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View the story "Boston Summer Arts Weekend 2012 in Copley Square" on StorifyBoston Summer Arts Weekend 2012 in Copley SquareWGBH and The Boston Globe partnered to present the first Summer Arts Weekend. All the events were free to the public and took place over the weekend of July 27th in the heart of Copley Square. Storified by · Fri, Aug 10 2012 16:01:50Governor Deval Patrick is helping to kick-off #BosSummerArtsWknd! http://pic.twitter.com/Ws99tZ47Erin CallananFRIDAY, JULY 27, 2012
#BosSummerArtsWknd in T-minus 3 hours!WGBHFollow our contributors @StacyJJBuchanan @bridgitbrown @kriswilton @marytinti & @ScottMcLennan1 at #BosSummerArtsWknd http://ow.ly/cw5E1WGBHArtsOn the #9 & heading to Copley, let the good times roll w/ @sierrahull @PresHall @delmccouryband @IrmaTHomasNOLA @WGBHArts #BosSummerArtsWkndMary M. TintiIf you remembet the old Concerts on the Common you'll love Summer Arts in Copley Square #WGBHArtsScott McLennanBoston! http://instagr.am/p/NjesuWNnXn/Sierra HullRT @wgbharts: Follow our contributors @StacyJJBuchanan @bridgitbrown @kriswilton @marytinti & @ScottMcLennan1 at #BosSummerArtsWkndBoston Globe EventsFriday July 27 marked the kick-off of the first ever WGBH/Boston Globe Summer Arts Weekend. WGBHArts contributors enthusiastically gathered on Copley Square to cover the weekend for arts fans. Despite the threat of rain, a large audience jammed Copley Square armed with umbrellas, blankets, and lawn chairs. Follow the storytelling via Twitter, photo, and video from: Bridgit Brown, Stacy Buchanan, Scott McLennan, Mary Tinti, and Kris Wilton.
So looking forward to ending this LONG week w/the sweet sounds of PHJB @PresHall @WGBHArts free+live in Copley tonight! #BosSummerArtsWkndMary M. Tinti@marytinti wears the coolest shoes! http://pic.twitter.com/CVQbNSqyBridgitThe stage is getting set for some killer bands to play in Copley this weekend! #BosSummerArtswknd #wgbharts http://pic.twitter.com/NRgaZwctMary M. TintiPerformers looked forward to the weekend as well, tweeting from the scene as Sierra Hull (@sierrahull) did above, and in more tweets below.
We're back in the U.S. and ready to get down in Boston TOMORROW at the Summer Arts Festival! Showtime: 9:15pmThe Soul RebelsCan't wait to meet and hear the great @IrmaThomasNOLA at #BosSummerArtsWknd this evening.BridgitBrian O'Donovan is kicking off the festival - no rain!WGBHArtsBrian O'Donovan giving his intro #WGBHArts #BosSummerArtsWknd http://pic.twitter.com/Bj3m3bMNBridgitAudience arrives for Summer Arts Weekend - July 27, 2012basicblacknowMandolin fan Michael Ball sporting some fabulously jazzy eyewear at #bossummerartswknd love those yellow gla http://instagr.am/p/Nmo1tLJlw1/Mary M. TintiSierra Hull and Highway 111 opened the Arts Weekend. WGBHArts Blogger Kris Wilton had the chance to talk with Hull before the festival: "We’ll be doing a couple of configurations. We’ll be doing more of a traditional set, and I think Del McCoury is going to sit in with us along with the Preservation Hall Jazz Band. That should be really fun. We’re all big fans of Del, and he’s been a hero of ours for a really long time. And we’ll also be doing stuff off of my albums and some other things people may recognize as well." said Hull.
