| Date | Artist | Location | Series | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/24/12 7:00pm | Zydeco/Cajun Dance Party! Terrance Simien & The Zydeco Experience, Jesse Lége & Bayou Brew | Brooklyn | Celebrate Brooklyn! at Brooklyn Bridge Park | |
| Address: Pier 1 Brooklyn Bridge Park. | ||||
| It’s Mardi Gras set in the New York Harbor when Grammy award-winner Terrance Simien takes the stage. An eighth generation Louisiana Creole, Billboard calls him “one of the finest zydeco artists to emerge from south Louisiana.” Jesse Lége and Bayou Brew will start this Fais do-do with their traditional, foot-stompin’ Cajun dance hall music. Whether you were born on the Bayou or in Brooklyn, you’ll be doin’ the two step in no time! | ||||
| Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages. | ||||
| 06/05/12 5:30pm | Bob Stillman Trio | New York, NY | WFC Winter Garden | |
| Address: 200 Vesey Street. | ||||
| Dance the summer away on the World Financial Center Plaza with some of the best musical ensembles from the worlds of jazz, world, and pop. The Bob Stillman Trio will play a swinging and rocking set of favorite songs from both the old and new American Songbooks – from Gershwin to Ben Folds, Cole Porter to Billy Joel, Rodgers and Hart to Lennon and McCartney. Stillman, called “a terrific, sensitive singer” by The New York Times, stars on vocals and piano. | ||||
| Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages. | ||||
| 06/05/12 8:00pm | Jimmy Cliff | Prospect Park Bandshell | Celebrate Brooklyn! | |
| Address: 9th Ave at 10th St Brooklyn, NY 11215. | ||||
|
Opening Night Concert NPR Music Broadcast The reggae legend performs this free concert celebrating the 50th anniversary of Jamaican independence, the 40th anniversary of the iconic film The Harder They Come, and 34 years of free shows at Celebrate Brooklyn! |
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| Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages. | ||||
| Tour: Summerstage 2012 | ||||
| 06/06/12 7:00pm | Midnite / DJ Carter Van Pelt Hosted by Dahved Levy | Brooklyn | SummerStage Betsy Head Park | |
| Address: Betsy Head Park. | ||||
| Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages. | ||||
| 06/07/12 7:00pm | Bobby Womack / Willis Earl Beal | New York | SummerStage Central Park | |
| Address: Central Park. | ||||
| Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages. | ||||
| 06/07/12 7:00pm | Buckshot / Smif n Wessun / Sean Price of the Boot Camp Clik | Brooklyn | SummerStage Betsy Head Park | |
| Address: Betsy Head Park. | ||||
| Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages. | ||||
| 06/08/12 7:00pm | JJ Hairston / Jessica Reedy | Brooklyn | SummerStage Betsy Head Park | |
| Address: Betsy Head Park. | ||||
| Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages. | ||||
| 06/08/12 7:00pm | Decadancetheatre / Whitney Hunter[medium] All Levels Open Dance Master Class by: Decadancetheatre | Brooklyn | SummerStage Von King Park | |
| Address: Von King Park. | ||||
| Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages. | ||||
| 06/09/12 7:00pm | 10th Cine Fest Petrobras Brasil NY: Sandra de Sá, Screening: RAUL | New York | SummerStage Central Park | |
| Address: Central Park. | ||||
| Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages. | ||||
| 06/09/12 7:00pm | Germaul Barnes/Viewsic Expressions Dance / Restoration Dance Theatre Company All Levels Open Dance Master Class by: Calvin Wiley | Brooklyn | SummerStage Von King Park | |
| Address: Von King Park. | ||||
| Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages. | ||||
| 06/09/12 7:30pm | AfroCubism / Alsarah & The Nubatones | Prospect Park Bandshell | Celebrate Brooklyn! | |
| Address: 9th Ave at 10th St Brooklyn, NY 11215. | ||||
| Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages. | ||||
| 06/10/12 4:00pm | SummerStage Kids Brooklyn Family Day Featuring: FELA Queens / Bindlestiff Family Cirkus / DJ Stormin’ Norman / | Brooklyn | SummerStage Von King Park | |
| Address: Von King Park. | ||||
| Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages. | ||||
| 06/10/12 7:00pm | Idle Warship Screening: Brooklyn Boheme | Brooklyn | SummerStage Von King Park | |
| Address: Von King Park. | ||||
| Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages. | ||||
| 06/12/12 5:30pm | Gregg August Quartet | New York, NY | WFC Winter Garden | |
| Address: 200 Vesey Street. | ||||
| Dance the summer away on the World Financial Center Plaza with some of the best musical ensembles from the worlds of jazz, world, and pop. Bassist Gregg August spans the jazz, Latin jazz, classical, and avant-garde scenes. A sought-after composer and arranger, celebrated for his versatility, breadth, and intelligence, Gregg has been an active member of the New York music scene for over ten years. Joining Gregg will be Sam Newsome (soprano saxophone), Alex Brown (piano) and Rudy Royston (drums). | ||||
| Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages. | ||||
| 06/12/12 7:00pm | Bushman / NiyoRah / DJ Soul Selector Hosted by Dahved Levy | Brooklyn | SummerStage Von King Park | |
| Address: Von King Park. | ||||
| Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages. | ||||
| 06/12/12 8:00pm | The New York Pops with Ozomatli | New York | SummerStage Central Park | |
| Address: Central Park. | ||||
| Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages. | ||||
| 06/13/12 7:00pm | J. Holiday / Eric Roberson | Brooklyn | SummerStage Von King Park | |
| Address: Von King Park. | ||||
| Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages. | ||||
| 06/14/12 7:00pm | EPMD / DJ Scratch | Brooklyn | SummerStage Von King Park | |
| Address: Von King Park. | ||||
| Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages. | ||||
| 06/14/12 7:30pm | Laura Marling | Michael Kiwanuka | Willy Mason | Prospect Park Bandshell | Celebrate Brooklyn! | |
| Address: 9th Ave at 10th St Brooklyn, NY 11215. | ||||
| Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages. | ||||
| 06/15/12 8:00pm | Joey Arias | New York | SummerStage Central Park | |
| Address: Central Park. | ||||
| Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages. | ||||
| 06/15/12 - 06/16/12 8:00pm | Paige in Full By: Paige Hernandez, Directed By: Danielle A. Drakes | Brooklyn | SummerStage Von King Park | |
| Address: Von King Park. | ||||
| Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages. | ||||
| 06/15/12 8:00pm | Geri Allen & Carrie Mae Weems: Slow Fade To Black With Esperanza Spalding | Terri Lyne Carrington | Lizz Wright | Patrice Rushen And More | Prospect Park Bandshell | Celebrate Brooklyn! | |
| Address: 9th Ave at 10th St Brooklyn, NY 11215. | ||||
| Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages. | ||||
| 06/16/12 6:30pm | Balkan Beat Box | Chico Trujillo | Nation Beat | Prospect Park Bandshell | Celebrate Brooklyn! | |
| Address: 9th Ave at 10th St Brooklyn, NY 11215. | ||||
| Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages. | ||||
| 06/16/12 7:00pm | Dawes / Kurt Vile and the Violators | New York | SummerStage Central Park | |
| Address: Central Park. | ||||
| Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages. | ||||
