Ride the Rail<\/a> initiative to get more people to interact with small businesses in downtown Phoenix during the summertime.<\/p>\nThe concerts will take place over three different days on Valley Metro\u2019s B Line and will feature music from the Phoenix Symphony, the Herberger Theater Center and Rosie\u2019s House, a music academy for children.<\/p>\n
\u201cTo have them come onto the light rail to perform and do something that’s pretty cool, that not a lot of the other cities are doing with their public transportation or really at all,\u201d said Skyler Scott, marketing director for Downtown Phoenix Inc.<\/p>\n
Scott said people will get to experience a range of acoustic and classical music performances.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt’s bass clarinet, it’s the bassoon, it’s acoustic guitar,\u201d Scott said. \u201cThere’s a duet. There’s a band called LuMar that will be performing.\u201d<\/p>\n
July 16 will feature singing and acoustic guitar by LuMar and a clarinet performance by Silent G from Rosie\u2019s House.<\/p>\n
July 24 will feature symphony performances by the Phoenix Symphony.<\/p>\n
July 30 will feature acoustic guitar and harmonica from the Herberger Theater Center.<\/p>\n
Scott says in addition to the concerts, people can use their specialty transit passes this month to get discounts at participating businesses.<\/p>\n
Over the month of July, riders can get a Ride the Rail-themed copper card \u2014 the transit pass for Valley Metro.<\/p>\n
The music on all days starts at 5 p.m. at the downtown Phoenix hub.<\/p>\n
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