Sierra Hull & Highway 111 http://pic.twitter.com/NTRAuNGsWGBHArtsSierra Hull & Highway 111 "Easy Come Easy Go"WGBHArtsNothing better than some rockin' mandolin...I dare you not to shimmy in your seat #bossummerartswknd @WGBHArtsMary M. TintiSierra Hull 2bbrowngirlMobilePhoto.jpgAdrienneLBSierra Hull fying on mandolin. What a mix.of Berklee training and heartfelt tradition.#WGBHArtsScott McLennanScott later told us that he'd gotten a new phone and was trying to get use to the keyboard; so of course he meant Sierra Hull was "flying" on mandolin:)
Oh yeah, and sorry for all the crappy phone typing in mobile tweets. Me write gooder on Saturday with Suzanne Vega et al #BosSummerArtsWkndScott McLennanA great crowd tappin' their toes to the tunes of @sierrahull #bossummerartswknd #wgbharts http://instagr.am/p/Nmj98DJl9V/Mary M. TintiTom was passing through and thinks this this is quite fun and "cooly chill." #BosSummerArtsWknd http://pic.twitter.com/C2agyc1IBridgitDel McCoury is in the square. Prez Hall setting up, chatting with fans stage side. Good vibe at Summer Arts Weekend. #WGBHArtsScott McLennanNext on the bill were the self-proclaimed ambassadors of New Orleans jazz, the Preservation Hall Jazz Band. Creative Director Ben Jaffe told WGBH "the music we play was handed down to us from the generation before and the generation before that, all the way back to before there was jazz! We’re proud of our history, our community, our traditions…there’s no place on earth like New Orleans." Check out Mary Tinti's full preview. PHJB was later joined by bluegrass icon Del McCoury, who was looking forward to the collaboration: “There is a lot of common language between New Orleans jazz and bluegrass. When we got in the recording studio we just came up with things as we went along,"LIVE! TONIGHT! PHJB w/ Special Guest Del McCoury WGBH / Boston Globe Summer Arts Weekend, Copley Square, Boston, MA! http://ow.ly/aamk6Preservation HallBombastic @presshall brass! The Peservation Hall Jazz Band totally bringin' it! @wgbharts http://instagr.am/p/NmqwwZJlyF/Mary M. Tintithe tuba player in @PresHall is like a party unto himself #wgbharts #bossummerartswkndKris WiltonWe defy you to stand still during @PresHall rendition of "I'll Fly Away" #BosSummerArtsWknd #jazz #WGBHArtsWhen I was in jazz band, our director used to say "blow my face off." pres hall totally blowing faces off. @PresHall #bossummerartswkndKris WiltonBrass! McCoury! @PresHall @delmccoury #bossumartswkend http://pic.twitter.com/zmUSNTeYKris WiltonPrez, Del and Sierra off on gospel tear iIl Fly AwayScott McLennanSwing dancing to the Preservation Hall Jazz Band in Copley SquarebasicblacknowAll of Copley Square is "flying away" with @PresHall right about now. Nowhere else i'd rather be... @wgbharts #bossummerartswkndMary M. TintiBrian O'Donovan the MC "Is it gonna be an early night?" Crowd says "No!" #BosSummerArtsWkndWGBHArtsIrma Thomas, Soul Queen of New Orleans closed the outdoor concert. It was also fun to know the Soul Queen of New Orleans joined Twitter just as Summer Arts Weekend kicked off!
Spread the word, Irma Thomas is now on twitter!Irma_thomas_OfficialEvery bit the soul queen of new orleans! @IrmaTHomasNOLA @wgbharts #bossummerartswknd http://instagr.am/p/Nm1EKIpl69/Mary M. TintiIrma Thomas bringing whole other dimension of the New Orleans soundScott McLennanTaking requests and taking no prisoners! You can have my husband but please don't mess with my man...@irmath http://instagr.am/p/Nm3PL-pl8o/Mary M. TintiIrma Thomas' voice is filling up Copley Square on a beautiful July night #WGBHArts #BosSummerArtsWknd @IrmaThomasNOLAWGBHArtsIrma just dedicated last song to Helen, a waitress at Charlie's Kitchen in Cambridge. Helen in front row, over the moon. #bossummerartswkndKris WiltonCan't wait for the After Hours Club - holla! #BosSummerArtsWkndWGBHArtsSUMMER ARTS WEEKEND: AFTER HOURS - FRIDAY JULY 27, 2012

As Irma Thomas closed her set in Copley Square the audience for the "After Hours Club" moved to The Copley Club in the Fairmont Copley Hotel.
