STRAWBERRY FESTIVAL and POPS! CONCERT Arlington MA Fri June 13, 6pm

The Philharmonic Society of Arlington will present its Pops Concert and Strawberry Festival on Friday, June 13, 2025 at the Arlington Town Hall, 730 Mass. Ave, Arlington.

The evening will begin with our Strawberry and Ice Cream Festival held in the Gardens beside the Town Hall from 6:00 – 7:30 PM with entertainment by Davey the Clown and the Liberty Bones Brass Ensemble.
Some of us will buy pizza to eat in the garden, see below for a place across the street to buy pizza.

The concert will begin indoors at 7:30 PM.

This year’s Pops Concert theme is “Celebrating Arlington250”. The Arlington Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Orlando Cela, will feature the suite from “Hamilton” by Lin-Manuel Miranda, selections from William Grant Still’s “Afro-American Symphony”, and a special performance of Aaron Copland’s “Our Town”, featuring readings about Arlington by local poets in the foreground. The Arlington-Belmont Chorale, conducted by Stephanie Beatrice, will perform a variety of works with themes of local history, liberty and universal freedoms. The orchestra and chorale will join together to perform Andre Thomas’s “I Dream a World” with lyrics by Langston Hughes. As is the tradition of Pops, the evening will end with “The Stars and Stripes Forever” by John Philip Sousa.

Tickets: Strawberries and ice cream $5.
Concert: Table seats on the floor $20, balcony seats $10 for adults and $5 for children. Tickets may be purchased at the door (table tickets recommended for our Meetup).
PLEASE BUY YOUR TICKETS WHEN YOU FIRST ARRIVE, to get the best tables seats next to us!

Parking at Russell Common Municipal Lot, 78-92 Chestnut St, Arlington, MA 02474 (at intersection of Mystic Street and Massachusetts Ave).

Wheelchair accessible.
Masking optional. Wrapped snacks and beverages will be available for sale during the concert; there is also a water filling station in the Town Hall lobby.

Helena C. will be at this event and will sit with guests at a table during the orchestral pieces and Helena will sing with the Chorale. Helena will wear a red short sleeved blouse and black skirt.

You can buy pizza and eat it in the LIbrary garden,
Arlington House of Pizza is across the street from the Library garden (which is next to Arlington Town Hall)
https://arlingtonhousepizza.com/ (781-646-5016, 797 Massachusetts Ave Arlington).