Guide to summer arts, music, festivals in the Albany area

With the simply crazy weather we’ve experienced so far this spring, there is no guessing what the summer has in store. But whether drought or flood, the regional arts organizations have promised a full slate of options that should fill your dance card on any given night between now and Labor Day weekend.

Although it’s impossible to be completely comprehensive, we’ve done our best. So use this list to rev up your summer planning. Use the buttons above to jump to a specific section.

Free music series

Alive at Five

Jennings Landing, Corning Preserve, Albany; albanyevents.org. 5 p.m. Thursdays.

Hawthorne Heights with Bad Luck, June 8
Mihali with Side B, June 15
Matt Stell with Skeeter Creek, June 22
Plush with Super 400, July 6
Sweet with Sly Fox & the Hustlers, July 13
The Skatalites with Dr. Jah and the Love Prophets, July 20
Rakim with DJ J-Ronin and Camtron 5000, July 27
Montell Jordan with DJ TGIF, Aug. 3

Capital Concert Series

Empire State Plaza, Albany; empirestateplaza.ny.gov. Shows begin at 5:30 p.m. Wednesdays unless otherwise noted.

New York State’s Fourth of July Celebration with Sheila E., July 4, 5 p.m.
The Spin Doctors and Cracker, July 12
Night Ranger, July 19
Eli Young Band, July 26
Big Daddy Kane, Roxanne Shante & Black Sheep, Aug. 2

Performing Arts at the Commons

Clifton Common Stage, Clifton Common Boulevard, Clifton Park; cliftonpark.com. Musicals start at 8 p.m., all other shows at 7 p.m.

“Evita,” June 9-11, 16-18
Community Chorus, June 25
Georgie Wonders Orchestra, July 2
Big Sky Country, July 9
Warden & Co, July 16
Zucchini Brothers, July 19
“Bells Are Ringing,” July 21-23, 27-30
Mr. Mike Magician, July 26
The Puppet People, Aug. 2
Ten Most Wanted Band, Aug. 6
Mr. Twisty Silly Magic Show, Aug. 9
Stormfront, Aug. 13
Seth and the Moody Melix, Aug. 16
BonJourney, Aug. 20

Cohoes Rock the Block

Canal Square, Cohoes; ci.cohoes.ny.us. 6:30 p.m. Thursdays

Tusk (Fleetwood Mac tribute), June 15
Steven Adler of Guns N’ Roses, June 22
Skeeter Creek, June 29
Eaglemania, July 6
Vinny Michaels Band, July 13
Ten Most Wanted, July 20
The Refrigerators, July 27
Hammer of the Gods, Aug. 3

Concert in the Park in Ballston Spa

Iron Spring Park, Ballston Spa; ballston.org. Shows begin at 6 p.m. Thursdays.

Ballston Spa Community Band, June 29
North & South Dakotas, July 6
The Protones, July 13
Kevin McKrell, July 20
SIRSY, July 27
Annual Ice Cream Social with the Union Fire Company Band, Aug. 3
Downtown Horns, Aug. 10
The Lustre Kings, Aug. 17
The Sea The Sea, Aug. 24

Harbor Jam

Rivers Casino & Resort, Schenectady; riverscasino.com; Shows start at 6 p.m.

Forever Seger — The Silver Bullet Experience, Saturday, July 29
Philadelphia Eagle — A Tribute to Elton John, Sunday, July 30

Hudson Falls Concerts in the Park

Juckett Park, Hudson Falls; villageofhudsonfalls.com. Shows at 7 p.m. Thursdays.

Mike LaPoint, July 6
Whiskey River Band, July 13
The Newells, July 20
Lake Effect, July 27
Debbie Pixley & the Broken Spurs, Aug. 3
Donny P & Celebration Family, Aug. 10
Wolf Holler Band, Aug. 17
Mischief, Aug. 24

Jammin’ at the GPAC

Guilderland Performing Arts Center, Tawasentha Park, Guilderland; townofguilderland.org. Shows start at 7:30 p.m. Thursday unless otherwise noted.

