Boston Baroque presents Free Community Concert at the Strand

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Hours:	2:00pm - 3:30pm
Ages:	Kids, Teens, Adults
In/Outdoor:	Indoor
Cost:	Free see below
Category:	Music & Concerts

Boston Mayor Marty Walsh has invited Boston Baroque to perform its fourth annual Free Community Concert at the historic Strand Theatre on Monday, January 2 at 2pm.Bring your family and friends as the orchestra plays “Music for Royal Fireworks” by Handel and two sparkling works by J.S.

Bach, featuring violin virtuoso Christina Day Martinson.

Opening up the imagination to the sights and sounds of an actual fireworks display, 'Music for Royal Fireworks' was written for King George II of England to help celebrate a royal occasion in 1749.

COST

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Free, but tickets are required. Here's how to order your complimentary tickets --Online: www.bostonbaroque.orgPhone: 617-987-8600 x413Email: communityconcert@bostonbaroque.orgIn Person: 1) Uphams Corner Branch of the Boston Public Library, 500 Columbia Rd., Dorchester; 2) Strand Theatre Box Office on the day of the concert

WEBSITE

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calendar.artsboston.org/event/boston-baroque-community-concert/

LOCATION

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543 Columbia Road, Dorchester, MA, 02125 map
Phone: 617-987-8600

From South: Take I-93 North to exit 15, Columbia Road. Left at the bottom of ramp to third set of lights.There is a Kentucky Fried Chicken / Tedeschi’s on the corner. Turn left onto Columbia Road. Go through two sets of lights, the Strand is on the left, just past Bank of America.

From North: Take I-93 South to exit 15, Columbia Road. Right at the bottom of ramp to third set of lights. There is a Kentucky Fried Chicken / Tedeschi’s on the corner. Turn left onto Columbia Road. Go through two sets of lights, the Strand is on the left, just past Bank of America.

From West: Mass Pike (I-90) east into Boston, to I-93 south. Follow 'From the NORTH' directions.

From Jamaica Plain/ Brookline: Take the JamaicaWay south to the Arborway. Keep straight to the rotary. Go 3/4 around the rotary and turn into Franklin Park. Go through the park, and turn left onto Blue Hill Avenue. Go about 50 yards, then make a right onto Columbia Road. The Strand is about 1 1/3 miles down on the right, just past the Strand/ Walgreen’s Pharmacy.

TIPS

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On street parking is available on Columbia Road. Free off-street parking is available in the Ramsey Street Municipal lot. Ramsey Street is located at the intersection of Dudley Street and Columbia Road behind CVS Pharmacy and Payless Shoes.