchanan Common Series (7 p.m.)

June 9 — Friends, featuring Doug, Terry, Justin, Budd and Randy

June 16 – South Shore Band

June 23 — Kennedy’s Kitchen

June 30 — Blue Water Ramblers

July 7 — The Moonlighters

July 14 — Ernie Givens and the White Lies Band

July 21 — Jack A. Gordon and Venitia Sekema

July 28 — VanDyke Review

Aug. 4 — Truth in Jazz

Aug. 11 — Elwood Splinters Band