Corey Harris ’91 opens new Concerts on the Quad series

Corey Harris performs in 2008 at Bates College, where he is a member of the class of 1991. Photograph by Phyllis Graber Jensen/Bates College.

Corey Harris performs in 2008 at Bates College, where he is a member of the class of 1991. Photograph by Phyllis Graber Jensen/Bates College.

Enjoy three distinctly different approaches to that quintessential American music, the blues, as Bates College presents its new outdoor music series, Concerts on the Quad.

Concerts on the Quad performances take place at 6:30 on three summer Thursdays on Bates’ Historic Quad, at College Street and Campus Avenue. Admission to the series is free, and audience members are encouraged to bring picnics and chairs or blankets.

Blues, gospel and jazz singer Francine Reed returns to Bates Aug. 15.

Blues, gospel and jazz singer Francine Reed returns to Bates Aug. 15.

Taking the place of the college’s Midsummer Lakeside Concerts, the new series continues Bates’ long and popular tradition of presenting outdoor music for the whole family. For more information, please call 207-786-6400.

Here are the Concerts on the Quad performers: