Real Good for Free: Monday Night Concerts in the Park, Thurman

Monday Night Concerts in the Park are held rain or shine under cover at Veterans’ Memorial Field in Athol. Bring a comfortable chair or blanket; wear your dancin’ shoes; and dress in layers for changeable mountain weather up there in the north country. Local not-for-profit groups offer food.

Hosted by the Town of Thurman, the concerts take place throughout the months of July and August at 7pm on Mondays.

Here’s the line-up of musical talent for the summer of 2011:

Monday (July 4): Smokey Greene. Followed by fireworks display
July 11: The Vintage Country Band
July 18: The Bluebillies
July 25: The Warren County Ramblers
August 1: The Lustre Kings
August 8: The Charles Cornell Quartet
August 15: The Sky Blue Boys
August 22: The Nancy Walker Trio
August 29: The Stony Creek Band

MORE REAL GOOD FOR FREE SHOWS, 2011:

Freedom Square Festival @ Freedom Square, North Troy (Saturday, July 2)
Talkin’ ‘Bout the British Invasion @ Kleinert James Arts Center, Woodstock (Saturday, July 2)
Freedom Park, Scotia (7pm on various days)
Music in the Park @ Schodack Town Park, Schodack (6pm on Tuesdays)
Music in the Park @ Riverfront Park, Rensselaer (6pm on Tuesdays)
Tuesday Nights in the Park @ Cook Park, Colonie (6:30pm on Tuesdays)
The SCA Summer Concert Series @ the Outdoor Entertainment Center, South Glens Falls (6:30pm on Tuesdays)
Rockin’ On the River @ the Hedley District Riverfront Parking Lot, River St., Troy (5pm on Wednesdays)
Jazz On Jay @ Jay Street, Schenectady (12noon on Thursdays)
Alive at Five @ Corning Preserve’s Riverfront Park, Albany (5pm on Thursdays)
Concerts in the Park @ Wiswall Park, Ballston Spa (6pm on Thursdays)
Guilderland Performing Arts Center @ Tawasentha Park, Guilderland (7:30pm on Thursdays)
UpBeat on the Roof @ Skidmore College’s Tang Museum, Saratoga Springs (7pm on Fridays)
Improv Records’ Free Fridays @ Shepard Park, Lake George (7pm on Fridays)
Music at Sunset @ Greenport Town Park, Hudson (7pm on Fridays)
Concerts in the Park @ Riverfront Part, Athens (7pm on Fridays)
Canal Square Summer Concert Series @ Canal Square, Cohoes (7pm on Fridays)
Summer Sounds of Salem @ the Main Street Gazebo, Salem (11am on Saturdays)
Performing Arts at the Common @ the Clifton Park Common, Clifton Park (7pm on Sundays)
Skidmore Summer Jazz Institute Concert Series @ Skidmore College’s Zankel Music Center, Saratoga Springs (June 28-July 8)
Jazz at the Lake: Lake George Jazz Weekend @ Shepard Park, Lake George (Saturday-Sunday, September 17-18)