Intimate after hours serenade by @sierrahull at the Copley Club. Beautiful hymn, beautiful voice #bossummerartswknd @WGBHArtsMary M. TintiSierra Hull and Del McCoury bridging generations of bluebrass in Copley Club havimg Bill Monroe lovefest #WGBHArtsScott McLennanAt the after-hours: swanky hotel, down-home bluegrass. @sierrahull #bossummerartswkend http://pic.twitter.com/ebk4K80fKris WiltonIrma Thomas simply sparkles at Copley Club + the audience can't believe their luck. What a voice, what a presence, what a night! #wgbhartsMary M. TintiIrma Thomas bringing old-school soul & R&B to Boston #WGBHArts #BosSummerArtsWknd @BostonDotComWGBHArtsSoul queen just blazed the stage at the Copley Club. Love her!!!BridgitCan hardly contain my excitement for @PresHall to take the floor at the Copley Club...they're gonna blow the roof off this place! #wgbhartsMary M. TintiHot *amn the trumpeter for @PresHall is BRINGING IT! #BosSummerArtsWknd #WGBHArts @BostonDotComWGBHArtsDid I mention it's my birthday? Every birthday should include dancing and music like this! Thanks @PresHall #bossummerartswkndKris WiltonDay 1 of the Summer Arts Fest killed. Great blending of traditions with Prez Hall, Del McCoury, Irma Thomas, Sierra Hull #BosSummerArtsWkndScott McLennan6000 people came to Copley Square today for inaugural Boston Summer Arts Weekend. Now that's a BIG deal. Were U there??? #BosSummerArtsWkndBridgitPhotos & video from Friday night swinging in Copley Square. Were you among the dancers? #BosSummerArtsWknd http://ow.ly/czh4dWGBHArtsTo all my peeps: I want to make #BosSummerArtsWknd a trend 2day so please retweet where ever u are & if u'r in #Boston, come 2 #CopleySquareBridgitSATURDAY JULY 28, 2012

Day Two of Summer Arts Weekend was devoted to high-flying energetic music for big and little kids. WGBHArts contributor Stacy Buchanan enjoyed the family festivities with her intrepid and discerning son, Liam. Stacy previewed these headliners in advance: Flooky and The Beans, Bonaparte, and Dan Zanes and Friends.
#BosSummerArtsWknd, or bust. Could use some of Bonaparte's magic right about now, I haven't seen a 57 bus in over 30 minutes.Stacy BuchananIt's all about balance with Flooky and the Beans! #bossummerartswknd http://instagr.am/p/NoQqYLOue8/Stacy BuchananOops, Flooky's rockin out so hard I think he blew out a speaker. #BosSummerArtsWkndStacy BuchananThey're back! #BosSummerArtsWknd http://pic.twitter.com/J31cmWc6Stacy BuchananSticking grass up my son's nose, family fun! #BosSummerArtsWknd http://instagr.am/p/NoU7KZOuRl/Stacy BuchananBonaparte is soooo charming the young kids! And by 'young kids', I mean everyone here. #BosSummerArtsWkndStacy Buchanan@RadioBDC's @adamxii is getting ready to bring Dan Zanes and friends out. #BosSummerArtsWknd #TeamDelFuegosStacy BuchananAfrican Gospel Artists, Dinka Group joining Zanes & Friends for family boogiethon on Copley Square #WGBHArts http://pic.twitter.com/vBzJr8f4Scott McLennanRT @emcallanan: Look who has just joined Dan Zanes on stage at #BosSummerArtsWknd! http://pic.twitter.com/ZQNkxn5qWGBHArtsSuch a beautiful day. #bossummerartswknd http://instagr.am/p/NohYMAuua8/Stacy BuchananLiam's getting a face painting, courtesy of @CitizensBank. #BosSummerArtsWknd http://pic.twitter.com/hJ0ritEAStacy BuchananHis name is 'Fireball'. #bossummerartswknd http://instagr.am/p/NokjD3uud7/Stacy BuchananMe and WGBHs Fetch star @ #bossummerartswknd http://pic.twitter.com/vorykzIXBridgitEven Arthur has shown up to enjoy #BosSummerArtsWknd! http://pic.twitter.com/9r0WgrRuErin CallananTo double the fun, festival organizers had a second stage running for several local performances.