| 06/17/12 12:00pm | Bang on a Can Marathon | New York, NY | River to River Festival – World Financial Center Winter Garden | |
| Address: 200 Vesey Street. | ||||
| Bang on a Can brings its 25 Year celebration back downtown with its incomparable 12- hour super-mix of boundary-busting music from around the corner and around the globe. | ||||
| Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages. | ||||
| 06/17/12 6:00pm | Blue Note Jazz Festival: Groove Theory / Soulive / Riq and Rah with Strings (Blackthought + Rahzel) / DJ ?uestlove | New York | SummerStage Central Park | |
| Address: Central Park. | ||||
| Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages. | ||||
| 06/18/12 8:00pm | Movie Nights on the Elevated Acre presented in association with Tribeca Film Stella Days (2012) | New York, NY | River to River The Elevated Acre | |
| Address: The Elevated Acre at 55 Water Street. | ||||
| Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages. | ||||
| 06/19/12 5:30pm | Edmar Castaneda Trio | New York, NY | River to River Festival – World Financial Center Winter Garden | |
| Address: 200 Vesey Street. | ||||
| Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages. | ||||
| 06/19/12 6:30pm | Joseph Mitchell’s Harbor A panel discussion on the Lost New York City Waterfront | New York, NY | River to River – South Street Seaport | |
| Address: South Street Seaport. | ||||
| The Melville Gallery, 213 Water Street | ||||
| Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages. | ||||
| 06/19/12 7:00pm | AraabMUZIK / Das Racist | Red Hook, Brooklyn | SummerStage Red Hook | |
| Address: Red Hook, Brooklyn. | ||||
| Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages. | ||||
| 06/20/12 7:00pm | LYRICIST LOUNGE 20 Year Anniversary Featuring: Brand Nubian /Game Rebellion | Red Hook, Brooklyn | SummerStage Red Hook | |
| Address: Red Hook, Brooklyn. | ||||
| Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages. | ||||
| 06/20/12 7:00pm | Philip Glass Ensemble: A Retrospective | New York, NY | River to River Rockefeller Park | |
| Address: Rockefeller Park River Terrace and Warren Street. | ||||
| Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages. | ||||
| 06/20/12 8:00pm | Comedy Central: Indecision in the Park “The Daily Show’s” Rory Albanese / Wyatt Cenac / Adam Lowitt / Al Madrigal / John Oliver / Kristen Schaal Hosted by: John Hodgman | New York | SummerStage Central Park | |
| Address: Central Park. | ||||
| Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages. | ||||
| 06/21/12 12:00am | Make Music New York | New York | Citywide | |
| Address: NY. | ||||
| Each year on the first day of summer, public spaces in all five boroughs become informal musical stages for all New Yorkers, amateurs and professionals, to perform for friends, neighbors, and passers-by, turning the city into a festival of live music making. | ||||
| Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages. | ||||
| 06/21/12 5:00pm | Edmar Castaneda | New York, NY | River to River One New York Plaza | |
| Address: One New York Plaza. | ||||
| Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages. | ||||
| 06/21/12 7:00pm | Deer Tick / Jonny Corndawg | Red Hook, Brooklyn | SummerStage Red Hook | |
| Address: Red Hook, Brooklyn. | ||||
| Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages. | ||||
| 06/21/12 7:00pm | Eddie Palmieri | New York, NY | River to River Rockefeller Park | |
| Address: Rockefeller Park River Terrace and Warren Street. | ||||
| Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages. | ||||
| 06/21/12 7:30pm | Mary Mary / Latice Crawford | Prospect Park Bandshell | Celebrate Brooklyn! | |
| Address: 9th Ave at 10th St Brooklyn, NY 11215. | ||||
| Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages. | ||||
| 06/22/12 7:30pm | Keb’ Mo’ | Natalia Zukerman | Prospect Park Bandshell | Celebrate Brooklyn! | |
| Address: 9th Ave at 10th St Brooklyn, NY 11215. | ||||
| Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages. | ||||
| 06/22/12 - 06/23/12 8:00pm | Paige in Full By: Paige Hernandez, Directed By: Danielle A. Drakes | Red Hook, Brooklyn | SummerStage Red Hook | |
| Address: Red Hook, Brooklyn. | ||||
| Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages. | ||||
| 06/22/12 8:00pm | The Miracles Club | New York, NY | River to River Festival – Pier 17 | |
| Address: 12 Fulton St. | ||||
| Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages. | ||||
| 06/23/12 2:00pm | Mermaid Parade | Coney Island, NY | Mermaid Parade | |
| Address: Coney Island, NY. | ||||
| A completely original creation of Coney Island USA, the Mermaid Parade is the nation’s largest art parade and one of New York City’s greatest summer events. The parade is proud to have some incredible sponsors. Click here for answers to common questions. Founded in 1983 by Coney Island USA, the not-for-profit arts organization that also produces the Coney island Circus Sideshow, the Mermaid Parade pays homage to Coney Island’s forgotten Mardi Gras which lasted from 1903 to 1954, and draws from a host of other sources resulting in a wonderful and wacky event that is unique to Coney Island. | ||||
| Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages. | ||||
| 06/23/12 7:30pm | Lyricist Lounge 20th Anniversary Featuring Ghostface Killah | Camp Lo | Astro | And More | Prospect Park Bandshell | Celebrate Brooklyn! | |
| Address: 9th Ave at 10th St Brooklyn, NY 11215. | ||||
| Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages. | ||||
| 06/23/12 8:00pm | Chico Mann | New York, NY | River to River Festival – Pier 17 | |
| Address: 12 Fulton St. | ||||
| Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages. | ||||
| 06/24/12 2:30pm | Body Language | New York, NY | River to River – South Street Seaport | |
| Address: South Street Seaport. | ||||
| Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages. | ||||
| 06/24/12 3:00pm | Alabama Shakes / Diamond Rugs / Robert Ellis | New York | SummerStage Central Park | |
| Address: Central Park. | ||||
| Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages. | ||||
| 06/24/12 7:00pm | Comedy Central Live Presents: Hannibal Buress with Kevin Barnett and Josh Rabinowitz | Red Hook, Brooklyn | SummerStage Red Hook | |
| Address: Red Hook, Brooklyn. | ||||
| Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages. | ||||
| 06/25/12 7:30pm | Oceanic Verses by Paola Prestini and Donna Di Novelli | New York, NY | River to River Pace University | |
| Address: 3 Spruce St. | ||||
| Michael Schimmel Center for the Arts at Pace University, 3 Spruce Street | ||||
| Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages. | ||||
| 06/25/12 8:00pm | Movie Nights on the Elevated Acre presented in association with Tribeca Film Collaborator (2012) | New York, NY | River to River The Elevated Acre | |
| Address: The Elevated Acre at 55 Water Street. | ||||
| Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages. | ||||
| 06/26/12 5:30pm | Angelo M Trio | New York, NY | River to River Festival – World Financial Center Winter Garden | |
| Address: 200 Vesey Street. | ||||
| Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages. | ||||