Guilderland Town Band, June 20, 7 p.m.
Hair of the Dog, June 29
Hot Club of Saratoga, July 6
Guilderland Town Band, July 13
Big Fez and the Surfmatics, July 20
River of Dreams (Billy Joel Tribute Band), July 27
The Refrigerators, Tuesday, Aug. 1, 6 p.m.
Guilderland Town Band, Aug. 3
Jim Gaudet and the Railroad Boys, Aug. 10
Downtown Horns, Aug. 17

Jazz on Jay

Jay Street Arcade, Schenectady; facebook.com/JazzOnJay. All shows start at noon Thursdays.

ESYO Jazz Combo, June 1
The Trojan Horns, June 8
The Musicats, June 15
Mike Purcell & Company, June 22
Peter Van Keuren Trio, June 29
Theresa Broadwell Band, July 6
Tarik Shah Trio, July 13
Tim Olsen Quintet, July 20
Eric Ciarmello Quartet, July 27
Hot Club of Saratoga, Aug. 3
Sonny & Perley Quartet, Aug. 10
Allen Halstead Quartet, Aug. 17
Chimera, Aug. 24
Doc Horton and the Jay Street Band, Aug. 31

Lake George Summer Concert Series

Shepard Park, Lake George. Lake George; lakegeorgearts.org. Shows at 7 p.m. Wednesdays unless otherwise noted.

Annie and the Hedonists, July 5
Kyshona, July 12
Guy Davis, July 19
The Clements Brothers, July 26
Three Quarter North, Aug. 2
ARKAI, Aug. 9
Zikina, Aug. 16
The Ill Funk Ensemble, Aug. 23
The Switch and the Stony Creek Band, Thursday, Aug. 24, 6:30 p.m.
Sirsy, Aug. 30

Music in the Park

Schodack Park, 512 Poyneer Road, Schodack; schodack.org. Shows start at 6 p.m. Tuesdays.

Peaceful Country Band, June 6
Triskele, June 13
Rocky and the Moosemen, June 20
Yankee Doodle Band, June 27
Kyle Bourgault Band, Aug. 1
Jarrod, Aug. 8
Sundown Express, Aug. 15

Niskayuna Summer Concert Series

Niskayuna Town Hall, 1 Niskayuna Circle, Niskayuna; niskayuna.org. Shows start at 7 p.m. Thursdays.

The Niskayuna Middle and High School Jazz Bands, June 8
Diva and the Dirty Boys, June 15
Loose Change, June 22
eLaztix, June 29
AROX, July 13
Triskele, July 20
The Trojan Horns, July 27
Eagles Trombone Ensemble, Aug. 3
Thee Mr. E Band, Aug. 10

Powers Park Concert Series

Powers Park, 420 Second Ave., Troy; facebook.com/CommunityBuilderBurgh. Shows start at 6 p.m. unless otherwise noted.

Adirondack Muscle Cars Show, 2 p.m.; Beatin’ the Odds, 3 p.m.; Skeeter Creek, 6 p.m., July 8
The Beginning, July 15
B-Street Band, July 22
Legacy, July 29
The Refrigerators, Aug. 5
The Accents, Aug. 12
Big Sky Country, Aug. 19
Matt Mirabile Band, 3 p.m.; Albert Cummings, 5:30 p.m.; Aug. 26

Rockin’ on the River

Riverfront Park, Troy; downtroy.org. Shows start at 5:30 p.m. Wednesdays.

Neon Avenue, June 28
Legacy, July 12
Conehead Buddha, July 26
Skeeter Creek, Aug. 9

Saratoga Summer Concert Series

Congress Park, Saratoga Springs; discoversaratoga.org. Shows at 7 p.m.

