Real Good for Free: The Tang Museum @ Skidmore College

The UpBeat on the Roof concert series returns to the Skidmore College campus in Saratoga Springs once again this summer. And there’s plenty of truth-in-advertising in the series’ title – the free, outdoor concerts actually take place on the roof of Skidmore’s Tang Museum. In case of inclement weather, the performance will move indoors to the museum.

The concerts take place at 7pm on Fridays, showcasing a wide variety of musical styles from jazz to bluegrass, from rockabilly to folk.

Here’s the schedule of bands for the 2011 summer season:

June 10: Elizabeth Woodbury Kasius & Heard
July 1: Sonny & Perley
July 8: Melick, Moody & McKrell
July 15: The Brian Patneaude Quartet
July 22: The Blue Olives
July 29: Jim Gaudet & the Railroad Boys
August 5: The Nancy Walker Trio
August 12: Red Hen
August 19: Dana & Susan Robinson
August 26: The Tichy Boys
September 2: Rich Ortiz

MORE REAL GOOD FOR FREE SHOWS, 2011:

Summer Sounds of Salem @ the Main Street Gazebo, Salem (11am on Saturdays)
Alive at Five @ Corning Preserve’s Riverfront Park, Albany (5pm on Thursdays)
Art On Lark @ Lark Street, Albany (Saturday, June 11)
Tuesday Nights in the Park @ Cook Park, Colonie, (6:30pm on Tuesdays)
Skidmore Summer Jazz Institute Concert Series @ Skidmore College’s Zankel Music Center, Saratoga Springs (June 28-July 8)
Jazz On Jay @ Jay Street, Schenectady (12noon on Thursdays)
Freedom Park, Scotia (7pm on various days)
Jazz at the Lake: Lake George Jazz Weekend @ Shepard Park, Lake George (Saturday-Sunday, September 17-18)