“Friday Evenings on the Lawn,” a new summer community music and arts series hosted by First Parish Church and sponsored jointly by Fields Corner and Bowdoin-Geneva Main Streets, will kick off this Friday, June 11, from 6 p.m. to9 p.m. featuring a performance by local band Muhammad Seven and the Spring (pictured above).

The weekly event will consist of picnicking & supervised children’s activities beginning at 6 p.m., different weekly cultural entertainment at 7 p.m., and socializing with neighbors and friends from 8-9 p.m.

Friday Evenings on the Lawn are open to all, with attendees encouraged to bring lawn chairs or a blanket to enjoy a picnic on the Meetinghouse lawn or grab takeout from a nearby restaurant.

Other upcoming scheduled musical guests include Puerto Rican guitarist Gian Carlo Buscaglia on June 18, a classical violin duet on June 25, a Cape Verdean cultural celebration on July 2, and more.

For a full schedule of events, visit firstparishdorchester.org.