Fenimore Blues, July 9
Skippy and the Pistons, July 23
Proudest Monkeys Band, July 30
MPThree, Aug. 1
Betsy Duo, Aug. 8
Rustic Spirit, Aug. 15
Garland Nelson and Soul Session, Aug. 22

Schroon Lake Live!

Boathouse Theater, 20 Dock St., Schroon Lake; schroonlakearts.com. Shows at 7 p.m. unless otherwise noted.

The McKrells, July 2
Jim Gaudet & the Railroad Boys, July 11
The Puppet People Present “The Wizard of Oz,” July 15, 11 a.m.
Mazel Tov Cocktail Party, July 18
The Heard Music Collective, July 25
Lake George Music Festival, Aug. 1
Sara Milonovich and Daisy Cutter, Aug. 8
Patchouli, Aug. 12

Thursdays in the Park

Elm Avenue Park, Bethlehem, unless otherwise noted; townofbethlehem.org. Shows start at 6:30 p.m.

The GB-Five Band, June 29, South Bethlehem Park
One Heart Band, July 6
Ron Cain the Magician, July 13
Two of a Kind, July 20
David Engel, July 27
Bethlehem Central School District High School Cabaret Night, Aug. 3
Andy the Music Man, Aug. 10, Henry Hudson Park
Red Dirt Highway, Aug. 17

Tuesday Nights in the Park

Cook Park, Colonie; colonievillage.org. Shows begin at 6:30 p.m.

The Lustre Kings, June 13
The Accents, June 20
Electric City Horns, June 27
T.S. Ensemble, July 11
Joe’s Boys, July 18
Skeeter Creek, July 25
Triskele, Aug. 1
Captain Squeeze and the Zydeco Moshers, Aug. 8
Hair of the Dog, Aug. 15
Jim Gaudet & the Railroad Boys, Aug. 22
New York Players, Aug. 29

County fairs

Saratoga County Fair, 162 Prospect St., Ballston Spa, saratogacountyfair.org: July 18-23.

Schoharie County Sunshine Fair, Sunshine Drive, Cobleskill. sunshinefair.org: Aug. 8-13.

Altamont, 129 Grand St., Altamont, altamontfair.com: Aug. 15-20.

Washington County Fair, 392 Old Schuylerville Road, Greenwich, washingtoncountyfair.com: Aug. 21-27

Dutchess County Fair, 6636 Route 9, Rhinebeck, dutchessfair.com: Aug. 22-27

Columbia County Fair, 32 Church St., Chatham, columbiafair.com: Aug. 30-Sept. 4

Schaghticoke Fair, 69 Stillwater Bridge Road, Schaghticoke, schaghticokefair.com: Aug.30-Sept. 4

Cultural events

St. Basil Troy Greek Festival, stbasiltroy.com: June 9-11

Albany Juneteenth, South Pearl Street, Albany; aacccr.org: June 17

Juneteenth Celebration with Hamilton Hill Arts Center, Schenectady; hamiltonhillartscenter.org: June 16-17

New York Capital District Renaissance Festival, Indian Ladder Farms, Altamont; nycapitaldistrictrenfest.com: July 10-11

Latin Fest, Washington Park, Albany; albanylatinfest.org: Aug. 26

Capital District Scottish Games, Altamont Fairgrounds; scotgames.com: Sept. 2

Community & family events

Americade Motorcycle Rally, Lake George; americade.com: May 30-June 4

Cambridge Valley Balloon Festival, cambridgenychamber.com: June 2-4

Schenectady Pride Festival, Gateway Plaza, Schenectady; discoverschenectady.com: June 3

Cantina Kids Fun Run, Congress Park, Saratoga Springs; saratogahospitalfoundation.org: June 4

Wildlife Festival 2023, Wilton Wildlife Park & Preserve; wiltonpreserve.org: June 4, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.,

Capital Pride Parade and Festival, Washington Park, Albany; 518capitalpride.com: June 11, noon-5 p.m.

