NARA Park Concert Series Brings Skynyrd Tribute, Kids Marionette Show

ACTON — NARA Park's summer concert series continues this week with a Lynyrd Skynyrd tribute band Friday and a marionette show for children the following Tuesday. Several town boards, including the Design Review Board and Finance Committee, meet in the days ahead as routine municipal business continues.

COMMUNITY & ARTS

NARA Park's free summer concert series keeps rolling this week. Vyntyge Skynyrd, a Lynyrd Skynyrd tribute act, headlines Friday, Aug. 7, and the series' Kids Night on Tuesday, Aug. 11, features the Tanglewood Marionettes performing "The Dragon King." Both shows are part of the town's ongoing outdoor concert programming at the park.

ELSEWHERE IN THE NEWS

"New Developments In Cyclospora, Salmonella Outbreaks: What To Know In MA": State and federal health officials are tracking a growing number of foodborne illness cases across Massachusetts, with thousands more cases still under review, per Patch. (read it at https://patch.com/massachusetts/acton)

"40+ MA Beaches Closed As Oppressive Heat Returns: See Latest Forecast": More than 40 Massachusetts beaches closed as another round of oppressive heat and humidity pushed feels-like temperatures toward 100 degrees, Patch reports. (read it at https://patch.com/massachusetts/acton)

"'ICE Needs To Be Stopped': MA Governor Celebrates 'Protect Act' Passage": Gov. Maura Healey signed what she called the nation's strongest law shielding residents from federal immigration enforcement, according to Patch's report on the bill signing. (read it at https://patch.com/massachusetts/acton)

COMING UP

The Design Review Board and the Water Resources Advisory Committee, working from a revised agenda, both meet Thursday, Aug. 6. The Open Space Committee meets Friday, Aug. 7, the same night as the Vyntyge Skynyrd concert at NARA Park. The Finance Committee meets Tuesday, Aug. 11.

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