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Reckoners cap Titus Sparrow summer concerts
August 26, 2026
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Titus Sparrow Park wraps summer concert series with Reckoners
The Friends of Titus Sparrow Park close out their Wednesday summer concert series tonight with Reckoners, a Boston R&B/soul/funk/rock group assembled by guitarist Johnny Trama and fronted by Tim Gearan. Pre-show activities begin at 5:30 p.m. with a kid-friendly instrument petting zoo run by the Boston Music Project, and music starts at 6:15 p.m. The concert is free; organizers note the lawn fills up quickly and suggest bringing a blanket or chair and takeout from a nearby restaurant.
Friends of Titus Sparrow Park
Boston Symphony Orchestra and musicians ratify three-year contract
The Boston Symphony Orchestra and its musicians ratified a new three-year contract Tuesday, averting what would have been the first strike in the ensemble's 145-year history.
Associated Press
Young professionals networking event set at Cósmica
The Boston Young Professionals Association hosts a networking and social gathering tonight at South End restaurant Cósmica, starting at 6 p.m.
Boston Young Professionals Association
Diego Herrera plays BPL courtyard concert
Diego Herrera performs Latin R&B tonight from 6 to 7 p.m. at the Central Library in Copley Square as part of Boston Public Library's Concerts in the Courtyard series.
Boston Public Library
Early ballot processing continues at City Hall
Boston's Election Department continues advance processing and removal of early voted ballots for the Sept. 1 State Primary today from noon to 7 p.m. in City Hall Room 801.
City of Boston
Licensing Board holds transactional hearing
The Boston Licensing Board holds a virtual transactional hearing today at 10 a.m. for citywide licensing matters.
City of Boston
Missing 11-year-old located, Boston police say
Boston Police canceled a missing-person alert Tuesday after 11-year-old Teegan Thomas, last seen entering the MBTA Green Line at Boylston and Dartmouth streets, was located.
Boston Police Department
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