| 06/26/12 7:00pm | Workmen’s Circle Yiddishfest 2012 – Singing for a Better World featuring: The Klezmatics / SoCalled / Daniel Kahn and The Painted Bird / Joshua Nelson / NYT-Folksbiene’s “Soul to Soul” / Yiddish Princess | New York | SummerStage Central Park | |
| Address: Central Park. | ||||
| Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages. | ||||
| 06/26/12 7:00pm | Cano Estremera | Bronx | SummerStage Soundview Park | |
| Address: Soundview Park, Bronx. | ||||
| Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages. | ||||
| 06/27/12 12:30pm | Emily Elbert | New York, NY | River to River Festival – One Liberty Plaza | |
| Address: 1 Liberty Plaza. | ||||
| Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages. | ||||
| 06/27/12 7:00pm | Safire / Lisette Melendez / DJ Lucho | Bronx | SummerStage Soundview Park | |
| Address: Soundview Park, Bronx. | ||||
| Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages. | ||||
| 06/27/12 7:00pm | Third World | New York, NY | River to River Rockefeller Park | |
| Address: Rockefeller Park River Terrace and Warren Street. | ||||
| Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages. | ||||
| 06/28/12 12:30pm | Angelo M Trio | New York, NY | River to River One New York Plaza | |
| Address: One New York Plaza. | ||||
| Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages. | ||||
| 06/28/12 3:00pm | Source of Uncertainty I: Music of the Buchla Synthesizer & The Control Voltage Faire | New York, NY | River to River – South Street Seaport | |
| Address: South Street Seaport. | ||||
| Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages. | ||||
| 06/28/12 7:00pm | Our Latin Thing: A Tribute to The Fania All Stars / Felix Hernandez’s Rhythm Revue | Bronx | SummerStage Soundview Park | |
| Address: Soundview Park, Bronx. | ||||
| Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages. | ||||
| 06/28/12 8:00pm | Ballet Hispanico | Prospect Park Bandshell | Celebrate Brooklyn! | |
| Address: 9th Ave at 10th St Brooklyn, NY 11215. | ||||
| Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages. | ||||
| 06/29/12 7:00pm | Limón Dance Company All Levels Open Dance Master Class by: Limón Dance Company | Bronx | SummerStage St. Mary’s Park | |
| Address: St. Mary’s Park. | ||||
| Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages. | ||||
| 06/29/12 7:00pm | Veronica Falls with The People’s Temple | New York, NY | River to River – South Street Seaport | |
| Address: South Street Seaport. | ||||
| Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages. | ||||
| 06/29/12 7:30pm | Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue | The Brooklyn Steppers | Dayna Kurtz | Prospect Park Bandshell | Celebrate Brooklyn! | |
| Address: 9th Ave at 10th St Brooklyn, NY 11215. | ||||
| Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages. | ||||
| 06/30/12 4:00pm | SummerStage Kids Bronx Family Day Featuring: The Red Trouser Show/ Bindlestiff Family Cirkus / Little Club Heads | Bronx | SummerStage St. Mary’s Park | |
| Address: St. Mary’s Park. | ||||
| Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages. | ||||
| 06/30/12 4:00pm | SummerStage Kids Bronx Family Day Featuring: The Red Trouser Show/ Bindlestiff Family Cirkus / Little Club Heads | Bronx | SummerStage St. Mary’s Park | |
| Address: St. Mary’s Park. | ||||
| Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages. | ||||
| 06/30/12 7:00pm | Kaleidoscope of Dance Featuring: Legendary House of Ninja / KR3T / Milteri Tucker and special guests All Levels Open Dance Master Class by: Full Circle | Bronx | SummerStage St. Mary’s Park | |
| Address: St. Mary’s Park. | ||||
| Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages. | ||||
| 06/30/12 7:00pm | EcstaticTM Summer: Roomful of Teeth with Merrill Garbus & William Brittelle and Judd Greenstein’s The Yehudim | New York, NY | River to River Festival – World Financial Center Winter Garden | |
| Address: 200 Vesey Street. | ||||
| Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages. | ||||
| 06/30/12 7:30pm | AngÉlique Kidjo’s Women Waging Peace With Special Guests Laurie Anderson | Sibongile Khumalo | Somi | Prospect Park Bandshell | Celebrate Brooklyn! | |
| Address: 9th Ave at 10th St Brooklyn, NY 11215. | ||||
| Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages. | ||||
| 06/30/12 8:00pm | Limón Dance Company with special musical guest Paquito D’Rivera | New York | SummerStage Central Park | |
| Address: Central Park. | ||||
| Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages. | ||||
| 07/01/12 8:00pm | Limón Dance Company with special musical guest Paquito D’Rivera | New York | SummerStage Central Park | |
| Address: Central Park. | ||||
| Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages. | ||||
| 07/01/12 8:30pm | Sundays At St. Paul’s: Composer Portrait: The Choral Music of Nico Muhly Trinity Choir, Julian Wachner, conductor | New York,NY | River to River Festival – St. Paul’s Chapel | |
| Address: 209 Broadway. | ||||
| Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages. | ||||
| 07/02/12 4:00pm | Inverted Sky, Kite Project 2012 by Erika Harrsch and Julian Wachner | New York, NY | River to River Zuccotti Park | |
| Address: Zuccotti Park. | ||||
| Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages. | ||||
| 07/02/12 7:00pm | The Bridge to Broadway starring Rebecca Luker, Marin Mazzie, Gretchen Parlato, Sachal Vasandani, and Tia Fuller | New York, NY | River to River Rockefeller Park | |
| Address: Rockefeller Park River Terrace and Warren Street. | ||||
| Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages. | ||||
| 07/02/12 8:00pm | Movie Nights on the Elevated Acre presented in association with Tribeca Film – Film TBD | New York, NY | River to River The Elevated Acre | |
| Address: The Elevated Acre at 55 Water Street. | ||||
| Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages. | ||||
| 07/03/12 7:00pm | José Alberto “El Canario” | Bronx | SummerStage St. Mary’s Park | |
| Address: St. Mary’s Park. | ||||
| Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages. | ||||
| 07/03/12 7:30pm | Arieb Azhar | New York, NY | River to River Pace University | |
| Address: 3 Spruce St. | ||||
| Michael Schimmel Center for the Arts at Pace University, 3 Spruce Street | ||||
| Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages. | ||||
| 07/05/12 12:30pm | Megan Burtt & The Cure For Love | New York, NY | River to River One New York Plaza | |
| Address: One New York Plaza. | ||||
| Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages. | ||||
| 07/05/12 7:00pm | 8 y Más presents: A Tribute to Tito Puente | Bronx | SummerStage St. Mary’s Park | |
| Address: St. Mary’s Park. | ||||
| Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages. | ||||
| 07/06/12 - 07/07/12 7:00pm | A King of Infinite Space By Mando Alvardo Directed By Jerry Ruiz Adapted from: Hamlet By: William Shakespeare | Bronx | SummerStage St. Mary’s Park | |
| Address: St. Mary’s Park. | ||||
| Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages. | ||||
| 07/06/12 7:00pm | Patrick Watson with Loney Dear | New York, NY | River to River – South Street Seaport | |
