TTribune/Sentinelribune/Sentinel FFriday,riday, JJuneune 44,, 22021021 11 Artpark announces 2nd annual Strawberry Moon Festival, featuring Martha Redbone Roots Project, Lakota John, Charly Lowry & Tonemah Artpark’s Strawberry Moon Fes- placing it at the leading √ “Sonic Trails” (ongoing) tival will return to Lewiston from edge of 21st-century mu- – https://www.artpark.net/sonic- 4-10 p.m. Saturday, June 19. Tick- sic. trails ets are $7 and are on sale now at So’s repertoire ranges √ “New Music in the Park” ticketmaster.com. from 20th century works – https://www.artpark.net/new- A press release stated, “The by John Cage, Steve Reich music-in-the-park Strawberry Moon Festival cel- and Iannis Xenakis, et al., √ Fairy House Festival (June ebrates the indigenous cultures of to commissioning and ad- 12) – https://www.artpark.net/ the Niagara Region through sto- vocating works by contem- events/fairy-house-festival-2 rytelling, music, dance, and arts porary composers such as √ A Torn Space Theater pro- and crafts. Guests will participate David Lang, Julia Wolfe, duction, “Intersection/Proto- in an inclusive and engaging Na- Steven Mackey and Caro- type” (June 18) – https://www. tive American community gather- line Shaw, to distinctively artpark.net/events/intersection- ing. They’ll also be entertained by modern collaborations prototype an eclectic lineup of Native artists with artists who work √ Artpark Theatre Acade- performing in the Artpark Amphi- outside the classical con- my: “School of Rock” (June 28 theater – including Martha Red- cert hall, including Shara through July 18) – https://www. bone, Lakota John, Charly Lowry Nova, choreographer Su- artpark.net/events/artpark-the- and Tonemah.” san Marshall, The Nation- atre-academy-school-of-rock The fi rst Strawberry Moon Fes- al and Bryce Dessner. √ Visual art camp – https:// tival in 2019 brought back Native Proof of vaccination or www.artpark.net/events/art-camp American programming to Art- Matha Redbone (Image provided by Artpark & Company) negative COVID-19 test is √ Music & soccer camp – park after a 40-year-plus hiatus. At not required for this event. https://www.artpark.net/events/ the time, more than 3,000 guests der to exemplify the power of mu- modern classics, innovative, mul- Patrons will just be required to music-soccer-summer-camp participated in and experienced in- sic to unite people and forge deep tigenre original productions, and maintain social distance and wear √ “Free Family Saturdays” digenous traditions in song, dance social bonds.” an “exhilarating blend of precision a mask if they are not fully vacci- √ Amphitheater concerts and crafts, forging cross-cultural Tickets for the event are $12 and anarchy, rigor and bedlam” nated. – https://www.artpark.net/con- connections and cross-community and are available at artpark.net/ (The New Yorker), So Percussion The Artpark summer season certs-2021 relationships that continue to this events/so-percussion. has redefi ned the scope and role of runs now through Sept. 17 and Visit https://www.artpark.net/ day. Through its interpretations of the modern percussion ensemble, also includes: for a current schedule. In 2020, the festival took a COV- ID-19 pause, but the Native Ameri- can Peace Garden came to fruition at Artpark. Artpark stated, “More than just a place to refl ect and take in the beautiful setting along the Niagara River, the garden is an outdoor classroom led by Native elders and knowledge keepers. caring for life “In 2021, with the impacts of the Outside / Socially Distanced (mask required) pandemic, environmental chal- lenges and a world seeking bal- ance, the need to go back to the JOB FAIR original Native American instruc- tion of living in peace, harmony and respect with one another – and On site Interviews all living things – is more vital than PLEASE BRING RESUME TO INTERVIEW ever.” That’s why this year Artpark has Wednesday, June 9, 2021 already launched “Spring Awak- ens at Artpark: Honoring Mother 4:00pm – 7:00 pm Earth” and “Her Moccasins Talk: Honoring all our Relations,” part 3159 Staley Road of its free site-reactive audio app, “Sonic Trails,” available on Artpark Grand Island NY trails. 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