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Friend Fridays Quincy Ruth Gordon Amphitheater 2023

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The City of Quincy and the Friends of Ruth Gordon Amphitheater will be hosting Friend  Fridays  a series of  live concerts  (and one improv night)  on Friday evenings from June 30th to August 25th.   Break Rock Brewery and food trucks  will be there as well

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Wollaston native, Ruth Gordon (1896 -1985), the first person in Quincy to be awarded an Oscar. From 1914-1985, Ruth was a famous Broadway and Hollywood actress and writer who appeared in many films, such as “Harold and Maude” (1971). Ruth was awarded an Emmy and two Golden Globes for her acting and even won an Academy Award for her supporting role in “Rosemary’s Baby.” Her screenplays also received Academy Award nominations, including Pat and Mike (1952) starring Katherine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy. The City of Quincy honored Ruth on her 80th Birthday and built the Ruth Gordon Amphitheater in her honor in Merrymount Park in 1984.