Annual Whipple City Festival, Greenwich; whipplecityfestival.com: June 16-17

Albany Dad Fest, Washington Park, Albany; albanyevents.org: June 18

Saratoga Brewfest 2022, Saratoga County Fairgrounds; saratogabrewfest.com: June 25

Schenectady County’s 4th on the 3rd Independence Day Celebration, Mabee Farm Historic Site; schenectadycounty.com: July 3

New York State’s Fourth of July Celebration, Empire State Plaza; empirestateplaza.ny.gov: July 4

Town of Clifton Park Fourth of July Celebration, Clifton Common; cliftonpark.org: July 4

Fourth of July Fireworks at Shepard Park, Lake George; lakegeorgechamber.com: July 4

Schenectady County Summer Night, State and Jay streets; downtownschenectady.org: July 24

13th annual StreetFest, Montcalm Street, Ticonderoga; timainstreet.org: July 29

17th annual Clifton Park Elks Car, Truck & Bike Show, Clifton Park Elks Lodge; cliftonpark.com: Aug. 19

Music & arts events

Beekman Street Art Fair will be held on June 11.

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Flurry Festival 2023: Spring Bloom, Schaghticoke Fairgrounds; flurryfestival.org: June 2-4

Kids Art Festival, Jay Street and City Hall, Schenectady; discoverschenectady.com: June 3

Saratoga Antique Bottle Show and Sale, Saratoga County Fairgrounds; nationalbottlemuseum.org: June 4

Beekman Street Art Fair, Beekman Street Arts District, Saratoga Springs; saratogaartdistrict.com: June 11

Albany Comic Con, Polonaise Polish Community, Albany; albanycomicbookshow.com: June 11

LARAC Summer Arts Festival, City Park, Glens Falls; larac.org: June 17-18

Rock the Dock Music Festival, Lake George Steamboat Co.; rockthedoclakegeorge.com: July 8

NipperFest Music & Arts Festival, Central Park, Schenectady; nippertown.com: July 22

Lake George Art & Craft Festival, Charles R. Wood Park, Lake George; lakegeorgeartcraftfestival.com: July 28-30

Adirondack Music Folk Festival, Schroon Lake Town Park; schroonlakearts.com: Aug. 13

Saratoga Arts Celebration, National Museum of Dance; gordonfinearts.org/saratoga-arts-celebration: Aug. 19-20

Summer movie series

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Bites, Camera, Action

SUNY Plaza, 353 Broadway, Albany; downtownalbany.org/bca. Seating opens at 7:30 p.m.

“The Lion King” (1994), June 2
“The Iron Giant” (1999), July 7
“Space Jam” (1996), Aug. 4
“Akeelah and the Bee” (2006), Sept. 1

Movies in the Park

Wiswall Park, Ballston Spa; ballston.org. Movies start at dusk.

“Strange World,” June 2
“Minions: The Rise of Gru,” July 7
“Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile,” Aug. 4

Summer in the City

Palace Theatre, 19 Clinton St., Albany; palacealbany.com. Movies start at 1 p.m.

“Turning Red,” July 11
“Coco,” July 18
“DC League of Superpets,” July 25
“Finding Nemo,” Aug. 2
“Puss in Boots: The Last Wish,” Aug. 8
“Sonic the Hedgehog 2,” Aug. 15
“Spy Kids,” Aug. 22
“Minions: The Rise of Gru,” Aug. 29

Movies Under the Stars

Various locations in Albany; lovealbany.org. Movies start at 7:30 p.m.