Wolftones rocking outkast hey yeah a cappella at fountain stage boston summer arts #WGBHArts http://pic.twitter.com/7WDsThS2Scott McLennanHarney Acacemy Irish dancers.on Copley Fountain Stage #WGBHArts http://pic.twitter.com/6Fq3OD5SScott McLennanLuminariumbbrowngirlSharon Shannon Band setting up. Summer Arts getting ready for grown up music (still family friendly tho) #WGBHArts http://pic.twitter.com/AYrlQkIKScott McLennanHot tip Sharon Shannon says she ia sitting in with Suzanne Vega @ 7ish in Copley Square #WGBHArtsScott McLennanCool breeze, jigs, waltzes kinda perfecr on Copley Squarw rigjt now #WGBHArtsScott McLennanSharon Shannon bringing Boston on a Celtic sojourn. Her playing is full of flavors from classical to folk #WGBHArts http://pic.twitter.com/csL1FVAdScott McLennanPlaying the free summer arts fest at Copley sq boston today at 4! Hanging at @Newportfolkfest tmr!The Low AnthemBen from The Low Anthem getting ready for their set. You have about 20 minutes to get to Copley Plaza to check it out. http://pic.twitter.com/wMSKsAHwEdgar B Herwick IIIAnd the saw and bow have their moment, too...just exquisite #wgbharts #bossummerartswknd http://instagr.am/p/No4Cu9Jlz_/Mary M. TintiThe Low Anthem sounding - by turns - both large and intimate down on Copley Square. @wgbh #WGBHArts http://pic.twitter.com/mWP1MhTIEdgar B Herwick IIIEasily 10 different instruments played by The Low Anthem already. Such deep, rich, eclectic & haunting sounds. #wgbharts #bossummerartswkndMary M. Tinti#Lowanthem sending cool vibes out to Copley Square. #bossummerartswknd http://pic.twitter.com/GN0xD0XiBridgitHorn, saw, flute keys blues_ must be Low Anthem #WGBHArtsScott McLennanFinal song of the set, "Charlie Darwin" = perfection with @thelowanthem #wgbharts #bossummerartswknd http://instagr.am/p/No6N04pl2F/Mary M. TintiMe and Poncho #bosSummerartswknd http://pic.twitter.com/ru8fFfQABridgitPoncho Sanchez practicing backstagebbrowngirlPancho Sanchez takea stage, rain getting chaaed off. Now that is powerful music #WGBHArts http://pic.twitter.com/7g3VAeeqScott McLennanA hearty, umbrella clad crowd loving the groove of the Poncho Sanchez Latin Jazz Band! #wgbharts #bossummerartswkndmarymtintiPancho Sanchez is putting the hurt on those congas #WGBHArtsScott McLennanBrass and bongos...is there anything better? Poncho Sanchez Latin Jazz Band is heating thing up in Copley! #wgbharts #bossummerartswkndMary M. TintiWhen others ran for cover, Marilyn Bluestein and Vinny Hennessy of Braintree excitedly waited out the rain a http://instagr.am/p/NpCwEGJl8m/Mary M. Tinti25 years since Solitude Standing...still as raw and honest as ever, Suzanne Vega #wgbharts #bossummerartswkndMary M. TintiSuzanne Vega tophatted and ready to go opened with toms diner#WGBHArts http://pic.twitter.com/fhesJHcZScott McLennanThe highlight of Summer Arts Weekend was the 25th Anniversary celebration of Suzanne Vega's Grammy-nominated album, Solitude Standing. Scott McLennan previewed her Boston performance.
First of just three Solitude Standing shows this year! Lucky, lucky Boston! #wgbharts #bossummerartswkndMary M. TintiSuzanne Vega's trip back to Solitude Standing reaffirms it as an essential from the 80s. Her first full airing went down in Boston #WGBHArtsScott McLennanSuzanne Vega's killer setlist from #BosSummerArtsWknd http://pic.twitter.com/qN5vb4pwScott McLennanVega says a lot of these songs are kind of watery, anyway, so they fit right in with the weather-Enjoy, Boston! #wgbharts #bossummerartswkndMary M. TintiAnd Sharon Shannon joins the set with her amazing accordian stylings! #wgbharts #bossummerartswkndMary M. TintiSoul Rebels andAlison Balsom waiting to join Suzanne Vega #WGBHArts http://pic.twitter.com/XRe7WfPZScott McLennanSuzanne Vega finale with Soul Rebels and Alison Balsom...killer rendition of Tom's Diner #wgbharts. #bossumm http://instagr.am/p/NpUNNdJl6L/Mary M. TintiBackstage view of Boston Summer Arts WeekendbasicblacknowSoul Rebels hitting Summer Arts stage#WGBHArts http://pic.twitter.com/ixnLWKRdScott McLennanWhat do you get when you combine pop, rap, five horns, go-go-swing, two sets of drums, and a New Orleans flavor??? Soul RebelsBridgitBig time brass of Soul Rebels wowing the crowds in Copley! #wgbharts #bossummerartswknd http://instagr.am/p/NpXOe3pl8i/Mary M. TintiSoul Rebels is doing a cover of Michael Jackson's Off the Wall - FIRM!!!!BridgitThose who tougjed out the weathet got something special from suzanne vega and soul rebels at Boston Summer Arts #WGBHArtsScott McLennanAfter an incredible day, why not more music? The party went inside the Fairmont Copley Hotel for more after-hours music.
