May 31, June 1 and June 2, 2013
Friday, May 31, 4:30 PM – 7:00 PM
Group Reading of Allen Ginsberg’s Howl
Led and Orchestrated by poet Bob Holman, the Festival opens with a Greek Chorus of voices reading their own work that culminates with the signature reading of Howl. Opening musical act Tyler Burba singing Ginsberg songs,.. Featured poets: Hettie Jones, David Henderson, Jennifer Blowdryer, Lydia Lunch, Bob Rosenthal, Eliot Katz.., and assorted wordsmiths from the Bowery Poetry Club, Nuyorican Poets Cafe, the Poetry Project, and A Gathering of the Tribes, including: Edwin Torres, Robert Galinsky, Nikhil Melnechuk, Sarah Murphy, Rangi McNeil, Ted Dodson, Aria Boutet, Nancy Mercado, Chavisa Woods, Whitney *Witness* Greenaway, and McPhErson and more poets T.B.A.
Saturday, June 1, 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Great Howl! Stage
Enter through Southwest entrance, Avenue A & 7th Street… A multi-‐generational, multi-‐dimensional, mucho-‐crazy afternoon of Music, Spoken Word, and Comedy… ACTS: 1-1:20 Marni Rice (chanteuse et accordieniste extraordinaire) … 1:30-1:50- Anna Copacabana… 2-2:30- Tall Pines… 2:40-3 -Ward White… 3:10-3:30- Faith… 3:40-4 -Richard Lloyd (THE Guitar God!)… 4:10-4:50 -Vangeline Theater presents MOSAIC… A Butoh piece choreographed by Vangeline for the Vangeline Theater with: Azumi Oe, Beatrice Schleyer, Coco, Juri Nishio, Laurence Martin, Maiko Ikegaki, Margherita Tisato, Pamela Herron, Prasida, Sindy Butz, Stacy Lynn Smith, Shiho Tanaka
Sunday, June 2, 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Great Howl! Stage
Enter through Southwest entrance, Avenue A & 7th Street… A multi-‐generational, multi-‐dimensional, mucho-‐crazy afternoon of Music, Spoken Word, and Comedy… ACTS: 1-1:20.. Karen Marie… 1:30-2:30… Crosby’s Hip-Hop HOWL! (See separate listing)… 2:40-3 -Bear 54… 3:10-3:30… Diane Gentile… 3:40-4 Andy Shernoff… 4:10-4:30… Jack Skuller… 4:40-5 -Liza Colby Sound…5:30 Low Life (See Separate Listing)
Sunday, June 2, 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM
Hip-Hop Howl!