The Eager Park Concert Series—presented by Johns Hopkins University & Medicine—returns this summer with lunchtime and early evening concerts featuring jazz, classical, folk, and Caribbean music. All performances are free and open to the public. The park is in the 900 block of North Wolfe Street, near the East Baltimore campus.
Mark your calendars with the following dates (and check back here for late additions to the schedule and rain dates if needed):
- Friday, May 3, noon to 1:30 p.m. Peabody Jazz Ensemble
- Wednesday, May 29, 6 p.m. Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
- Friday, June 7, 6 to 8 p.m. Neil Mattei's Caribbean Music Concert
- Wednesday, July 31, noon to 2 p.m. Isaac Parham and Friends (jazz)
- Thursday, Aug. 15, noon to 1:30 p.m. Ari and the Buffalo Kings (folk music)
Leading up to the May 29 BSO concert, JHH President Redonda Miller will host a community walk focusing on gun safety and violence reduction. The walk to Eager Park begins at 4:45 p.m. in Turner Auditorium, and participants are encouraged to wear orange to show support.
Questions can be sent to communityprograms@jh.edu.
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