If you want to see Shakespeare in the park, there's really no reason to go to that other city across the Hudson and wait in line at the crack of dawn to get tickets. Instead, you can see Othello at Riverview-Fisk Park in the Heights. If your tastes are more musical than literary, you can listen to the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra at Liberty State Park. Or the Don Carter Quartet at Leonard Gordon Park. It's all part of a summer with far too many events than time to see them. But that's a good thing, according to Mayor Bret Schundler. "These musical performances are held in city parks all over Jersey City," he said last week, "making it easier for people to experience the beautiful sounds that fill the air of Jersey City." Two series, Summerfest 2000 and The Gazebo Concert Series, will hold free concerts throughout the city's parks this summer. The mayor and Bon Secours New Jersey Health System present the Gazebo series, held every Wednesday from 6 to 8 p.m. and every Thursday from 7 to 9 p.m. The series offers salsa, classic rock, jazz, oldies, rhythm & blues, and, yes, classic yarns from the Bard of Stratford-on-Avon. Summerfest 2000 has two venues. The first, held every Sunday from 5 to 7 p.m., will be from Liberty State Park. The second, entitled "Gospel Festival," will be from Arlington Park each Tuesday from 7 to 9 p.m. "The arts are an important part of Jersey City," said Schundler. "It's through the expression of our artists and their works that we as a community can better understand ourselves and the world around us." Gazebo Concerts (Wed. concerts, 6 to 8 p.m. Thurs. concerts, 7 to 9 p.m.) July 12: Don Carter Quartet, Lincoln Park July 13: Othello, Hamilton Park July 19: Salsa En Fuego, Riverview-Fisk Park July 20: Othello, J. Owen Grundy Park July 26: "Vision," Journal Square PATH Plaza July 27: Othello, Van Vorst Park Aug 2: Don Carter Quartet, Leonard Gordon Park Aug 3: Much Ado About Nothing, Peninsula Plaza Aug 9: Jersey City Vocalist Competition, Arlington Park Aug 10: Much Ado About Nothing, Lincoln Park Aug 16: Kennedy Dancers, Riverview-Fisk Park Aug 17: Much Ado About Nothing, Audubon Park Aug 23: Mark Whitecage, Van Vorst Park Aug 24: Much Ado About Nothing, Columbia Park For more information, call (201) 547-5687 Concerts at Liberty State Park, CRRNJ Terminal & Plaza (All shows are 5 to 7 p.m.) July 16: Jimmy Sturr - jazz quintet July 23: Tommy Dorsey Orchestra - big band orchestra July 30: Glen Vargas Orchestra - hot salsa & merengue Aug 6: Guy Lombardo's Royal Canadians - oldies Aug 13: Spirit of Life - traditional jazz Aug 20: Moonlighters Orchestra - 17 piece orchestra Aug 27: Garden State Concert Band - classical orchestra For more information, call 547-5522 Gospel Festival at Arlington Park (all shows are 2 to 6 p.m.) July 11: Winard Harper - jazz quintet July 18: Eddie Hazell - jazz guitarist with quintet July 25: Brasil & Co. - jazz, sambas and latin rhythms Aug 1: Jeanne Castle - classic jazz Aug 8: John Eckert - traditional Aug 15: Bucky Pizzarelli - legendary jazz guitarist Aug 22: Country All-Stars - country-western Aug 29: La Bella Voce - vocal ensemble For more information, call 547-5522