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City Parks Foundation Kicks Off SUMMERSTAGE 2013 July 15 - July 29; Full Schedule

By: Jul. 15, 2013
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City Parks Foundation has just recently launched the 2013 season of SummerStage presented by AT&T, New York's largest free performing arts festival, bringing over 100 free performances to seventeen parks throughout the five boroughs. With performances ranging from Soul, Hip-Hop, Latin and Opera music to dance, comedy and theater, SummerStage fills a vital niche in New York City's summer arts festival landscape. Since its inception twenty-eight years ago, more than six million people from New York City and around the world have enjoyed SummerStage. The festival runs from June 4th until August 29th.

Twitter: @SummerStage @CPFNYC

Facebook: www.facebook.com/summerstagenyc

Schedule
Doors for Central Park shows open one hour prior to listed show times.
Citywide shows do not have door times as they are in open air venues.
Show starts promptly at time stated below.

Day

Date

Time

Artist

Park

Boro

Genre

Tuesday

Jul. 16

8:00 PM

The Metropolitan Opera Summer Recital Series

Central Park

MN

Music

Tuesday

Jul. 16

7:00 PM

Meli'sa Morgan / Fonda Rae / Alicia Myers / Marley Marl

Hosted by Bob Lee

Queensbridge Park

QN

Music

Wednesday

Jul. 17

7:00 PM

Force MDs / Horace Brown / Jeff Redd / Marley Marl

Hosted by Bob Lee

Queensbridge Park

QN

Music

Thursday

Jul. 18

7:00 PM

Das EFX / Special Ed / Chubb Rock / Black Sheep / Marley Marl

Hosted by Bob Lee

Queensbridge Park

QN

Music

Friday

Jul. 19

7:00 PM

The Metropolitan Opera Summer Recital Series

Brooklyn Bridge Park

BK

Music

Friday

Jul. 19

7:00 PM Master Class

8:00 PM

Performances

Rennie Harris Collective Inc.

All Levels Open Dance Master Class by: Rennie Harris Collective Inc.

Queensbridge

Park

QN

Dance

Saturday

Jul. 20

3:00 PM

Planet Hemp / Gaby Amarantos Emicida / DJ sets by Greg Caz

Central Park

MN

Music

Saturday

Jul. 20

7:00 PM Master Class

8:00 PM

Performances

DANCE IQUAIL!

All Levels Open Dance Master Class by:

Karisma Jay

Queensbridge

Park

QN

Dance

Sunday

Jul. 21

4:00 PM

Queens Family Day Featuring:

Invincible: A Tribute to the King of Pop / PitchBlak Brass Band / Little Club Heads / DJ set by Chris Love "The Mixologist"

Queensbridge

Park

QN

Family Music

Sunday

Jul. 21

3:00 PM

Oliver Mtukudzi and The Black Spirits / Fatoumata Diawara / Krar Collective / DJ set by DJ Sirak

Central Park

MN

Music

Sunday

Jul. 21

7:00 PM

DJ D-Nice

25th Anniversary Screening of

"I'm Gonna Git You Sucka"

Queensbridge

Park

QN

Music

Film

Tuesday

Jul. 23

7:00 PM

The Metropolitan Opera Summer Recital Series

Crotona Park

BX

Music

Tuesday -

Wednesday

Jul. 23 -

Jul.24

8:00 PM

Martha Graham Dance Company

Special Guest: Dancin' Downtown at The Joyce Contest Winner

Central Park

MN

Dance

Thursday

Jul. 25

7:00 PM

The Metropolitan Opera Summer Recital Series

Clove Lakes Park

SI

Music

Saturday

Jul. 27

7:00 PM

Lianne La Havas / LP / Quadron / DJ sets by DJ Center

Central Park

MN

Music

Sunday

Jul. 28

3:00 PM

Rock Steady Crew 36th Anniversary Concert

Featuring: Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth / Brand Nubian / Special Ed / Craig G / Q-Unique / Homeboy Sandman / Torae / RasheEd Chappell

Central Park

MN

Music

Forewords Schedule

Tickets are $15 for admission. It covers the panel and a reserved seat in the bleacher area for the performance to follow.
More information on Forewords can be found via the link below.

Day

Date

Time

Artist

Park

Borough

Genre

Tuesday

Jul. 23

6:00 PM

"The Long-Lasting Influence of Martha Graham"
Panelists TBA

Show:
Martha Graham Dance Company

Central Park

MN

Panel

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