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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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