SummerStage Announces Line-Up, 7/29-9/26

SummerStage announces line-up for the 2010 Season which began July 29th and runs until September 26th. SummerStage is presented by MasterCard. The schedule of events and performers is subject to change without notice. Gates for all programs open one hour prior to listed start times unless otherwise noted.

Admission to all free performances is based on a first come/first served basis. No tickets to performances are required unless otherwise noted. Tickets are required for all Benefit and Gala concerts. All SummerStage shows go on RAIN OR SHINE; shows will be canceled only in the event of dangerous lightning during a performance.

For the most up-to-date scheduling, directions to the stages for all SummerStage programming, visit the newly redesigned home on the web at http://www.SummerStage.org or follow on Twitter at @SummerStage. City Parks Foundation (CPF) is the only independent, nonprofit organization to offer park programs throughout the five boroughs of New York City. They work in over 750 parks citywide, presenting a broad range of free arts, sports, and education programs, and empowering citizens to support their parks on a local level. Their programs and community building initiatives reach more than 600,000 people each year, contributing to the revitalization of neighborhoods throughout New York City.

No professional camera gear, telephoto lenses or flash photography is allowed without the express advance permission of SummerStage staff. No videocameras are allowed in the venue. Food and alcoholic/non-alcoholic beverages are available for purchase at all shows. Beer and wine are for on-site consumption only and may not be removed from the venue. Please do not bring alcoholic beverages, glass, bottles, coolers, pets, bicycles, rollerblades, folding chairs, beach umbrellas, video cameras or tape recorders. All bags are subject to search. The distribution or sale of unauthorized promotional materials is not permitted in park grounds or
in the SummerStage staging space.

SummerStage is accessible to the mobility-impaired. For additional information please call 212.360.2756 and ask to speak with the Volunteer Coordinator. To obtain the Parks Telecommunications Device for the Deaf (TDD), please call 800.281.5722.

The complete line-up is as followed; for more details about each act, please visit the SummerStage website.

TOTAL PRAISE
Rochdale Park, Brooklyn
Friday, July 30
7:00 - 8:30 pm

CREATIVE OUTLET DANCE THEATRE and
KYLE ABRAHAM AND ABRAHAM.IN.MOTION
Jackie Robinson Park, Manhattan
Friday, July 30
7:00 pm - Open Contemporary Modern dance class with Jamel Gaines (Dir.
Of Creative Outlet)
8:00 pm - Kyle Abraham/ Abraham.in.Motion
8:50 pm - Creative Outlet Dance Theatre

JOVANOTTI, LOS AMIGOS INVISIBLES and NATALIA LAFOURCADE
Central Park, Manhattan
Saturday, July 31
3:00 - 7:00 pm

EARL MOSELY'S INSTITUTE OF THE ARTS
and MICHAEL Leon Thomas' MOTION THEATER LAB
Jackie Robinson Park, Manhattan
Saturday, July 31
7:00 pm - Open HipFunkinHop dance class with Calvin Wiley
8:00 pm - Michael Leon Thomas' Motion Theater Lab
8:50 pm - Earl Mosely's Institute of the Arts

ST. VINCENT, tUnE-yArDs and BASIA BULAT
Central Park, Manhattan
Sunday, August 1
3:00 - 7:00 pm

BACHATA HEIGHTZ and 24 HORAS
Highbridge Park, Manhattan
Tuesday, August 3
7:00 - 8:30 pm

Ticketed Benefit Show:
HOT CHIP, HERCULES AND LOVE AFFAIR and HOLY GHOST!
Central Park, Manhattan
Wednesday, August 4
5:30 pm - Doors Open
6:30 - 9:30 pm Concert
Tickets can be purchased at www.ticketmaster.com or by calling (800) 745-3000

GEORGE LAMOND, JUDY TORRES and DJ LUCHO
East River Park, Manhattan
Wednesday, August 4
7:00 - 9:00 pm

GIL SCOTT-HERON
Presented in association with Jill Newman productions
Part of the NYC Revolutions series
Marcus Garvey Park, Manhattan
Thursday, August 5
7:00 - 8:30 pm

blood pudding by Sharon Bridgforth, Directed by Baraka de Soleil
Marcus Garvey Park, Manhattan
Friday, August 6 - Saturday, August 7
8:00 pm

THE CLARK SISTERS, KIERRA ‘KIKI' SHEARD and JUANITA BYNUM
Presented in association with WLIB and Globe Star Media
Central Park, Manhattan
Saturday, August 7
3:00 - 7:00 pm

