Last week’s featured concerts — The 2014 Greek Festival at St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church and Vince Martin at Lafayette Park

by Romondo Davis
We did a free concert double-header last Saturday night beginning in the Central West End and ending at Lafayette Park on the south side.

The 97th Annual Greek Festival ran August 30 through September 1 and featured a wide variety of authentic Greek food, drink and music. We enjoyed our meal under the tent while being entertained by Christos Sarantakis and his band with an entertaining folk dancing by the St. Nicholas Greek Dancers. Opa! See our photos here.

We paid our second visit this season to the beautiful Lafayette Park venue where we enjoyed guitarist and vocalist Vince Martin with a tight band of musicians that included the inimitable Lew Winer. See our photos here.

This Week on the Free Concert Scene

Note: Please check our calendar for the up-to-date listings.

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Monday, September 1
St. Louis Greek Festival at St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church

Tuesday, September 2
Ticket To The Beatles at the Missouri History Museum

Wednesday, September 3
Nothing on our calendar for this day.

Thursday, September 4
Eureka Days in Eureka
Gentlemen Bandits at Kirkwood Station Plaza

Friday, September 5
Miss Jubilee, Dawn Weber performing at Art Outside at Schalfly Bottleworks in Mapelwood
St. Louis Art Fair in Clayton
Popeye Picnic in Chester, IL
Sh-Boom at Eureka Days in Eureka
Acoustic Jam at 370 Lakeside Park in St. Peters
The Steve Ewing Duo at Laumeier Sculpture Park

Saturday, September 6
Art Outside at Schalfly Bottleworks in Maplewood
St. Louis Art Fair in Clayton
Popeye Picnic in Chester, Illinois
Well Hungarians at Eureka Days at Lions Park in Eureka
Dogs of Society at Chesterfield Amphitheater

Sunday, September 7
Art Outside at Schalfly Bottleworks in Maplewood
St. Louis Art Fair in Clayton
Popeye Picnic in Chester, Illinois
Ragtime Rendezvous at Rosebud Cafe at Scott Joplin House in St. Louis

Be sure to check our website for more events. We hope to see you at a free concert soon.