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GREENWICH, Conn. Mark your calendars, Greenwich, with a host of free events and concerts to attend this summer. Heres the Parks and Recreation Departments lineup of must-do events:
Friday, June 8:
Cook Your Buns, one- and three-mile fun run and barbecue, 6:30 p.m. at Greenwich Point.
Saturday, June 9:
Run for a Change, three-mile race, 9 a.m. at St. Pauls Church.
Sunday, June 10:
Greenwich Kids Triathlon, 8 a.m.-11 a.m. at Greenwich High School.
Junior League Touch-A-Truck, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. at Greenwich Town Hall parking lot.
Sunday, June 17:
Junior League of Greenwich Family Fair, 3 p.m.-7 p.m. at Byram Shore Park.
Saturday, June 23:
Salute to Veterans, 2 p.m.-4 p.m. at Havemeyer Field.
Sunday, June 24:
Jazz on the Sound, Dixieland jazz on the Island Beach Boat and Island Beach, 4 p.m.-6 p.m. Park pass and ferry fees apply.
Tuesday, June 26:
Shakespeare on the Sound presents Romeo and Juliet at Roger Sherman Baldwin Park, 7:30 p.m.-10:30 p.m., through July 8 (no performances Monday, July 2, or Wednesday, July 4).
Wednesday, June 27:
Bob Button Orchestra, Wednesday Night Concert, 7:15 p.m.-8:45 p.m. at Binney Park.
Friday, June 29:
Greenwich Harbor Arts International Artist Symposium, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. at Roger Sherman Baldwin Park, through July 6.
Sound Beach Community Band, 7 p.m.-8:30 p.m. at Binney Park.
Saturday, July 7:
Fireworks displays begin at dusk at both Binney Park and Greenwich Point.
Wednesday, July 11:
Billy and the Showmen, Wednesday Night Concert, 7:15 p.m.-8:45 p.m. at Roger Sherman Baldwin Park.
Saturday, July 14:
Greenwich Point One-Mile Swim, 7 a.m. at Greenwich Point.
Sandblast! Sand sculpture-building contest, 12:30 p.m. at Greenwich Point.
Sunday, July 15:
Jazz on the Sound, Dixieland jazz on the Island Beach Boat and Island Beach, 4 p.m.-6 p.m. Park pass and ferry fees apply.
Wednesday, July 18:
Souled Out, Wednesday Night Concert Series, playing the great Motown hits, 7:15 p.m.-8:45 p.m. at Roger Sherman Baldwin Park.
Wednesday, July 25:
Gunsmoke, country, Wednesday Night Concert Series, 7:15 p.m. at Roger Sherman Baldwin Park.
Wednesday, Aug. 1:
The Short Bus, rock and covers, Wednesday Night Concert Series, 7:15 p.m. at Roger Sherman Baldwin Park.
Wednesday, Aug. 8:
Octopuses Garden, Beatles tribute show, Wednesday Night Concert Series, 7:15 p.m. at Roger Sherman Baldwin Park.
Saturday, Aug. 11:
Silver Shield Community Concert, featuring the Crystals and the Belmonts, 7 p.m. at Roger Sherman Baldwin Park.
Sunday, Aug. 12:
Jazz on the Sound, Dixieland jazz on the Island Beach Boat and Island Beach, 4 p.m.-6 p.m. Park pass and ferry fees apply.
Wednesday, Aug. 15:
Cynthia Sayer, jazz, Wednesday Night Concert Series, 7:15 p.m. at Roger Sherman Baldwin Park.
Wednesday, Aug. 22:
In Harmoney, 50s doo wop, Wednesday Night Concert Series, 7:15 p.m. at Roger Sherman Baldwin Park.
Sunday, Aug. 26:
Sound Beach Community Band, 7 p.m.-8:30 p.m. at Binney Park.
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