When Livingston Taylor steps on the stage of the Old Whaling Church on Friday, July 10, he will most likely be thinking about one thing — the audience.

Next Friday, July 3, the YMCA will host its fifth annual Stars + Stripes music festival at Flatbread. This year’s headliner is Walk the Moon, currently on the charts with Shut Up and Dance.

On Thursday, May 28, the annual spring strings concert will take place at the Performing Arts Center at the regional high school.

The seventh and eighth graders in the All-Island “A” band took home top honors at the Great East Music Festival in Wilbraham on May 1.

Port Hunter returns to the Edgartown bar scene this weekend with acoustic rockers John Beninghof and Daniel Byrnes on Friday.

The high school Minnesingers have been busy preparing for this weekend’s spring concert, which features choreography set to music from Oscar nominated and winning films. Performances are Saturday at 7 p.m. and Sunday at 3 p.m.