| Address: South Street Seaport. | ||||
| Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages. | ||||
| 07/07/12 3:00pm | CBGB Festival | New York | SummerStage Central Park | |
| Address: Central Park. | ||||
| Artists TBD – Stay tuned! | ||||
| Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages. | ||||
| 07/07/12 7:30pm | Ouad Massi | Simon Shaheen | Prospect Park Bandshell | Celebrate Brooklyn! | |
| Address: 9th Ave at 10th St Brooklyn, NY 11215. | ||||
| Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages. | ||||
| 07/08/12 3:00pm | SummerStage Kids Family Day: Justin Roberts & The Not Ready for Naptime Players / Ill Style & Peace Productions / New York Chinese Cultural Center / Bindlestiff Family Cirkus | New York | SummerStage Central Park | |
| Address: Central Park. | ||||
| Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages. | ||||
| 07/08/12 4:00pm | Sweet Honey In The Rock – Ezra Jack Keats Family Concert | Prospect Park Bandshell | Celebrate Brooklyn! | |
| Address: 9th Ave at 10th St Brooklyn, NY 11215. | ||||
| Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages. | ||||
| 07/08/12 7:00pm | Frankie Negron | Bronx | SummerStage St. Mary’s Park | |
| Address: St. Mary’s Park. | ||||
| Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages. | ||||
| 07/08/12 7:30pm | Sundays at St. Paul’s: synesthetic engines featuring Taylor Deupree, Blake Carrington and Daniel Iglesia | New York,NY | River to River Festival – St. Paul’s Chapel | |
| Address: 209 Broadway. | ||||
| Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages. | ||||
| 07/09/12 8:00pm | Movie Nights on the Elevated Acre presented in association with Tribeca Film Side By Side (2012) | New York, NY | River to River The Elevated Acre | |
| Address: The Elevated Acre at 55 Water Street. | ||||
| Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages. | ||||
| 07/10/12 12:30pm | Ian Link | New York, NY | River to River Festival – One Liberty Plaza | |
| Address: 1 Liberty Plaza. | ||||
| Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages. | ||||
| 07/10/12 5:30pm | LOCOS POR JUANA | New York, NY | River to River Festival – World Financial Center Winter Garden | |
| Address: 200 Vesey Street. | ||||
| Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages. | ||||
| 07/10/12 7:00pm | Chubb Rock / Kurtis Blow / DJ Bent Roc | Bronx | SummerStage Crotona Park | |
| Address: Crotona Park. | ||||
| Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages. | ||||
| 07/10/12 7:00pm | La India with Aurora & Zon del Barrio | New York, NY | River to River Rockefeller Park | |
| Address: Rockefeller Park River Terrace and Warren Street. | ||||
| Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages. | ||||
| 07/11/12 6:00pm | Buddy Guy, Quinn Sullivan, John Mayall | New York, NY | WFC Winter Garden | |
| Address: 200 Vesey Street. | ||||
| Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages. | ||||
| 07/11/12 7:00pm | Mala Rodríguez / Profetas / Ximena Sariñana | New York | SummerStage Central Park | |
| Address: Central Park. | ||||
| Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages. | ||||
| 07/11/12 7:00pm | Nice and Smooth / Ed O.G. / The Awesome 2 | Bronx | SummerStage Crotona Park | |
| Address: Crotona Park. | ||||
| Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages. | ||||
| 07/11/12 7:30pm | Missy Mazzoli & Victoire with Matt Mehlan and Skeletons | New York, NY | River to River Pace University | |
| Address: 3 Spruce St. | ||||
| Michael Schimmel Center for the Arts at Pace University, 3 Spruce Street | ||||
| Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages. | ||||
| 07/12/12 12:30pm | Dana Leong Trio | New York, NY | River to River One New York Plaza | |
| Address: One New York Plaza. | ||||
| Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages. | ||||
| 07/12/12 6:00pm | Neko Case, Charles Bradley and His Extraordinaires, He’s My Brother, She’s My Sister | New York, NY | WFC Winter Garden | |
| Address: 200 Vesey Street. | ||||
| Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages. | ||||
| 07/12/12 6:30pm | Dan Deacon | John Maus | New York, NY | Hudson River Rocks – Pier 84 | |
| Address: Hudson River Greenway at W 44th St. | ||||
| Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages. | ||||
| 07/13/12 - 07/14/12 7:00pm | A King of Infinite Space By Mando Alvardo Directed By Jerry Ruiz Adapted from: Hamlet By: William Shakespeare | Bronx | SummerStage Crotona Park | |
| Address: Crotona Park. | ||||
| Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages. | ||||
| 07/13/12 7:00pm | Calle 13 | Ana Tijoux | Ritmo Machine | Prospect Park Bandshell | Celebrate Brooklyn! | |
| Address: 9th Ave at 10th St Brooklyn, NY 11215. | ||||
| Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages. | ||||
| 07/14/12 12:00pm | 4 Knots Music Festival | New York | 4 Knots Music Festival – South Street Seaport | |
| Address: South Street Seaport. | ||||
| Bands TBA | ||||
| Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages. | ||||
| 07/14/12 3:00pm | Kinky / Los Auténticos Decadentes / 3Ball MTY / DJ Raff | New York | SummerStage Central Park | |
| Address: Central Park. | ||||
| Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages. | ||||
| 07/14/12 7:00pm | EcstaticTM Summer: A Far Cry Orchestra with Daniel Lopatin and David Lang | New York, NY | River to River Festival – World Financial Center Winter Garden | |
| Address: 200 Vesey Street. | ||||
| Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages. | ||||
| 07/14/12 7:30pm | Saturday Night Fever | Tragedy | Music & Movies | Prospect Park Bandshell | Celebrate Brooklyn! | |
| Address: 9th Ave at 10th St Brooklyn, NY 11215. | ||||
| Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages. | ||||
| 07/15/12 7:00pm | Guthrie Family Reunion Celebrating Woody’s 100th | New York | SummerStage Central Park | |
| Address: Central Park. | ||||
| Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages. | ||||
| 07/15/12 7:00pm | Felix Hernandez’s Rhythm Revue / Blue Magic | Bronx | SummerStage Crotona Park | |
| Address: Crotona Park. | ||||
| Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages. | ||||
| 07/15/12 7:30pm | Alarm Will Sound performing John Cage’s Song Books | New York, NY | River to River Pace University | |
| Address: 3 Spruce St. | ||||
| Michael Schimmel Center for the Arts at Pace University, 3 Spruce Street | ||||
| Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages. | ||||
| 07/17/12 5:30pm | Thomas Mapfumo | New York, NY | WFC Winter Garden | |
| Address: 200 Vesey Street. | ||||
| Thomas Mapfumo, the Zimbabwean artist, activist, and icon has used his revolutionary, spiritually charged chimurenga (Shona for “struggle”) music to decry injustice and highlight the historical and cultural issues that underlie the news headlines of his native land. Mapfumo, who lives in the US in exile due to political unrest under the Mugabe regime, is a musical visionary and a fearless social critic and considered by many one of the greatest African bandleaders of the past century. He will be joined by his band on mbira (thumb piano), bass, guitar, percussion, and keyboard. | ||||
| Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages. | ||||
| 07/17/12 7:00pm | Chi-Lites / Felix Hernandez’s Rhythm Revue | Queens | SummerStage Queensbridge Park | |
| Address: Queensbridge Park. | ||||
| Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages. | ||||
| 07/17/12 7:30pm | The Upright Citizens Brigade Presents: The All-Stars of Improv | New York | SummerStage Central Park | |
| Address: Central Park. | ||||
| Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages. | ||||
| 07/18/12 7:00pm | Big Daddy Kane / Marley Marl | Queens | SummerStage Queensbridge Park | |
| Address: Queensbridge Park. | ||||
| Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages. | ||||
| 07/19/12 7:00pm | WAR / Felix Hernandez’s Rhythm Revue | Queens | SummerStage Queensbridge Park | |
| Address: Queensbridge Park. | ||||
| Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages. | ||||
| 07/20/12 7:00pm | Liberation Dance Theater / Jamal Jackson Dance Company All Levels Open Dance Master Class by: Jamal Jackson Dance Company | Queens | SummerStage Queensbridge Park | |
| Address: Queensbridge Park. | ||||
| Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages. | ||||
| 07/20/12 7:30pm | Machel Montano / BélO | Prospect Park Bandshell | Celebrate Brooklyn! | |
| Address: 9th Ave at 10th St Brooklyn, NY 11215. | ||||
| Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages. | ||||
| 07/21/12 3:00pm | Bebel Gilberto / Criolo / Flávio Renegado / Béco Dranoff (DJ) | New York | SummerStage Central Park | |
| Address: Central Park. | ||||
| Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages. | ||||
| 07/21/12 7:00pm | Malcolm Low Formal Structure / VON USSAR danceworks All Levels Open Dance Master Class by: Jamel Gaines, Creative Outlet Dance Theatre of Brooklyn | Queens | SummerStage Queensbridge Park | |
| Address: Queensbridge Park. | ||||
| Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages. | ||||
| 07/21/12 7:30pm | Arturo Sandoval | Arturo O’farrill & The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra | Prospect Park Bandshell | Celebrate Brooklyn! | |
| Address: 9th Ave at 10th St Brooklyn, NY 11215. | ||||
| Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages. | ||||
| 07/22/12 3:00pm | Orchestre Poly-Rythmo / SMOD/ Bibi Tanga and the Selenites / DJ Chief Boima | New York | SummerStage Central Park | |
| Address: Central Park. | ||||
| Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages. | ||||
| 07/24/12 5:30pm | Les Chauds Lapins | New York, NY | WFC Winter Garden | |
| Address: 200 Vesey Street. | ||||
| Les Chauds Lapins (“The Hot Rabbits”), led by New York’s Kurt Hoffman and Meg Reichardt, specialize in a repertoire of French swing from the 1920s through 40s. Their whimsical, sophisticated, and poetic catalog includes numbers popularized by the likes of Mistinguett, Lucienne Boyer, Edith Piaf, and in particular features suave, swing-tinged gems from the enchanted catalog of songs by the great, late Charles Trenet. Kurt and Meg are backed by Karen Waltuch on viola; Garo Yellin on cello, and Andy Cotton on upright bass. | ||||
| Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages. | ||||
| 07/24/12 7:00pm | Full Force / Force MD’s Johnny Kemp / Jeff Redd / Meli’sa Morgan | Queens | SummerStage Springfield Park | |
| Address: Springfield Park. | ||||
| Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages. | ||||
| 07/25/12 7:00pm | Le’Andria Johnson / Trin-I-Tee 5:7 / Brian Courtney Wilson / Amber Bullock | Queens | SummerStage Springfield Park | |
| Address: Springfield Park. | ||||
| Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages. | ||||
| 07/25/12 7:30pm | Nile Rodgers & The CHIC Organization, DJ KS*360 aka Kwikstep presents Behind the Groove | New York | Lincoln Center Out of Doors Damrosch Park Bandshell | |
| Address: Damrosch Park Bandshell. | ||||
| Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages. | ||||
| 07/25/12 8:00pm | Met Opera Summer Recital | New York | SummerStage Central Park | |
| Address: Central Park. | ||||
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Danielle de Niese Dimitri Pittas John Del Carlo Dan Saunders – Pianist |
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| Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages. | ||||
| 07/26/12 6:30pm | Oberhofer | The Soft Pack | New York, NY | Hudson River Rocks – Pier 84 | |
| Address: Hudson River Greenway at W 44th St. | ||||
| Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages. | ||||
| 07/26/12 7:00pm | Tamia | Queens | SummerStage Springfield Park | |
| Address: Springfield Park. | ||||
| Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages. | ||||
| 07/26/12 7:30pm | Polyglot Theatre: Tangle (U.S. premiere) | New York, NY | Lincoln Center Out of Doors – Josie Robertson Plaza | |
| Address: Josie Robertson Plaza. | ||||
| Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages. | ||||
| 07/26/12 7:30pm | G.R.U.B.B. (Gypsy Roma Urban Balkan Beats) (U.S. debut), The Stooges Brass Band | New York | Lincoln Center Out of Doors Damrosch Park Bandshell | |
| Address: Damrosch Park Bandshell. | ||||
| Parade sets at 6:30 at Josie Robertson Plaza | ||||
| Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages. | ||||
| 07/27/12 7:00pm | Met Opera Summer Recital | Brooklyn, NY | SummerStage Brooklyn Bridge Park | |
| Address: Brooklyn Bridge Park. | ||||
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Danielle de Niese Dimitri Pittas John Del Carlo Dan Saunders – Pianist |
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| Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages. | ||||
| 07/27/12 7:30pm | The Head And The Heart | Lost In The Trees | Prospect Park Bandshell | Celebrate Brooklyn! | |
| Address: 9th Ave at 10th St Brooklyn, NY 11215. | ||||
| Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages. | ||||
| 07/27/12 7:30pm | Polyglot Theatre: Tangle (U.S. premiere) | New York, NY | Lincoln Center Out of Doors – Josie Robertson Plaza | |
| Address: Josie Robertson Plaza. | ||||
| Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages. | ||||
| 07/27/12 7:30pm | Los Irreales de Ondatrópica (U.S. debut) presented by Quantic and Frente Cumbiero featuring: Michi Sarmiento, Alfredito Linares, Pedro Ramayá Beltran, Markitos Micolta, & Wilson Viveros Wil-Dog el Gavachillo featuring Banda Sol de Santa Cruz (New York deb | New York | Lincoln Center Out of Doors Damrosch Park Bandshell | |
| Address: Damrosch Park Bandshell. | ||||
| Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages. | ||||
| 07/27/12 - 07/28/12 8:00pm | The Power of the Trinity Written By: Roland Wolf Directed By: Alfred Preisser Music By: Tomás Doncker | Queens | SummerStage Springfield Park | |
| Address: Springfield Park. | ||||
| Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages. | ||||
| 07/28/12 2:00pm | Family Day Sponsored by Disney Chinese American Arts Council Acrobatic Group: From Chinatown with Love Presented in association with the Chinese American Arts Council | New York | Lincoln Center Out of Doors Hearst Plaza | |
| Address: Hearst Plaza. | ||||
| Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages. | ||||