“The Lion King,” SUNY Plaza: June 2
“DC League of Super Pets,” Ridgefield Park: June 9
“The Pursuit of Happiness,” Black Lives Matter Park: June 16
“Minions: The Rise of Gru,” Sage College, Albany: June 23
“Top Gun: Maverick,” Jennings Landing: June 30

Summer-only festivals & venues

Bard Summerscape

Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson; fishercenter.bard.edu

Espressivo, June 3
Isadore String Quartet, June 10
“Illinois,” June 23-July 2
Trio Seoul,June 24
“Henry VIII,” July 21-30
“Vaughan Williams: Becoming an English Composer,” Aug. 4
“Between Two Worlds: London and Berlin,” Aug 5
“The Symphony and Composing for the Stage,” Aug. 5
“Heirs and Rebels: British Art Songs,” Aug. 6
“Entente Cordiale: Britain and France,” Aug. 6
“London Calling! Fun in Cockaigne,” Aug. 6
“Music for Parish, Home and School: Part 1,” Aug. 10
“Music for Parish, Home and School: Part 2,” Aug. 11
“The Lark Ascending: British Music for Small Orchestra,” Aug. 11
“The Islands and the Continent,” Aug. 12
“A New Elizabethan Age,” Aug. 12
“Vaughan Williams’ Legacy,” Aug. 13
“Vaughan Williams and Shakespeare: Sir John in Love,” Aug. 13

Caroga Lake Music Festival

Sherman Park, Caroga Lake (unless otherwise noted); carogaarts.org; 518-832-2041

Saunderfest, July 1
Tommy V Live, July 15
The Gibson Brothers, July 19
CLMF Artists, July 20
Caroga Arts Collective Gala: “Fly Me to the Moon” with Tony DeSare, July 21
Baha Men, July 22
CLMF on Tour: SVAN, July 23
Rich with Caroga Arts Ensemble, July 26
CLMF on Tour: Little Falls, July 27
Caroga Arts & Utica Dance: “27 Steps,” July 28
Almost Queen, July 29
CLMF on Tour: Peck Lake, July 30
Caroga Arts & Utica Dance: “27 Steps,” July 30
Laufey with Caroga Arts Ensemble, Aug. 2
CLMF on Tour: Johnstown Midsummer Concert Series, Aug. 3
Musical Kaleidoscope: A Tribute to Jonah Poplove, Aug. 4
“Dime-a-Dance” with Kyle Athayde Dance Party, Aug .4
Kids Carousel Concert: Warp Trio, Aug. 5
Sherman’s Jazzfest, Aug. 5
CLMF on Tour: The Barge Concert, Aug. 6
Concerts by Candlelight: An Evening on Encores, Aug. 9
CLMF on Tour: The Glove, Aug. 10
Beethoven’s Pastoral Symphony, Aug. 11
Judy Collins with Caroga Arts Ensemble, Aug. 12
CLMF on Tour: Lorenzo State Historic Site, Aug. 13
CLMF on Tour: Cooperstown Summer Music Festival, Aug. 15
Grace Kelly Quartet, Aug. 16
CLMF on Tour: The Arkell Museum, Aug. 17
The Coda: A Chamber Music Round-Robin, Aug. 18
The War & Treaty, Aug. 19
CLMF on Tour: Brunch Concert, Aug. 20
CLMF on Tour: Caroga Museum, Aug. 20
The Ultimates, Sept. 2
Fiesta Caroga: Alex Torres & His Latin Kings, Sept. 15

Cooperstown Summer Music Festival

Otesaga Resort Hotel, Cooperstown; cooperstownmusicfest.org

Harry Allen’s All Star New York Saxophone Band, Aug. 1
Nuevo Tango: JP Jofre, bandoneon and Tommy Mesa, cello, Aug. 8
Caroga Arts Ensemble: A String Serenade, Aug. 15
All-Bach, Aug. 22
Borromeo String Quartet with Linda Chesis, flute, Aug. 29

Glimmerglass Festival

7300 Route 80, Cooperstown; glimmerglass.org; 607-547-2255

“La Bohème,” July 7-19
“Candide,” July 8-20
“Romeo & Juliette,” July 15-Aug. 19
“Rinaldo,” July 28-Aug. 17
“The Rip Van Winkles,” Aug. 7-18

