Real Good for Free: Rhythm On the Riverfront in Beacon

While some of the outdoor summertime concert series are beginning to wind down – Albany’s Alive at Five, for example, serves up former Live frontman Ed Kowalczyk as the last concert of the series on Thursday – some others are just getting started.

Like down in Beacon, where the month-long Rhythm On the Riverfront concert series kicks off on Thursday (August 4) with singer-songwriter Amy Correia.

The concerts take place at Long Dock Park in Beacon at 5:30pm on Thursdays throughout the month of August.

Here’s the schedule for the 2011 season of free shows:

Thursday (August 4): Amy Correia
August 11: The Wiyos
August 18: G.R.A.S.S. (Gowanus Reggae and Ska Society)
August 25: ReadNex Poetry Squad

MORE REAL GOOD FOR FREE SHOWS, 2011:

McDonald’s African American Family Day @ the Empire State Plaza, Albany (Saturday, August 6)
Freedom Park, Scotia (7pm on various days)
Free Dance Performances @ Jacob’s Pillow, Beckett (6:15pm on various days)
Free Summer Theater @ various locations (various days)
Pine Hills Monday Summer Concert Series @ the Elks Club, Albany (7pm on Mondays)
Monday Night Concerts in the Park @ Veteran’s Memorial Field, Thurman (7pm on Mondays)
Live at the Bearsville Theater @ the Bearsville Theater, Woodstock (8pm on Mondays)
Music in the Park @ Riverfront Park, Rensselaer (6pm on Tuesdays)
Summer Concert Series @ Brunswick Family Community Center, Brunswick (6:30pm 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)
Music on Mainstreet @ NBT Bank, Canajoharie (7pm on Tuesdays)
Music in the Park @ Stony Creek Town Park, Stony Creek (7pm on Tuesdays)
Summer Concert Series @ Congress Park, Saratoga Springs (7pm on Tuesdays)
Rockin’ On the River @ the Hedley District Riverfront Parking Lot, River St., Troy (5pm on Wednesdays)
Hudson.Water.Music. @ Henry Hudson Riverfront Park, Hudson (6pm on Wednesdays)
Live On the Lake @ Burbank Park, Pittsfield (6pm on Wednesdays)
Concerts On the Green @ Bethlehem Public Library, Delmar (7pm on Wednesdays)
Summer Music Series @ the East Greenbush Community Library, East Greenbush (7pm on Wednesdays)
Niskayuna Summer Concert Series @ Niskayuna Town Hall Gazebo, Niskayuna (7pm on Wednesdays)
Lake George Summer Concert Series @ Shepard Park, Lake George (7:30pm on Wednesdays)
Jazz On Jay @ Jay Street, Schenectady (12noon on Thursdays)
Alive at Five @ Corning Preserve’s Riverfront Park, Albany (5pm on Thursdays)
Jammin’ On Maple Street @ City Park, Glens Falls (5pm on Thursdays)
Concerts in the Park @ Wiswall Park, Ballston Spa (6pm on Thursdays)
Backlot Music Series @ Waterford Public Library, Waterford (6pm on Thursdays)
Party in the Park @ Noel Field, North Adams (6pm on Thursdays)
Schaghticoke Community Concerts @ Schaghticoke Town Hall Gazebo, Melrose (6:30pm on Thursdays)
Music in the Park @ Dutchman’s Landing, Catskill (7pm on Thursdays)
Guilderland Performing Arts Center @ Tawasentha Park, Guilderland (7:30pm on Thursdays)
Garage Bands In the Garage @ Albany Public Library, Albany (6pm on the third Friday of the month)
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)
Outdoor Films @ the Shirt Factory, Glens Falls (dusk on Fridays)
Summer Sounds of Salem @ the Main Street Gazebo, Salem (11am on Saturdays)
Powers Park Concert Series @ Powers Park, Troy (6pm on Saturdays)
Riverlink Concert Series @ Riverlink Park, Amsterdam (7pm on Saturdays)
Poets in the Park @ Washington Park, Albany (7pm on Saturdays)
North Greenbush Summer Concerts @ North Greenbush Town Hall Gazebo, North Greenbush (6pm on Sundays)
Concerts in the Park @ Riverside Park, Coxsackie (6pm on Sundays)
Music Haven Concert Series @ Central Park’s Music Haven, Schenectady (7pm on Sundays)
Performing Arts at the Common @ the Clifton Park Common, Clifton Park (7pm on Sundays)
Albany Riverfront Jazz Festival @ Corning Preserve’s Riverfront Park, Albany (Saturday, September 10)
LarkFest @ Lark Street, Albany (Saturday, September 17)
Jazz at the Lake: Lake George Jazz Weekend @ Shepard Park, Lake George (Saturday-Sunday, September 17-18)