Boston Book Festival

The Berklee community reads music—and more. Berklee bands will take the stage at the Boston Book Festival in Copley Square on Saturday, October 16, 2010.

Seven student and alumni acts are slated to perform from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on the main outdoor stage: the jazz, pop, hip-hop, and r&b-inflected Berklee City Music All-Stars; Alicia Lemke, a singer-songwriter performing pop/rock; Berklee Performance and Slam Poetry; bluegrass performer Sierra Hull; alto saxophonist Hailey Niswanger; Berklee's first Spanish Presidential Scholar, Ariadna Riva; and Berklee students and alumni Eric Robertson and the Boston Boys.

This year's festival will feature more than 130 world-renowned authors and thought leaders including Nobel laureates, Pulitizer Prize winners, and more.

Unless otherwise noted, all festival events are free and open to the public with no reservations required. The festival will run from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. both outdoors and at indoor locations including the Boston Public Library at 700 Boylston Street, Old South Church, at 645 Boylston Street, and Trinity Church at 206 Clarendon Street. Visit bostonbookfest.org for more information.