Saratoga Performing Arts Center

Avenue of the Pines, Saratoga Springs; spac.org; 518-584-9330

Chamber Music Society of the Lincoln Center

“From Classic to Modern,” June 11
“Great Quintets,” June 18
“From Vienna to Paris,” July 16
The Miró String Quartet, July 23
“Spanish Journey,” Aug. 13
“New Classics,” Aug. 20

New York City Ballet

“‘NYCB On and Off Stage,’ July 18
“SPAC Premieres” July 19-20
“Peck & Copeland,” July 20, July 22
“Swan Lake, Fancy Free & Firebird,” July 21-22

Saratoga Jazz Festival

Snarky Puppy, Angelique Kidjo, Cory Wong Tower of Power, Chucho Valdes Quartet and Cindy Blackman Santana Band, June 25
Bonnie Raitt, Pat Metheny Side-Eye, St. Paul & The Broken Bones, Hiromi Sonicwonder, June 26

Philadelphia Orchestra

“Festive Fireworks,” Aug. 2
“Schubert’s ‘Great’ Symphony,” Aug. 3
Pink Martini & the Philadelphia Orchestra featuring China Forbes, Aug. 4
“Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire” in Concert, Aug. 5
“Beethoven’s Seventh,” Aug. 9
An Evening with Audra McDonald, Aug. 10
“Rachmaninoff at 150,” Aug. 11
“Rite of Spring & Blessed Earth,” Aug. 12
“The Four Seasons” with Gil Shaham, Aug. 16
Yo-Yo Ma Plays Dvořák, Aug. 17
“Earth: An HD Odyssey,” Aug. 18
“Jurassic Park in Concert,” Aug. 19

Live Nation Entertainment

TLC, Shaggy, En Vogue and Sean Kingston, June 16
Dead & Company, June 17-18
Tedeschi Trucks Band, July 1
Tears for Fears, July 2
Big Time Rush, July 3
Counting Crows with Dashboard Confessional, July 5
An Evening with Goose, July 7
Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds & Garbage, July 8
Kidz Bop, July 9
Dave Matthews Band, July 14-15
Jason Aldean, July 16
Gov’t Mule, July 28
Matchbox Twenty, July 30
Foreigner, Aug. 1
The Chicks World Tour, Aug. 6
Goo Goo Dolls, Aug. 8
Zac Brown Band, Aug. 13
Brit Floyd, Aug. 22
Pentatonix, Aug. 23
Eric Church, Aug. 24
Guns N’ Roses, Sept. 1
Noah Kahan, Sept. 2
ZZ Top & Lynyrd Skynyrd, Sept. 8
Outlaw Music Festival, Sept. 15
Killer Queen, Sept. 16

Tannery Pond Concerts

Mount Lebanon Shaker Village and Darrow School, 110 Darrow Road, New Lebanon; capitalregionclassical.org

Balourdet Quartet Tannery Pond, June 3
Boris Giltburg, July 1
Karim Sulayman, Timothy Long and Wheelock Whitney, July 8
Marmen Quartet, Aug. 12
Stephen Waarts and Albert Cano Smit, Aug. 26
Stephanie Zyzak, Alexander Hersh and Evren Ozel, Sept. 9

James Taylor Wednesday, July 3-4, Thursday, Tanglewood, Lenox, Mass. (Photo by Cindy Ord/Getty Images for iHeartRadio)

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Tanglewood Summer Concert Series

