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Summer Concert Series Makes Lunch Lively in Center City
(June 4, 2012) — Center City has its own relaxed style of enjoying summer, and the Center City District Lunchtime Concert Series Presented by TD Bank is part of the fun!
Beginning this Wednesday, June 6, and continuing each Wednesday through August 29, these concerts will be popping up at various locations throughout Center City. The series features lively bands representing a broad range of musical genres – Latin, salsa, reggae, pop, blues, jazz, and more. Bands play 90 minutes, from noon to 1:30 p.m. Every week the locations change and, if it rains, there’s an indoor venue, so plan on leaving the office rain or shine!
This year’s debut concert Wednesday will be at 1601 Market Street, featuring the bouncing Cajun rhythms of Alligator Zydeco. Rain location is Reading Terminal Market at 12th and Filbert Streets. Enjoy a summer filled with music!
Here is a list of concerts, which you can also find at centercityphila.org/life/LunchtimeConcerts.php.
| Date | Location | Performer/Group | Genre |
| June 6 | 1601 Market Street Rain location: Reading Terminal Market, 12th & Filbert Streets |
Alligator Zydeco | Cajun |
| June 13 | Centre Square 1500 Market Street Rain location: The Gallery at Market East, 9th & Market Streets |
Gas Money | Rockabilly |
| June 20 | Café Cret 16th Street & Benjamin Franklin Parkway Rain location: Reading Terminal Market, 12th & Filbert Streets |
Minas | Brazilian |
| June 27 | The Shops at Liberty Place 16th & Market Streets Rain location: Mellon Independence Center, 701 Market Street |
Chris Despo | Acoustic |
| July 11 | The Bellevue 200 S. Broad Street Rain location: Reading Terminal Market, 12th & Filbert Streets |
The Mark Stinger Band | Blues |
| July 18 | 1700 Market Street Rain location: The Gallery at Market East, 9th & Market Streets |
Randy Lippincott Band | Blues |
| July 25 | Three Logan Square 1717 Arch Street Rain location: Reading Terminal Market, 12th & Filbert Streets |
Life's A Beach | Pop |
| Aug 1 | Sister Cities Park 18th Street & Benjamin Franklin Parkway Rain location: The Gallery at Market East, 9th & Market Streets |
Kiwi Band | Classic Rock |
| Aug 8 | The Gallery at Market East 9th & Market Streets Rain location: Same |
Philadelphia String Quartet | Electric Strings |
| Aug 15 | Mellon Independence Center 701 Market Street Rain location: Same |
Lenny and the Soulsenders | Reggae |
| Aug 22 | Comcast Center 1701 John F. Kennedy Boulevard Rain location: The Gallery at Market East, 9th & Market Streets |
Andrew Neu Jazz Ensemble | Jazz |
| Aug 29 | 1818 Market Street Rain location: Reading Terminal Market, 12th & Filbert Streets |
The Untouchables | Pop |
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