Sharon Shannon in the Copley Club - great acoustic in here. http://pic.twitter.com/3dbOwc2mBridgitGareth Naher big ups singing Galway Girl with Sharon Shannon inside and out Boston Summer Arts #WGBHArtsScott McLennanJazzy piccolo and piano from the Pacho Sanchez Latin Jazz Band...Love it! #wgbharts #bossummerartswkndMary M. TintiPancho Sanchez at Boston Summer Arts After Hours ClubbasicblacknowPoncho Sanchez making folks get outta their seats; couples on the dance floor swinging to "Watermelon Man" #WGBHArts #BosSummerArtsWkndWGBHArtsAs a special treat, the Copley Club After Hours audience was given a preview of some of the classical performers on the bill for the final day of Summer Arts Weekend, which was devoted to Classical music and hosted by several of WGBH Classical New England personalities. Anderson and Roe; and Igudesman and Joo had the audience captured and ready for more the next day.
Anderson and Roe...4 hands, one piano! Seering friction and musical danger on 88 keys = awesome. A & R are sparkly and fantastic! #wgbhartsMary M. TintiI <3 these two: Anderson & Roe @ Copley Club #bossummerartswknd http://www.andersonroe.com/news/BridgitGetting first look at Anderson & Roe. Fout hands 88 keys one enthusiastic grasp on classical. Check em Sunday at Summer Arts #WGBHArtsScott McLennanIgudesman & Joo turn "I Will Survive" into a Russian classic - catch them again on Sunday #WGBHArts #BosSummerArtsWkndWGBHArtsIgudesman and Joo at the Boston Summer Arts After Hours ClubbasicblacknowNext up on the After Hours Club, The Low Anthem.
Low Anthem covering Leonard Cohen's Bird on a Wire at the Copley Club - masterful! #BosSummerArtsWkndBridgitLow Anthem Sings Bird on a Wire at Boston Summer Arts After HoursbasicblacknowThe Low Anthem sound is made for spaces like the Copley Club so saturated, textured, complex + beautiful #wgbharts #bossummerartswkndMary M. Tinti@thelowanthem kicking it up a notch with funky rendition of "Hang On Sloopy" audience singing along! #WGBHArts #BosSummerArtsWkndWGBHArtsSuzanne Vega about to take the stage; can't wait to hear her incredible voice in this space! #WGBHArts #BosSummerArtsWknd @suzyvWGBHArtsSuzanne Vega wows at Copley Club #wgbharts #bossummerartswknd http://instagr.am/p/Npv3Pkpl-u/Mary M. TintiSuzanne Vega channels Carson McCullers - very cheeky! #WGBHArts #BosSummerArtsWkndWGBHArtsSoul Rebels closing things out at the Copley Club with big time New Orleans brass and a bouncing crowd! #wgbharts #bossummerartswkndMary M. TintiPlus, gotta love the Paul Pierce jersey on the sousaphone player! Way to be man, go Celtics! #wgbharts #bossummerartswkndMary M. TintiSoul Rebels Play at the Boston Summer Arts After Hours ClubbasicblacknowTotally dance tweeting to Soul Rebels! #wgbharts These guys rule!Mary M. TintiBos. Landmarks Orchestra performance 4:45 has moved to Old S. Church at 645 Boylston St. All others will go as planned.#BosSummerArtsWknd.BridgitI saw Dan Zanes, Sharon Shannon, Low Anthem, Poncho Sanchez, Suzanne Vega, and Soul Rebels on Saturday and not Coldplay. That's a great day.Scott McLennanCongratulations--you've made it to the end of our detailed list. Now you know what a summer weekend in Boston, packed with some of the best musical talent from around the U.S. and abroad, can deliver. WGBHArts speaks confidently for the entire group of festival organizers and friends when we say everyone we met had a great time and we look forward to doing it all over again next year.

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