297 West St., Lenox, Mass.; bso.org

“Wait Wait… Don’t Tell Me!” with special guest Dorinda Medley, June 22
Steve Miller Band with Bruce Hornsby & the Noisemakers, June 23
Emerson String Quartet and Emanuel Ax, June 28
The Knights with Chris Thile, June 29
Elvis Costello & the Imposters with Nick Lowe and Los Straightjackets, July 1
Pacifica Quartet with Karen Slack, July 2
James Taylor, July 3-4
“Ragtime”: The Symphonic Concert, July 8
TLI Presents: PamelaZ, July 9
Julia Bullock, July 13
“Two Pianos: Who Could Ask for Anything More?” July 14
Philharmonic Baroque Orchestra, July 20
Spotlight Series: Isabel Wilkerson, July 22
TMC Festival of Contemporary Music, July 27-28
TLI Presents: A Curated Concert by Reena Esmail, July 29
“Silent Film Music” by TMC Composition Fellows, July 30
Danish String Quartet, Aug. 2
TLI Presents: Astrid Schween and Shai Rosner, Aug. 5
The Aaron Diehl Trio, Aug. 6
“Tanglewood on Parade,” Aug. 8
Alisa Weilerstein’s “Fragments 2,” Aug. 9
TMC Vocal Music, Aug. 13
Bruce Liu, Aug. 16
Spotlight Series: Carrie Mae Weems and Yo-Yo Ma, Aug. 19
Leonard Bernstein Memorial Concert: Tippett and Beethoven, Aug. 20
TLI Presents: Gerald Clayton Trio, Aug. 20
Kelli O’Hara, Aug. 22
Train with Parmalee, Aug. 24
Emanuel Ax, Leonadis Kavokos and Yo-Yo Ma perform Beethoven, Aug. 25
TLI Presents, American Moor, Aug. 26-27
Boston Pops: “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone” in Concert, Aug. 26
Boston Pops: “Star Wars: The Story in Music,” Aug. 27

Boston Symphony Orchestra

Opening night at Tanglewood, July 7
Brahms, Habibi and Montgomery featuring Julia Bullock, soprano and Hilary Hahn, violin, July 9
Ravel, Stravinsky and Debussy, July 10
Mozart’s “Così fan tutte,” July 15
Beethoven and Orff’s “Carmina Burana,” July 16
Bacewicz, Mahler and Kodaly, July 17
Copland and Dvořák featuring Nimbus Dance, July 21
Family Concert: “May I Have Your Attention Please,” July 22
Wagner, July 22
Coleridge-Taylor, Ellington and Midkiff, July 23
Strauss, Frank and Prokofiev, July 23
Mahler and Wolfe, July 28
Messiaen, Ravel and Zubel with Joshua Bell, July 29
Paganini, Reid and Prokofiev, July 30
Esmail, Thorvaldsdottir, Monnakgotla and Frank, July 31
Adams and Brahms with Emanuel Ax, Aug. 4
John Williams Music Night, Aug. 5
Berlioz with Lucas and Arthur Jussen, Aug. 6
Rachmaninoff, Ravel and Sibelius, Aug. 7
Williams, Strauss and Ravel with Anne-Sophie Mutter, Aug. 11
Mozart and Bartok with Seong-Jin Cho, Aug. 12
Adolphe, Shostakovich and Stravinsky with Yo-Yo Ma, Aug. 13
Britton, Dvorak and Brahms, Aug. 14
Saint-Saens, Simon and Gershwin with Jean-Yves Thibaudet, Aug. 18
Tchaikovsky and Prokofiev with Leonidas Kavakos, Aug. 19

Luzerne Chamber Music Festival

203 Lake Tour Road, Lake Luzerne; luzernemusic.org

Faculty Artist Concert No. 1, June 23
Faculty Artist Concert No. 2, June 30
Musicians of the New York City Ballet, July 3
Faculty Artist Concert No. 3, July 7
WindSync, July 10
Faculty Artist Concert No. 4, July 21
Toby Blumenthal’s 90th Birthday Celebration, July 24
Faculty Artist Concert No. 4, July 28
Fabulous Philadelphians, July 31
Faculty Artist Concert No. 6, Aug. 4

