Upbeat On The Roof at The Tang 7/27: Alex Torres & His Latin Orchestra; Craft-Kits for Kids 

SARATOGA SPRINGS —The 22nd season of Upbeat on the Roof continues Thursday, July 27, with Alex Torres & His Latin Orchestra. 

The music begins at 6 p.m. on the lawn outside the Tang, and kids can pick up a craft-making kit starting at 5:30 p.m. The series is presented by the Frances Young Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gallery at Skidmore College.  

Performances take place on the lawn outside the Tang and are free and open to the public. Visitors are invited to bring picnic blankets, camping chairs, and their own food and drink to make it a night. Free parking is available off Perimeter Road, next to the museum.

New this year: Tang Art Educators will offer craft kits for kids starting at 5:30 pm. This week’s craft is Make & Shake Tambourines. Participants are invited to use paper plates to create colorful tambourines! All projects are suitable for children aged 5 and up, with adult supervision recommended. Materials will be distributed on a first-come, first-served basis.

Formed October 1980 in Amsterdam, NY, this 12-piece orchestra led by the Bronx-born bassist Alex Torres has performed its original blend of Afro-Caribbean rhythms such as Salsa, Merengue, Cha-cha, Bomba, Plena, and Latin Jazz at hundreds of festivals, performing arts centers, and events. 

Note: There has been a schedule change. Zan & the Winterfolk, originally scheduled to appear August 3, will now perform August 10; Veena Chandra, originally scheduled to appear August 10, will now perform August 3. 

The upcoming Upbeat on the Roof schedule:

•July 20: Hot Club of Saratoga, gypsy jazz

•July 27: Alex Torres & His Latin Orchestra

•Aug. 3: Veena Chandra

•Aug. 10: Zan & the Winterfolk

•Aug. 17: Nathan Meltz and the House of Tomorrow

The Museum will be open before and after the concert.