| 07/28/12 2:30pm | Family Day Sponsored by Disney Polyglot Theatre: Tangle (U.S. premiere) | New York, NY | Lincoln Center Out of Doors – Josie Robertson Plaza | |
| Address: Josie Robertson Plaza. | ||||
| Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages. | ||||
| 07/28/12 2:30pm | Family Day Sponsored by Disney Bindlestiff Family Cirkus | New York | Lincoln Center Out of Doors Hearst Plaza | |
| Address: Hearst Plaza. | ||||
| Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages. | ||||
| 07/28/12 3:00pm | Gary Clark Jr. / GIVERS | New York | SummerStage Central Park | |
| Address: Central Park. | ||||
| Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages. | ||||
| 07/28/12 7:30pm | The Muppet Movie Sing-along | Loser’s Lounge | Prospect Park Bandshell | Celebrate Brooklyn! | |
| Address: 9th Ave at 10th St Brooklyn, NY 11215. | ||||
| Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages. | ||||
| 07/28/12 7:30pm | Istanbulive presents Selda Bağcan (U.S. debut) Ilhan Erşahin’s Wonderland featuring Hüsnü Senlendirici The Secret Trio Presented in association with Serdar Ilhan & Mehmet Dede | New York | Lincoln Center Out of Doors Damrosch Park Bandshell | |
| Address: Damrosch Park Bandshell. | ||||
| Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages. | ||||
| 07/29/12 2:00pm | ‘OurLand’: Celebrating Irish Culture in America! Artistic Director: Joe Hurley Presented in Association with The Consulate General of Ireland The Music, The Bards, The Magic | New York | Lincoln Center Out of Doors Hearst Plaza | |
| Address: Hearst Plaza. | ||||
| Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages. | ||||
| 07/29/12 3:00pm | Héctor Acosta “El Torito” / DJ Lobo / Alex Sensation | New York | SummerStage Central Park | |
| Address: Central Park. | ||||
| Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages. | ||||
| 07/29/12 4:00pm | SummerStage Kids Queens Family Day Featuring: Randolph Matthews/ LuckyBob: Magic Juggling Comedy/ Little Club Heads | Queens | SummerStage Springfield Park | |
| Address: Springfield Park. | ||||
| Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages. | ||||
| 07/29/12 5:00pm | ‘OurLand’: Celebrating Irish Culture in America! The Auld Triangle Buskers, Poets, Trad Sessions, Dancers, and Singalongs | New York, NY | Lincoln Center Out of Doors – Josie Robertson Plaza | |
| Address: Josie Robertson Plaza. | ||||
| Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages. | ||||
| 07/29/12 6:00pm | ‘OurLand’: Celebrating Irish Culture in America! Joe Hurley’s All-Star Irish Rock Revue! Co-Hosted by Ed Rogers featuring Willie Nile, Michael Cerveris, Tami Lynn, plus members of The Mekons, Cracker, Alice Cooper Group, Bob Dylan Band, Blue Oyster Cult & | New York | Lincoln Center Out of Doors Damrosch Park Bandshell | |
| Address: Damrosch Park Bandshell. | ||||
| Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages. | ||||
| 07/29/12 7:00pm | Taj Weekes & Adowa / Shine & The Moonbeams / Randolph Matthews Screening: Africa United | Queens | SummerStage Springfield Park | |
| Address: Springfield Park. | ||||
| Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages. | ||||
| 07/29/12 7:30pm | Polyglot Theatre: Tangle (U.S. premiere) | New York, NY | Lincoln Center Out of Doors – Josie Robertson Plaza | |
| Address: Josie Robertson Plaza. | ||||
| Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages. | ||||
| 07/31/12 7:00pm | Met Opera Summer Recital | Bronx | SummerStage Crotona Park | |
| Address: Crotona Park. | ||||
|
Edward Parks Deanna Breiwick Alexander Lewis Vlad Itfinca – Pianist |
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| Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages. | ||||
| 07/31/12 7:00pm | The Metropolitan Opera Summer Recital Series | Bronx | SummerStage Crotona Park | |
| Address: Crotona Park. | ||||
| Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages. | ||||
| 07/31/12 7:00pm | Keith Murray / Beatnuts | Staten Island | SummerStage Tappen Park | |
| Address: Tappen Park. | ||||
| Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages. | ||||
| 07/31/12 8:00pm | The Power of the Trinity Written By: Roland Wolf Directed By: Alfred Preisser Music By: Tomás Doncker | New York | SummerStage Central Park | |
| Address: Central Park. | ||||
| Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages. | ||||
| 08/01/12 7:00pm | Rob Base | Staten Island | SummerStage Tappen Park | |
| Address: Tappen Park. | ||||
| Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages. | ||||
| 08/01/12 7:00pm | Yemen Blues, Khaira Arby, UkanDanZ (New York debut), Yemen Blues is presented with support from the Office of Cultural Affairs, Consulate General of Israel in New York | New York | Lincoln Center Out of Doors Damrosch Park Bandshell | |
| Address: Damrosch Park Bandshell. | ||||
| Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages. | ||||
| 08/01/12 8:00pm | Camille A. Brown & Dancers with special musical guest Imani Uzuri / Formal Structure Special Guest: Dancin’ Downtown at The Joyce Contest Winner | New York | SummerStage Central Park | |
| Address: Central Park. | ||||
| Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages. | ||||
| 08/02/12 7:00pm | Met Opera Summer Recital | Staten Island | SummerStage Clove Lakes Park | |
| Address: Clove Lakes Park. | ||||
|
Edward Parks Deanna Breiwick Alexander Lewis Vlad Itfinca – Pianist |
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| Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages. | ||||
| 08/02/12 7:00pm | The Metropolitan Opera Summer Recital Series | Staten Island | SummerStage Clove Lakes Park | |
| Address: Clove Lakes Park. | ||||
| Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages. | ||||
| 08/02/12 7:00pm | GQ / Felix Hernandez’s Rhythm Revue | Staten Island | SummerStage Tappen Park | |
| Address: Tappen Park. | ||||
| Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages. | ||||
| 08/02/12 7:30pm | Franco Zeffirelli’s Romeo & Juliet | The Love Show | Prospect Park Bandshell | Celebrate Brooklyn! | |
| Address: 9th Ave at 10th St Brooklyn, NY 11215. | ||||
| Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages. | ||||
| 08/02/12 7:30pm | The Bad Plus: On Sacred Ground (New York premiere) Co-commissioned by Lincoln Center Out of Doors Brandt Brauer Frick Ensemble (U.S. debut) The Brandt Brauer Frick Ensemble are presented with support from Goethe Institute. | New York | Lincoln Center Out of Doors Damrosch Park Bandshell | |
| Address: Damrosch Park Bandshell. | ||||
| Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages. | ||||
| 08/03/12 6:30pm | Phil Kline’s dreamcitynine (world premiere) Technology developed by Rockmore Tech Performed by Talujon Percussion Group and friends Commissioned by Lincoln Center Out of Doors | New York, NY | Lincoln Center Out Of Doors – Josie Robertson Plaza, Hearst Plaza, Darmrosch Park | |
| Address: Lincoln Center. | ||||
| Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages. | ||||
| 08/03/12 7:30pm | Wild Flag | Mission Of Burma | Prospect Park Bandshell | Celebrate Brooklyn! | |
| Address: 9th Ave at 10th St Brooklyn, NY 11215. | ||||
| Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages. | ||||
| 08/03/12 7:30pm | Chio-Tian Folk Drums and Arts Group (U.S. debut) | New York | Lincoln Center Out of Doors Hearst Plaza | |
| Address: Hearst Plaza. | ||||
| Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages. | ||||
| 08/03/12 - 08/05/12 8:00pm | The Power of the Trinity Written By: Roland Wolf Directed By: Alfred Preisser Music By: Tomás Doncker | New York | SummerStage Marcus Garvey Park | |
| Address: Marcus Garvey Park. | ||||
| Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages. | ||||
| 08/03/12 8:30pm | Kimmo Pohjonen & Helsinki Nelson: Accordion Wrestling (U.S. premiere) | New York | Lincoln Center Out of Doors Damrosch Park Bandshell | |
| Address: Damrosch Park Bandshell. | ||||
| Made possible in part by The Consulate General of Finland, The Foundation for the Promotion of Finnish Music (LUSES), The Finnish Performing Music Promotion Centre ESEK, and Finn Spark, Inc. | ||||
| Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages. | ||||
| 08/04/12 3:00pm | Amadou & Mariam / Theophilus London | New York | SummerStage Central Park | |
| Address: Central Park. | ||||
| Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages. | ||||
| 08/04/12 4:30pm | The Del Mccoury Band | Cahalen Morrison & Eli West | Spirit Family Reunion | Prospect Park Bandshell | Celebrate Brooklyn! | |
| Address: 9th Ave at 10th St Brooklyn, NY 11215. | ||||
| Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages. | ||||
| 08/04/12 7:30pm | Heidi Latsky Dance: GIMP | New York | Lincoln Center Out of Doors Hearst Plaza | |
| Address: Hearst Plaza. | ||||
| Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages. | ||||
| 08/04/12 8:30pm | Kimmo Pohjonen & Helsinki Nelson: Accordion Wrestling (U.S. premiere) | New York | Lincoln Center Out of Doors Damrosch Park Bandshell | |
| Address: Damrosch Park Bandshell. | ||||
| Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages. | ||||
| 08/05/12 1:00pm | Heritage Sunday Ayiti Rasanble! featuring Kongo, Peniel Guerrier, La Troupe Makandal, and Raram | New York | Lincoln Center Out of Doors Hearst Plaza | |
| Address: Hearst Plaza. | ||||
| Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages. | ||||
| 08/05/12 5:00pm | 5th Annual Gospel Explosion 2012 Hezekiah Walker and Friends / Vashawn Mitchell / Le’Andria Johnson / James Fortune & F.I.Y.A. | New York | SummerStage Central Park | |
| Address: Central Park. | ||||
| Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages. | ||||
| 08/05/12 7:30pm | Las Caras Lindas de Mi Gente Negra— Homenja a Tite Curet Alonso featuring Grupo Esencia (New York debut) and Viento de Agua with special guest Lalo Rodríguez | New York | Lincoln Center Out of Doors Damrosch Park Bandshell | |
| Address: Damrosch Park Bandshell. | ||||
| Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages. | ||||
| 08/06/12 7:00pm | Sidi Touré / The Pedrito Martinez Group / Wouter Kellerman | New York | SummerStage Marcus Garvey Park | |
| Address: Marcus Garvey Park. | ||||
| Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages. | ||||
| 08/07/12 7:00pm | Met Opera Summer Recital | New York | SummerStage Jackie Robinson Park | |
| Address: Jackie Robinson Park. | ||||
|
Edward Parks Deanna Breiwick Alexander Lewis Vlad Itfinca – Pianist |
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| Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages. | ||||
| 08/07/12 7:00pm | Robert Glasper Experience with Special Guests | New York | SummerStage Marcus Garvey Park | |
| Address: Marcus Garvey Park. | ||||
| Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages. | ||||
| 08/08/12 7:00pm | Smokie Norful | New York | SummerStage Marcus Garvey Park | |
| Address: Marcus Garvey Park. | ||||
| Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages. | ||||
| 08/08/12 7:30pm | Dr. L. Subramaniam—Global Fusion featuring Kavita Krishnamurthi Subramaniam, Larry Coryell, Corky Siegel, Bindu Subramaniam, and Ambi Subramaniam, The Alaev Family (New York debut) | New York | Lincoln Center Out of Doors Damrosch Park Bandshell | |
| Address: Damrosch Park Bandshell. | ||||
| Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages. | ||||
| 08/09/12 6:30pm | Wild Nothing | Grimes | New York, NY | Hudson River Rocks – Pier 84 | |
| Address: Hudson River Greenway at W 44th St. | ||||
| Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages. | ||||
| 08/09/12 7:00pm | Met Opera Summer Recital | Queens, NY | SummerStage Socrates Sculpture Garden | |
| Address: Socrates Sculpture Garden. | ||||
|
Edward Parks Deanna Breiwick Alexander Lewis Vlad Itfinca – Pianist |
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| Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages. | ||||
| 08/09/12 7:00pm | Jon B / Jagged Edge | New York | SummerStage Marcus Garvey Park | |
| Address: Marcus Garvey Park. | ||||
| Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages. | ||||
| 08/09/12 7:00pm | Camille A. Brown & Dancers / MoralesDance All Levels Open Dance Master Class by: Camille A. Brown | New York | SummerStage Marcus Garvey Park | |
| Address: Marcus Garvey Park. | ||||
| Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages. | ||||
| 08/09/12 7:30pm | ! ! ! | Lenny Williams | New York | Lincoln Center Out of Doors Damrosch Park Bandshell | |
| Address: Damrosch Park Bandshell. | ||||
| Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages. | ||||
| 08/09/12 8:00pm | Complexions Contemporary Ballet | Prospect Park Bandshell | Celebrate Brooklyn! | |
| Address: 9th Ave at 10th St Brooklyn, NY 11215. | ||||
| Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages. | ||||
| 08/10/12 7:00pm | Cleo Parker Robinson Dance Company, Additional musical artist TBA | New York | Lincoln Center Out of Doors Damrosch Park Bandshell | |
| Address: Damrosch Park Bandshell. | ||||
| Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages. | ||||
| 08/10/12 7:30pm | Little Dragon | Frankie Rose | Voices Of Black | Prospect Park Bandshell | Celebrate Brooklyn! | |
| Address: 9th Ave at 10th St Brooklyn, NY 11215. | ||||
| Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages. | ||||
| 08/11/12 12:00pm | La Casita Poetry and spoken word performances by Abiodun Oyewole, Aneta Brodski & Tahani, Briceida Cuevas, Charlie Chin, Franny Choi, Gypsee Yo, Intikana, Iyaba Ibo Mandingo, Peggy Robles–Alvarado, and Rachel McKibbens Musical performances by Gerard Edery | New York | Lincoln Center Out of Doors Hearst Plaza | |
| Address: Hearst Plaza. | ||||
| Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages. | ||||
| 08/11/12 3:00pm | Carolina Chocolate Drops / Buckwheat Zydeco / Abigail Washburn | New York | SummerStage Central Park | |
| Address: Central Park. | ||||
| Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages. | ||||
| 08/11/12 5:00pm | 29th Annual Roots of American Music Festival The Triple Goddess Twilight Revue— Celebrating The Music of Laura Nyro featuring Nona Hendryx and Sarah Dash, Desmond Child & Rouge and many more special guests TBA. Otis Clay & The Platinum Band Soulful Songwr | New York | Lincoln Center Out of Doors Damrosch Park Bandshell | |