Maverick Concerts

120 Maverick Road, Woodstock; maverickconcerts.org

Arc Choralis present Brahms Requiem, June 24-25
Chief Baba Neil Clarke: African Rhythms, July 1
Pablo Ziegler Jazz Tango Trio, July 1
Cuarteto Latinoamericano, July 2
Mak Grgić, guitar, July 8
Miró Quartet, July 9
An Evening with Larry Campbell and Teresa Williams, July 15
Escher String Quartet, July 16
Jeremy Bar-Illan and Dragonfly 13 R&B Ensemble, July 21
Steve Gorn, Vinay Desai & Chatterjee, July 22
Manhattan Chamber Players with David Fung, July 23
Tracy Bonham & Melodeon, July 29
Adam Tendler and Alexander Platt, July 29
Danish String Quartet, July 30
Priscila Navaro, Aug. 5
Verona Quartet, Aug. 6
Arturo O’Farrill Quartet, Aug. 12
Dali Quartet, Aug. 13
Nilson Matta: “Brazilian Voyage,” Aug. 19
Catalyst Quartet with Gabriel Cabezas, Aug. 20
Annual Chamber Orchestra Concert, Aug. 26
Borromeo String Quartet, Aug. 27
Bill Charlap Trio, Sept. 2
Ames Piano Quartet, Sept. 3
Happy Traum with Cindy Cashdollar and friends, Sept. 9
Cassatt Quartet with Ursula Oppens, Sept.10

Jacob’s Pillow

358 George Carter Road, Becket, Mass.; jacobspillow.org; 413-243-9919

Mark Morris Dance Group, June 28-July 2
Kyle Marshall Choreography, June 28
Te Ao Mana, June 29
Sole Defined, June 30
The School at Jacob’s Pillow Contemporary Ballet, July 1
Dutch National Ballet, July 5-9
Ice Dance International, July 5
Querencia Dance Company, July 6
Waheed Works, July 7
The Masters At Work Dance Family, July 8
Gauthier Dance/Dance Company Theaterhaus Stuttgart, July 12-16
Ananya Dance Theatre, July 12
Versa-Style Dance Company, July 13
Axis Dance Company, July 14-16
Dorrance Dance, July 19-23
Sean Corran Company & Darrah Carr Dance, July 19-20
Mythili Prakash, July 21
The School at Jacob’s Pillow Contemporary Performance Ensemble, July 22
Oona Doherty, July 26-30
Resident Island Dance Theatre, July 26
Almanac Dance Circus Theatre, July 27
Oyu Oro Afro Cuban Experimental Dance Ensemble, July 28
Dunham Legacy Project Performance, July 29
Hip Hop Across the Pillow, Aug. 2-6
Brinae Ali, Aug. 2
Nefer Global Movement, Aug. 3
KR3TS and The Hood Lockers, Aug. 4
To Chet Walker: A Celebratory Tribute, Aug. 5
Complexions Contemporary Ballet, Aug. 9-13
Decidedly Jazz Works, Aug. 9-13
Martha Graham Dance Company, Aug. 16-20
Danza Organica, Aug. 16
American College Dance Association, Aug. 17
Community Day, Aug. 18
The School at Jacob’s Pillow Contemporary Performance Ensemble, Aug. 19
Compagnie Käfig, Aug. 23-27
Tulsa Ballet, Aug. 23-27

Mostly Modern Music Festival

Arthur Zankel Music Center, Skidmore College; mostlymodernfestival.org

Mostly Modern Kickoff Event (Caffe Lena), June 8
American Modern Ensemble, June 9
Beloved Modern Songs and Arias, June 10
Mostly Modern Orchestra, June 11
Neave Trio, June 15
American Modern Ensemble, June 16
Mostly Modern Orchestra, June 17
“In Real Life — Comic Online Dating Opera,” June 18
Atlantic Brass Quintet, June 21
Beloved Modern Songs and Arias, June 22
Mostly Modern Orchestra, June 23

PS21 Performance Space for the 21st Century

2980 Route 66, Chatham; ps21chatham.org; 518-392-6121

Runners and Cirk La Putyka, July 22
Paul Taylor Dance Company: “Mercuric Tidings, A Field of Grass, Piazzolla Caldera,” June 22-23
Alessandro Sciarroni: “Save the Last Dance for Me,” July 29
Anima: “Noémie Goudal,” Sept. 2-3