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Linda K. Harris, Director of Communications
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Summer Concert Series in Center City Begins June 1
(May 19, 2011) Get into the rhythm of midday music with the Center City District Lunchtime Concert Series presented by TD Bank. Every Wednesday, these lunchtime concerts offer 90 minutes of music, from noon to 1:30 p.m., in a variety of musical genres -- Latin, salsa, reggae, pop, blues and jazz. Every week the locations change and, no worries, if it rains, there’s an indoor venue awaiting you.
The concerts debut on Wednesday, June 1, and will continue through August 31.
If it’s an umbrella-type day, just check for the alternate location, where the show will go on. Here is a list of concerts.
| Date | Location | Performer/Group | Genre |
| June 1 | 1601 Market Street Rain location: Reading Terminal Market, 12th & Filbert Streets |
Steel Source | Steel Drums |
| June 8 | Centre Square 1500 Market Street Rain location: The Gallery at Market East, 9th & Market Streets |
The Randy Lippincott Band | Blues |
| June 15 | Café Cret 16th Street & Benjamin Franklin Parkway Rain location: Reading Terminal Market, 12th & Filbert Streets |
The Black Tails | Jimmy Buffet |
| June 22 | The Curtis Center 6th & Walnut Streets Rain location: The Gallery at Market East, 9th & Market Streets |
Kiwi Band | Classic Rock |
| June 29 | Philadelphia Marriott Downtown 12th & Filbert Streets Rain location: Reading Terminal Market, 12th & Filbert Streets |
Life's a Beach | Pop |
| July 6 | The Shops at Liberty Place 17th & Market Streets Rain location: Mellon Independence Center, 701 Market Street |
Lenny and the Soulsenders | Reggae |
| July 13 | Three Logan Square 1717 Arch Street Rain location: Reading Terminal Market, 12th & Filbert Streets |
Sabroso | Latin & Salsa |
| July 20 | 1700 Market Street Rain location: Reading Terminal Market, 12th & Filbert Streets |
Gas Money | Rockabilly |
| July 27 | The Gallery at Market East 9th & Market Streets Rain location: The Gallery at Market East, 9th & Market Streets |
The Mark Stinger Band | Blues |
| August 3 | 100 Independence Mall West 6th & Market Streets Rain location: The Gallery at Market East, 9th & Market Streets |
Chris Despo | Acoustic |
| August 10 | I & II Commerce Square 2005 Market Street Rain location: Mellon Independence Center, 701 Market Street |
Andrew Neu Jazz Ensemble | Jazz |
| August 17 | Mellon Independence Center 701 Market Street Rain location: Mellon Independence Center, 701 Market Street |
Alligator Zydeco | Cajun |
| August 24 | Comcast Center 1701 John F. Kennedy Blvd. Rain location: The Gallery at Market East, 9th & Market Streets |
Vinyl Groove | 60s |
| August 31 | 1818 Market Street Rain location: The Gallery at Market East, 9th & Market Streets |
The Untouchables | Beach |
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The Center City District, a private-sector sponsored business improvement district dedicated to making Center City Philadelphia clean, safe and attractive, is committed to maintaining Center City’s competitive edge as a regional employment center, a quality place to live, and a premier regional destination for dining, shopping and cultural attractions.