SANTA MONICA—The city of Santa Monica announced the Second Annual “Meet Me At Reed” outdoor performance series. Set in Christine Emerson Reed Park, the free series of live performances will take place on eight Saturdays from April 21 thru September 15.

Guests are welcomed to bring food, non-alcoholic beverages, blankets and lawn chairs. Located just north of 1130 Lincoln Blvd., the park will provide an open space to relax along with activities for families and children. The city of Santa Monica’s official website recently released the full line-up.

Saturday, April 21 Meet Me At Reed: The Santa Monica Jazz All-Stars

  • 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Pre-concert family fun games, Parks and Rec BINGO, Community Envisioning Think Tank for the City of Santa Monica’s Parks and Recreation Master Plan.
  • 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. The Santa Monica Jazz All-Stars featuring The Greg Porée Band with special guests Nick Mancini, Paul Cartwright, Frances Livings, and Sidney Jacobs.

Saturday, May 19 Meet Me At Reed: Santa Monica International Taiko Festival

  • 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Pre-concert family fun games
  • 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Santa Monica International Taiko Festival: Taiko Heroes featuring On Ensemble & Naruwan.

Saturday, June 16 Meet Me At Reed: Only Voices, An A Capella Picnic

  • 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Pre-concert family fun games
  • 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Only Voices: An A Cappella Picnic featuring several of Southern California’s best all vocal groups.

Saturday, July 7 Meet Me At Reed: Shakespeare in the Park

  • 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Pre-concert family fun games
  • 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Shakespeare in the Park: A Mid-Summer Night’s Dream written by William Shakespeare and performed by the Southern California Shakespeare Festival.

Saturday, July 14 Meet Me At Reed: String Theory in Santa Monica

  • 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Pre-concert family fun games
  • 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. String Theory in Santa Monica featuring a large scale playable harp strung across the park, contemporary dancers and a rock/world music fusion band.

Saturday, July 21 Meet Me At Reed: The Santa Monica Symphony

  • 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Pre-concert family fun games
  • 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. The Santa Monica Symphony performs famous selections from Vivaldi, J.S. Bach, Beethoven and more.

Saturday, July 28 Meet Me At Reed: The Paul McDonald Big Band

  • 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Pre-concert family fun games
  • 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. The Paul McDonald Big Band. A high energy, danceable 17-piece big band led by local favorite Paul McDonald.

Saturday,  September 15 Meet Me At Reed: Troubadour Theater Company

  • 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Pre-concert family fun games
  • 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Troubadour Theater Company performs one of their hilarious mash-ups of Shakespeare and Popular Music brought to you by Matt Walker and Beth Kennedy.

During the month of July, performances will occur weekly on Saturdays in honor of Park Month. No performances are scheduled for the month of August. Meet Me At Reed will be providing a complementary bike valet service for all concertgoers, along with stations for the Breeze Bikeshare system and Big Blue Bus.

Admission to each concert is free. Alternative transportation is encouraged to and from the concert, including use of the Breeze Bikeshare system (a station is located at Reed Park) and Big Blue Bus. For more details visit smgov.net/reed.