How to spend your lunch hour? Easy. If you are downtown, head to M&T Plaza. The 11-week Concert series sponsored by M&T Bank features 55 free performances by local pop, jazz, rock, blues, comedy and dance artists and local food trucks on site every day.

The series runs Monday through Friday from Noon to 1:00 p.m. from Monday, June 13 to August 26, 2016.

Full schedule of artists for the 2016 concert series is at https://newsroom.mtb.com/content/1017/files/2016%20Plaza%20Event%20Series%20PDF.pdf and follows:

Week 1 Schedule

Monday, June 13 – Joyryde and The Hitmen Horns

Tuesday, June 14 – Westminster Community Charter School

Wednesday, June 15 – Blood Money

Thursday, June 16 – LeeRon Zydeco & The Hot Tamales

Friday, June 17 – McCarthyizm

Week 2 Schedule

Monday, June 20 – Rod Nickson Project

Tuesday, June 21 – Creek Bend

Wednesday, June 22 – SuperCharger

Thursday, June 23 – Beatlemagic

Friday, June 24 – Tom Stahl and The Dangerfields

Week 3 Schedule:

Monday, June 27 – The David DeMarie Dancers

Tuesday, June 28 – Old School B-Boys

Wednesday, June 29 – Disco Duck

Thursday, June 30 – Mark Mazur and “The Little Big Band”

Friday, July 1 – Sentimental Journey Band

Week 4 Schedule:

Monday, July 4 – No Performance in Observance of the Holiday

Tuesday, July 5 – The Joe D’Angelo Band

Wednesday, July 6 – Doug Yeomans and the Lo Blu Flame

Thursday, July 7 – Carnival Kids Steel Orchestra

Friday, July 8 – The Collins 4

Week 5 Schedule: Monday, July 11 – Lehrer Dance

Tuesday, July 12 – Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra (Please Note: Concert Begins at 11:45 a.m.)

Wednesday, July 13 – Cool Platinum

Thursday, July 14 – Dave Constantino Band

Friday, July 15 – JJ Swing

Week 6 Schedule:

Monday, July 18 – The Tommy Z Band

Tuesday, July 19 – Unity Band

Wednesday, July 20 – The Chicago Authority

Thursday, July 21 – Big Wheelie & The Hubcaps

Friday, July 22 – Only Humen

Week 7 Schedule:

Monday, July 25 – “In Jest” Comedy Variety Show with Nels Ross; Facepainters

Tuesday, July 26 – Jim Tudini Big Band

Wednesday, July 27 – Ultraviolet

Thursday, July 28 – Party Squad

Friday, July 29 – Caribbean Extravaganza

Week 8 Schedule:

Monday, August 1 – Colleen Williams & The Bobby Jones Trio

Tuesday, August 2 – Pointless Brothers Band

Wednesday, August 3 – David Kane’s Them Jazzbeards

Thursday, August 4 – Bar-room Buzzards

Friday, August 5 – African American Cultural Center’s Dance & Drum Performance Company

Week 9 Schedule:

Monday, August 8 – Breakaway

Tuesday, August 9 – Ramblin’ Lou Family Band from WXRL Radio

Wednesday, August 10 – The Reminders

Thursday, August 11 – Quintessential Phunk

Friday, August 12 – Terry Buchwald’s Tribute to Elvis

Week 10 Schedule:

Monday, August 15 – Boys of Summer

Tuesday, August 16 – Mike Randall & Friends; Zoomobile

Wednesday, August 17 – The Frankfurters

Thursday, August 18 – Odyssey

Friday, August 19 – Anatara

Week 11 Schedule:

Monday, August 22 – Billy McEwen and The Soul Invaders

Tuesday, August 23 – Taylor Made Jazz

Wednesday, August 24 – Winelight

Thursday, August 25 – Will Holton

Friday, August 26 – Terry Sullivan & the Carpetbaggers Special Celebration

Tuesday, August 30 – Party of Nine

For a copy of the full schedule, click here. For further information about the series or becoming a performer in the 2017 lineup, call 716-842-5237.

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