Image: Abington Art Center, Washington, D.C.
Abington Art Center has canceled its July 9 summer concert because of impending thunderstorms, and says a makeup date will be announced later. The center’s email update and concert-series page both state that the show will not go ahead as scheduled, while the rest of the summer program remains in place. The series is still set to continue on July 16 and July 30.
The postponed concert was scheduled as part of Abington Art Center’s annual free summer concert series, which the organization describes as open to the public and held on Thursday evenings. The series takes place on the center’s back lawn, with grounds opening at 5:30 p.m., the opening band at 6:30 p.m. and the headlining act at 7:15 p.m. The website says the concerts are rain or shine, but are canceled when hazardous weather is expected, with weather-related cancellations posted 24 hours in advance.
The July 9 lineup was billed on the concert page as ‘Hailey Brinnel + Mervin Tousssaint.’ In the center’s email announcement, the event is listed under the same date with the note “POSTPONED: DATE TBA.” The concert page also emphasizes food trucks, beer, wine and cocktails as part of the program, along with seating encouraged by blankets or lawn chairs.
Abington Art Center’s July schedule includes two other concert dates after the postponement. On July 16, the series continues with ‘WXPN WELCOMES: Owen Stewart,’ and on July 30 the center lists ‘Jubilation Revisited with The Limit – Eagles Tribute + Yesterday’s Gone – Fleetwood Mac Tribute.’ The concert page also shows an August 7 date for ‘WXPN WELCOMES Owen Stewart + Speeding Arrow,’ though the July 9 cancellation does not affect those later listings.
The announcement arrives alongside the center’s current exhibition program in its galleries. Abington Art Center says its 2026 summer juried show, ‘Revolutionary Women,’ is on view June 12 through July 20, with an opening reception held June 12 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. The exhibition is presented in partnership with the William Penn Chapter of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution.
According to the exhibition page, ‘Revolutionary Women’ is inspired by women trailblazers and encourages artists to interpret the theme broadly, whether by referencing historical figures, women in their own lives, or ideas of progress and transformation. The center’s materials note a local connection to Betsy Ross, who resided with her daughter, Susanna Claypoole, in Abington Township during her later years. The show includes works by a large group of artists and remains on view until July 20 at the center’s galleries.
