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It's summertime, and the listening is easy

Get ready to snap your fingers and tap your feet. Free summer concerts are going on weekly in more than a dozen South Shore communities. So grab the kids and some lawn chairs for an evening of music and fun.

Abington

• Abington Cultural Council, Catherine and Joseph Nisby Bandstand, Gliniewicz Way, 7 p.m.
• July 13: Abington Community Band
• July 27: New Blue Revue
• Aug. 10: Wildcat Summer Band of Weymouth
• Aug. 17: The Wolverine Jazz Band
• Aug. 24: The Satuit Band

Braintree

• Sunset Lake Concert Series, 6 p.m., Sunset Lake, Safford St. (Off Route 37)
• July 26: Back Bay Rhythm Makers
• Aug. 2: Java Jive
• Aug. 19: Back Eddie Bluegrass

Canton

Recreation Department Summer Concert Series, 7 p.m., Canton High School, 900 Washington St.:

• July 13: Canton Community Band
• July 20: To be announced.
• July 27: Joan Penny Band
• Aug. 3: The Leafmen
• Aug. 10: Squirrel Hill Band
• Aug. 17: To be announced

Cohasset

South Shore Playhouse Association, 7:30 p.m., town Common, Highland Ave.:

• July 26: South Shore Concert Band

Hanover

The following groups will perform from 7 to 8:30 p.m. during the Hanover summer concert series at the town bandstand on Route 139.

• July 17: Crossroads Blues Project
• July 24: Old Kids on the Block
• July 31: Uncle Dave’s Garage
• Aug. 7: Boston City Band
• Aug. 14: O’Reillys
• Aug. 21: Four Guys in Tuxes
• Aug. 28: Dale and the Duds
• Sept. 5: The Satuit Band at 6 p.m.

Hanson

• Hanson Town Hall Summer Concert Committee, Town Hall, 7 p.m., 542 Liberty St.
• July 13: South Shore Concert Band
• July 20: South Shore Concert Band
• July 27: Back Eddy Bluegrass Band

Holbrook

• Holbrook Cultural Council, 7 p.m., Holbrook Gazebo, S. Franklin St.:
• July 26: Bak-ta-Bak
• Aug. 2: Boston City Band

Hull

• Bernie King Pavilion on Nantasket Beach, Route 3A, 2 p.m.
• July 10: Neil Perry Dixieland Band
• July 17: The Meltons
• July 24: The Continentals

Marshfield

• Marshfield Recreation Department and Cultural Council, Town Green, Moraine St., 6 p.m.
• July 17: Part Time Lovers Band
• July 24: Family Concert, with Mr. Djat at 5 p.m. and Armstrong Brothers at 6 p.m.
• July 31: South Shore Bay Band
• Aug. 7: The Infractions

Milton

• Milton Parks and Recreation, Baron Hugo Gazebo, Town Green, Canton Ave., 6:30 p.m.
• July 19: An Enchanted Evening with Paul Agnew and the John Capavella Quartet
• July 26: Part Time Lovers
• Aug. 2: Canton American Legion Band
• Aug. 9: Four Guys in Tuxes
• Aug. 16: Black Velvet Band
• Aug. 23: Ken Lodge and the Baron Hugo Orchestra

Pembroke

• Entertainment on The Green, Town Green, Center St., 6 p.m.
• July 25: Basic Blue
• Aug. 15: Hot Nine from Dedham
• Aug. 22: Basic Blue
• Aug. 29: PJ Lowe, Digital Disc Jockey Productions
• Quincy
• Ruth Gordon Ampitheater, One Marymount Parkway, 7 p.m.
• July 13: Dennis O'Gorman
• July 20: Riverside Theater Works
• July 27: Dave Samarco
• Aug. 3: To be announced.

Randolph

• Williams Gazebo, North St., 7 to 8 p.m.
• July 19: Roy Scott Big Band
• July 26: Kadima Band
• Aug. 2: Barry & Friends
• Aug. 9: Bill & Bo Winiker Band
• Aug. 16: 6:30-7:30 p.m., Jimmy Allen Band
• Aug. 23, 6:30-7:30 p.m., Red Beard Trio

Weymouth

• Massachusetts Cultural Council, Weymouth, Ralph Talbot Ampitheater, 75 Middle St., 6:30 p.m.
• July 14: Brass Connection
• July 21: The Westwood Swing Band
• July 28: Quintessential Brass
• Aug. 4: Johnny the K
• Aug. 11: 7:30 p.m., The Wildcat Summer Band, followed by a showing of "Shrek 2" at 8:30 p.m.
• Aug. 18: 7:30 p.m., The Wildcat Summer Band, followed by a showing of "Shark Tales" at 8:30 p.m.