THE XX, CHAIRLIFT AND JACK PEÑATE
Presented in association with Meanred Productions
Central Park, Manhattan
Sunday, August 8
7:00 - 10:00 pm

COMPLEXIONS CONTEMPORARY BALLET and
DANCIN' DOWNTOWN contest winners
Central Park, Manhattan
Tuesday, August 10
8:00 - 10:00 pm

LUIS MIGUEL DE LA AMARGUE
Highbridge Park, Manhattan
Tuesday, August 10
7:00 - 8:30 pm

Paid Ticketed Benefit Show:
GOV'T MULE
Central Park, Manhattan
Wednesday, August 11
5:00pm - Doors Open
6:00pm - Concert
Tickets can be purchased at www.ticketmaster.com or by calling (800) 745-3000

DOUG E. FRESH with DJ DEE WIZ
Jackie Robinson Park, Manhattan
Wednesday, August 11
7:00 - 8:30 pm

WHITE RABBITS with HOSPITALITY
East River Park, Manhattan
Thursday, August 12
7:00 - 8:30 pm

Paul Taylor II and NAGANUMA DANCE
East River Park, Manhattan
Friday, August 13
7:00 pm - Open Contemporary Fusion dance class with
Darcy Naganuma of Naganuma Dance
8:00 pm - Naganuma Dance
8:50 pm - Paul Taylor II

Bachata Fest featuring
ANDY ANDY, LUIS MIGUEL DE LA AMARGUE,
KIKO RODRIGUEZ and ALEXANDRA
Presented in association with Globe Star Media
Central Park, Manhattan
Saturday, August 14
3:00 - 7:00pm

COMPLEXIONS CONTEMPORARY BALLET and WIDEMAN/DAVIS DANCE
East River Park, Manhattan
Saturday, August 14
7:00 pm - Open World Jazz dance class with Cecilia Marta
8:00 pm - Wideman/ Davis Dance
8:50 pm - Complexions Contemporary Ballet

PUBLIC ENEMY with BLITZ THE AMBASSADOR
Part of The NYC Revolutions Series
Central Park, Manhattan
Sunday, August 15
3:00 - 7:00 pm

ALEXANDRA and DANIEL MONCION
Highbridge Park, Manhattan
Tuesday, August 17
7:00 - 8:30 pm

TYE TRIBETT
Jackie Robinson Park, Manhattan
Presented in association with WLIB and Globe Star Media
Wednesday, August 18
7:00 - 9:00 pm

OUR LATIN THING with DJ LUCHO Presents
A Tribute to The FANIA ALL STARS
East River Park, Manhattan
Thursday, August 19
7:00 - 8:30 pm

GOODBAR by Waterwell & Bambï
East River Park, Manhattan
Friday, August 20 - Sunday, August 22
8:00 pm

CHRISETTE MICHELE, TAMIA and MARIO
Presented in Association with WBLS and Globe Star Media
Central Park, Manhattan
Saturday, August 21
3:00 - 7:00 pm

FIVE DAYS IN MARCH by Toshiki Okada
Performed by Witness Relocation
East River Park, Manhattan
Monday, August 23 - Tuesday, August 24
8:00 pm

BEOWULF - A THOUSAND YEARS OF BAGGAGE
Performed by Banana Bag & Bodice
East River Park, Manhattan
Wednesday, August 25 - Friday, August 27
8:00 pm

The Charlie Parker Jazz Festival featuring:
McCOY TYNER, JASON MORAN AND THE BANDWAGON,
THE JD ALLEN TRIO and REVIVE DA LIVE: Charlie Parker Revisited
Part of the NYC Revolutions series
Marcus Garvey Park, Manhattan
Saturday, August 28
3:00 - 7:00pm

The Charlie Parker Jazz Festival featuring
Jimmy Scott, VIJAY IYER, THE COOKERS and Catherine Russell
Tompkins Square Park, Manhattan
Sunday, August 29
3:00 - 7:00pm

The Center for Traditional Music and Dance,
World Music Institute and NY Gypsy Festival present
The Black Sea Roma Festival:
A Celebration of Gypsy Music from Turkey, Bulgaria, Ukraine and Romania
featuring MAHALA RAI BANDA,
SELIM SESLER AND THE NY GYPSY ALL-STARS,
TÉCSÖI BANDA and THE YURI YUNAKOV ENSEMBLE
Central Park, Manhattan
Sunday, September 26
3:00 - 7:00 pm