Brookline to Celebrate Parks with Open Mic Nights, More

Tonight's open mic night at will be held inside the coffee shop as usual, but the group tried something last week that they hope to carry throughout the summer.

Community members held the event—appropriately named Music in the Park—last Thursday at Brookline Memorial Park. Cannon Coffee co-owner Nathan Mallory said the event was successful, and more likely will be held outside this summer.

"What’s awesome about this is that Cannon sponsored it, but it was mostly put together by the members of open mic night," Mallory said.

The evening included a barbecue, and of course, live music. Mallory said he considers it a benchmark event, because it was organized almost entirely by community members.

"I asked the performers if they wanted to do (open mic night) in the park and they said 'yes,'" Mallory said. "I said, 'I’ll get permission if you do the planning."

Mallory said he's looking into the possibility of combining open mic nights with Movie in the Park nights.

Look for more open mic night to take place in the parks this summer! Check the Cannon Coffee Facebook page for updates.