Get in the Swing at the Leather City Common

This week, Mayor Ted Bettencourt and the City of Peabody are pleased to feature The Beantown Swing Orchestra for annual summer concert series.

The performance is free and takes place Sunday, August 16 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Leather City Common on Lowell Street.

This show is sponsored by North Shore Elder Services.

The 19-piece Beantown Swing orchestra represents the future of big band swing music. Specializing in the performance of vintage Swing Era and Sinatra classics as well as popular songs custom arranged for big band, its mission is to bring big band music back into the mainstream for future generations to enjoy.

Now in its tenth year, the Beantown Swing Orchestra is available for classy galas and weddings where it is important to get all ages onto the dance floor.

It also performs concerts and offers school assemblies with the goal of engaging, entertaining, and educating audiences with this historically significant and most sophisticated form of American music ever created.