Akrobatik headlines Titus Sparrow Park tonight

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Akrobatik headlines Titus Sparrow Park concert tonight

The Titus Sparrow Park summer concert series continues Wednesday with pre-show activities at 5:30 p.m. and the main performance, headlined by Akrobatik, at 6:15 p.m. The free series runs every Wednesday from July 8 through August 26 at the park, 75 West Rutland Square; organizers suggest bringing blankets. It is presented through a partnership between community groups including Friends of Titus Sparrow and Boston Parks and Recreation.

South End News

Boston City Council meets today at noon in Iannella Chamber

The Boston City Council holds its regular weekly meeting Wednesday, Aug. 5 at noon in the Christopher A. Iannella Chamber at City Hall, discussing landmark designations and other council business.

City of Boston

MBTA completes 10-day Red Line track and signal upgrades

The MBTA announced Wednesday it finished 10 consecutive days of track and signal work on the Red Line between Alewife and Park Street, removing critical speed restrictions.

Revere Journal

Second clothing entrapment accident reported at Davis Station

The MBTA reported Tuesday that a woman was injured July 31 when her clothing caught in a Davis Station escalator, the same site as a fatal accident earlier this year.

Elevator World

Boston School Committee convenes special grants virtual meeting

The Boston School Committee holds a virtual meeting Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. to discuss the operation and allocation of upcoming special grants for the district.

Boston Public Schools

GrowBoston launches initiative for free raised garden beds

GrowBoston, the city's Office of Urban Agriculture, launched a program to build free raised garden beds for low-income residents, non-profits, and public facilities.

City of Boston

Planning Department schedules meeting on zoning code amendments

The Boston Planning Department hosts a virtual public meeting Wednesday at 6 p.m. on proposed updates to zoning's dimensional definitions and code structure.

BostonPlans.org

Berklee's Five-Week Scholarship Concert features student ensembles

The Berklee Performance Center hosts its free Five-Week Scholarship Concert Wednesday at 8 p.m., featuring summer scholars performing big band, bluegrass, salsa, and rock music.

Berklee College of Music

Writers' Room of Boston hosts Summer Sundown Writing Hour

The Writers' Room of Boston hosts a free virtual Summer Sundown Writing Hour Wednesday from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m., offering writers a supportive space to build creative routines.

Writers' Room of Boston

Boston Landmarks Orchestra plays Verdi's Requiem on the Esplanade

The Boston Landmarks Orchestra, with the One City Choir and Cantata Singers, performs Verdi's Requiem and Randall Thompson's The Testament of Freedom Wednesday at 7 p.m. at the DCR Hatch Memorial Shell.

Boston Landmarks Orchestra

Free open-captioned 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' on the Common

The Commonwealth Shakespeare Company presents a free, open-captioned outdoor performance of A Midsummer Night's Dream Wednesday at 8 p.m. at the Parkman Bandstand on Boston Common.

Commonwealth Shakespeare Company