Real Good for FREE: The Final Stretch Music Festival, 8/31 & 9/1/13

They’re rounding the far bend and heading for home…

Yes, we’re comin’ up on Labor Day weekend, and the Saratoga racing season is rapidly coming to a close. And to help send it off, the streets of downtown Saratoga Springs will be full of free music from 7-11pm on Saturday and Sunday evenings (August 31 & September 1).

Here’s a schedule of who’s playing where and when at the 2013 Final Stretch Music Festival this weekend:

SATURDAY, AUGUST 31
Ellsworth Jones Place: The Ideal Situation (7, 8:45 & 10pm)
Collamer Parking Lot: Bob Warren (7, 8:15 & 9:45pm)
Adirondack Trust Drive-Thru: Young at Heart (7, 8, 9 & 10:15pm)
Post office: The Chronicles (7, 8, 9:15 & 10:15pm)
Caroline Street: The El Dorados (7 & 9:30pm)
Division Street: JoJo Romero & Nightshift (7, 8:15 & 10pm)
Ben & Jerry’s: Acoustic Trauma (7, 8, 9 & 10pm)
Eddie Bauer: Run Mountain (7, 8:15, 9:15 & 10:15pm)

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 1
Ellsworth Jones Place: The Ideal Situation (7, 8:45 & 10pm)
Collamer Parking Lot: Bob Warren (7, 8:15 & 9:45pm)
Adirondack Trust Drive-Thru: Young at Heart (7, 8, 9 & 10:15pm)
Post office: The Chronicles (7, 8, 9:15 & 10:15pm)
Caroline Street: The El Dorados (7 & 9:30pm)
Division Street: JoJo Romero & Nightshift (7, 8:15 & 10pm)
Ben & Jerry’s: Acoustic Trauma (7, 8, 9 & 10pm)
Eddie Bauer: Run Mountain (7 & 8:15pm)
Eddie Bauer: Skippy & the Pistons (9:15 & 10:15pm)

ADDITIONAL REAL GOOD FOR FREE EVENTS FOR 2013
Downtown Albany JazzFest Competition @ various locations, Albany (Friday, September 6)
Albany Riverfront Jazz Festival @ Jennings Landing, Albany (Saturday, September 7)
New Music Festival @ Empire State Plaza, Albany (Saturday, September 7)
Hispanic Heritage Celebration @ Empire State Plaza, Albany (Saturday, September 14)
PearlPalooza @ North Pearl Street, Albany (Saturday, September 28)
Summer at the Plaza @ Empire State Plaza, Albany (various days)
Freedom Park Concerts @ Freedom Park, Scotia (various days through Wednesday, August 28)
Dana Park Concert Series @ Dana Park, Albany (Mondays through August 26)
Monday Night Concerts in the Park @ Veterans’ Memorial Park, Athol (Mondays through August 26)
Tuesday Nights in Brunswick @ Brunswick Family Community Center, Brunswick (Tuesdays through August 27)
Tuesday Nights in the Park @ Cook Park, Colonie (Tuesdays through August 27)
Music in the Park @ Stony Creek Town Park, Stony Creek (Tuesdays through August 27)
Music in the Park @ Onderdonk Park, East Greenbush (Tuesdays through August 27)
SCA Summer Concert Series @ the Outdoor Entertainment Center, South Glens Falls (Tuesdays through August 27)
Lake George Arts Project Summer Concerts @ Shepard Park, Lake George (Wednesdays through August 28)
Rockin’ On the River @ Green Island Bridge Parking Lot/Riverfront Park, Troy (Wednesdays through August 28)
Green Island Gazebo Concerts @ Green Island Park, Green Island (Wednesdays through August 28)
Concerts at Windsor Lake @ Windsor Lake, North Adams (Wednesdays through August 28)
Jazz On Jay @ Jay Street, Schenectady (Thursdays through September 5)
Concerts in the Park @ Wiswall Park, Ballston Spa (Thursdays through August 29)
Music in the Park @ Dutchman’s Landing, Catskill (Thursdays through August 29)
Thursday Night Concerts @ the Crossings, Colonie (Thursdays through August 29)
Evenings On the Green @ Coeymans Landing Park Gazebo, Coeymans (Thursdays through August 29)
Upbeat On the Roof @ Skidmore College’s Tang Museum, Saratoga Springs (Fridays through August 30)
Fridays at the Lake @ Shepard Park, Lake George (Fridays through August 30)
Athens Summer Concert Series @ Riverfront Park, Athens (Fridays through August 30)
Canal Square Summer Concert Series @ Canal Square, Cohoes (Fridays through August 30)
Music at Sunset @ Greenport Town Park, Hudson (Fridays through August 30)
Garage Bands in the Garage @ Albany Public Library, Albany (once a month on Fridays through September 20)
Riverlink Park Summer Concert Series @ Riverlink Park, Amsterdam (Saturdays through August 31)