| Address: Damrosch Park Bandshell. | ||||
| Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages. | ||||
| 08/11/12 7:00pm | Kùlú Mèlé African Dance and Drum Ensemble/ MBDance All Levels Open Dance Master Class by: Kùlú Mèlé African Dance & Drum Ensemble | New York | SummerStage Marcus Garvey Park | |
| Address: Marcus Garvey Park. | ||||
| Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages. | ||||
| 08/11/12 7:30pm | Lyle Lovett | Aoife O’Donovan | Prospect Park Bandshell | Celebrate Brooklyn! | |
| Address: 9th Ave at 10th St Brooklyn, NY 11215. | ||||
| Final Concert of the Season! | ||||
| Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages. | ||||
| 08/12/12 12:00pm | 29th Annual Roots of American Music Festival: Erin McKeown, Taylor Mac: A History of Popular Music Tom Paxton, Daniel Kahn & The Painted Bird, Pura Fé Trio | New York | Lincoln Center Out of Doors Hearst Plaza | |
| Address: Hearst Plaza. | ||||
| Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages. | ||||
| 08/12/12 3:00pm | La Casita – See artist line-up for August 11 | Bronx, NY | Lincoln Center in the Bronx – El Teatro Miranda | |
| Address: 52 Park. | ||||
| Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages. | ||||
| 08/12/12 4:00pm | 4th Annual R&B Fest 2012 Eric Benét and more | New York | SummerStage Central Park | |
| Address: Central Park. | ||||
| Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages. | ||||
| 08/12/12 4:00pm | SummerStage Kids Uptown Family Day Featuring: Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Jazz for Young People® on Tour / Little Club Heads / Double Dutch Dreamz | New York | SummerStage Marcus Garvey Park | |
| Address: Marcus Garvey Park. | ||||
| Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages. | ||||
| 08/12/12 6:00pm | 29th Annual Roots of American Music Festival Pardon Our Analysis: An All-Star Gathering for Gil Scott-Heron Performed by Black Rock Coalition Orchestra & Guests LaTasha N. Nevada Diggs, artistic director Featuring Brian Jackson, Sapphire, Martha Redbone, | New York | Lincoln Center Out of Doors Damrosch Park Bandshell | |
| Address: Damrosch Park Bandshell. | ||||
| Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages. | ||||
| 08/12/12 7:00pm | YERBABUENA / DJ Bobbito Garcia a.k.a. Kool Bob Love Screening: Doin’ it in the Park: Pick- Up Basketball, NYC | New York | SummerStage Marcus Garvey Park | |
| Address: Marcus Garvey Park. | ||||
| Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages. | ||||
| 08/14/12 7:00pm | Goapele / Yolanda Zama Screening: Come Back Africa | New York | SummerStage Central Park | |
| Address: Central Park. | ||||
| Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages. | ||||
| 08/14/12 7:00pm | Toby Love | New York | SummerStage Highbridge Park | |
| Address: Highbridge Park. | ||||
| Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages. | ||||
| 08/15/12 7:00pm | Henry Santos | New York | SummerStage Highbridge Park | |
| Address: Highbridge Park. | ||||
| Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages. | ||||
| 08/15/12 8:00pm | Koresh Dance Company / BalletX Special Guest: Dancin’ Downtown at The Joyce Contest Winner | New York | SummerStage Central Park | |
| Address: Central Park. | ||||
| Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages. | ||||
| 08/16/12 7:00pm | 24 Horas / K Rose | New York | SummerStage Highbridge Park | |
| Address: Highbridge Park. | ||||
| Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages. | ||||
| 08/17/12 7:00pm | WHITE WAVE Young Soon Kim Dance Company / DoubleTake Dance All Levels Open Dance Master Class by: Desmond Richardson from Complexions Contemporary Ballet | New York | SummerStage East River Park | |
| Address: East River Park at Cherry St. | ||||
| Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages. | ||||
| 08/18/12 3:00pm | Australia Day Featuring: Megan Washington / Emma Donavan / DJ Ashley Feraude with Jonty Hall | New York | SummerStage Central Park | |
| Address: Central Park. | ||||
| Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages. | ||||
| 08/18/12 7:00pm | Eleone Dance Theatre / Niles Ford/Urban Dance Collective All Levels Open Dance Master Class by: Calvin Wiley | New York | SummerStage East River Park | |
| Address: East River Park at Cherry St. | ||||
| Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages. | ||||
| 08/19/12 3:00pm | Jamaica’s 50th Anniversary of Independence Celebration Featuring: Inner Circle / Israel Vibration / The Mighty Diamonds / DJ Carter Van Pelt | New York | SummerStage Central Park | |
| Address: Central Park. | ||||
| Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages. | ||||
| 08/19/12 7:00pm | The Upright Citizens Brigade Presents: The All-Stars of Improv | New York | SummerStage East River Park | |
| Address: East River Park at Cherry St. | ||||
| Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages. | ||||
| 08/21/12 7:00pm | José Alberto “El Canario” / 8 y Más / DJ Polito Vega | New York | SummerStage East River Park | |
| Address: East River Park at Cherry St. | ||||
| Admission: FRee. Age restrictions: All Ages. | ||||
| 08/22/12 7:00pm | LYRICIST LOUNGE 20 Year Anniversary Featuring: Pete Rock vs. DJ Premier | New York | SummerStage East River Park | |
| Address: East River Park at Cherry St. | ||||
| Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages. | ||||
| 08/23/12 7:00pm | Two Boots 25th Anniversary Concert | New York | SummerStage East River Park | |
| Address: East River Park at Cherry St. | ||||
| Artists TBD | ||||
| Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages. | ||||
| 08/24/12 7:00pm | 20th Anniversary: Charlie Parker Jazz Festival Bird with Strings with Miguel Atwood-Ferguson and Special Guests Produced by: Revive Music | New York | SummerStage Marcus Garvey Park | |
| Address: Marcus Garvey Park. | ||||
| Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages. | ||||
| 08/25/12 3:00pm | 20th Anniversary: Charlie Parker Jazz Festival Roy Haynes / Rene Marie’s ‘Experiment In Truth’ / Derrick Hodge / ERIMAJ | New York | SummerStage Marcus Garvey Park | |
| Address: Marcus Garvey Park. | ||||
| Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages. | ||||
| 08/25/12 - 08/27/12 8:00pm | Jason and the Argonauts – Tales from the Argonautica By: Apollonius Rhodius Performed By: Faux-Real Theatre Company | New York | SummerStage East River Park | |
| Address: East River Park at Cherry St. | ||||
| Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages. | ||||
| 08/26/12 3:00pm | 20th Anniversary: Charlie Parker Jazz Festival Gregory Porter / Andy Milne & Dapp Theory/ Sullivan Fortner | New York | SummerStage Tompkins Square Park | |
| Address: Tompkins Square Park. | ||||
| Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages. | ||||
| 08/28/12 - 08/30/12 8:00pm | I’m Going to Make a Small Incision Behind Your Ear to Check and See if You’re Actually Human REDUX Performed By: Witness Relocation | New York | SummerStage East River Park | |
| Address: East River Park at Cherry St. | ||||
| Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages. | ||||
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