Arts & Culture

Live, outdoor music is one of the sweet sounds of summer in Boston. And the Boston Landmarks Orchestra plays a big role in providing that warm-weather ambiance.

On June 22, the Lowell Summer Music Series presented multicultural jam band Los Lobos at Boarding House Park in Lowell.

Roxbury native hip-hop trio Bell Biv DeVoe and Tony- and Grammy-winning vocalist Leslie Odom Jr. of “Hamilton” fame are among the performers taking the stage at this year's Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular on Charles River Esplanade.

On Saturday and Sunday, July 26-27, from noon to 6 p.m., the 10th annual Cambridge Jazz Festival celebrates the power of music. The free event at Danehy Park on Sherman Street features local and national performers whose art and energy are revitalizing.

To The People Like Us,” the newest production from activist opera company White Snake Projects, is a little different from its usual performances. This opera was written by teenagers.

This weekend launches the annual Boston Black Pride festival, a weeklong celebration of QTBIPOC culture and community. Organized by the Boston Lesbigay Urban Foundation, the programming includes events of all kinds, from a pride parade and a music and arts festival to an R&B brunch and a fitness class.

“Blues for an Alabama Sky,” on stage at Trinity Repertory Company in Providence through June 29, is riveting from the start and never lets go.

Despite efforts by the Trump administration to erase African American history and progress, RoxFilm’s eight-day program of films, panels, workshops and events is sure to engage, educate and entertain festival attendees.

The American Repertory Theater is presenting the North American debut of a London hit, “Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York).” The romantic-comedy musical is on stage through July 13 at the Loeb Drama Center in Harvard Square, Cambridge.

“Frederick Douglass” the opera has rarely been performed since its debut in 1991. Gil Rose, artistic director of both Odyssey Opera and Boston Modern Opera Project (BMOP) is resurrecting the production with a concert-style performance this month.

Next Thursday is Juneteenth, a national celebration commemorating the end of slavery in the United States. Boston is showing up to celebrate with concerts, festivals, block parties, and free museum admission around the city.