CANCELED** Due to Dangerously High Temperatures in NYC This Weekend, the Following Summerstage Shows in Corporal Thompson Park on Staten Island Are Canceled

**CANCELED** Due To Dangerously High Temperatures In NYC This Weekend, The Following SummerStage Shows In Corporal Thompson Park On Staten Island Are Canceled:

7.20.19 - Ana Tijoux / Combo Chimbita / L-Unicorns / DJ Shame

7.21.19 - Force M.D.s and U.M.C's with Red Alert / DJ XCEL & DJ Thrilla

JULY 19, 2019 – NEW YORK, NY – Due to the dangerously high temperatures in New York City this weekend, Capital One City Parks Foundation SummerStage has canceled SummerStage concerts on Saturday, July 20th and Sunday, July 21st in Corporal Thompson Park on Staten Island. Both CityParks PuppetMobile performances this weekend have also been cancelled.

Tonight's free SummerStage concert with R&B singer Jody Watley in Corporal Thompson Park will proceed as planned with a dance class at 7PM and performance at 8PM. Sunday's free SummerStage concert at the Ford Amphitheater at Coney Island WILL proceed with Thee NY Night Train: Soul Clap & Dance-Off Live Review with DJ Jonathan Toubin featuring soul legends Irma Thomas & others, beginning at 6pm. We apologize for any inconvenience.

CityParks SummerStage is New York City’s largest, free outdoor performing arts festival, taking place in Central Park and in 17 neighborhood parks around the city, from June-October, presenting approximately 100 performances — the majority of which are free of charge — for 250,000+ audiences annually.

For the most up-to-date scheduling and lineup for all SummerStage programming, follow SummerStage via the social media handles below and visit www.SummerStage.org for all festival information. Capital One is the Title Sponsor of the 2019 SummerStage festival. iStar, Subaru, Lagunitas Brewing Company, Sierra Nevada Brewing Company, Bell’s Brewery, Wölffer Estate Vineyard, Archer Roose Wines, CLIF, Disney, Bloomberg Philanthropies, AARP, Snapple, Icelandic Provisions Skyr and West Elm are all official SummerStage sponsors.

Generous private support is provided by the Howard Gilman Foundation, Mertz Gilmore Foundation, The Shubert Organization, the J.E. & Z.B. Butler Foundation, and The Harold and Mimi Steinberg Charitable Trust. SummerStage is also supported, in part, by public funds from the NYC Department of Cultural Affairs, in partnership with the NYC Council; the National Endowment for the Arts; the NYS Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and the NYS Legislature; and the NYC Council under the leadership of Speaker Corey Johnson, including Council Members Alicka Ampry-Samuel, Diana Ayala, Bill Perkins, Keith Powers, Donovan Richards, Carlina Rivera, Debi Rose, Helen Rosenthal, and Rafael Salamanca. The Only in Queens SummerStage Concert is presented by Borough President Melinda Katz with NYC Comptroller Scott Stringer and NYC Parks.

Additional support is generously provided by our dedicated festival audience and SummerStage Members.

The refurbishment of SummerStage in Central Park is supported by the NYC Council under the leadership of Speaker Corey Johnson, The Thompson Family Foundation, the Jaharis Family Foundation, Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer, Peter Shapiro & Dayglo Presents, the Troubh family, the Goodman Family Foundation, Alexander Durst, and many generous donors who have purchased seat plaques.

Premier Radio Sponsor: iHeart Radio featuring Lite FM, Power 105.1, 103.5 KTU, Q104.3, and Z100.

Media partners include: Zoom Media & Marketing, WNYC, WNET and All Arts, Telemundo, WBGO, WFUV, Relix, DoNYC, Time Out New York, Futuro Media Group and Big Screen Plaza. In all of its programming and activities, City Parks Foundation partners with the New York City Department of Parks & Recreation to improve neighborhood parks and the communities they serve.

SummerStage Social Media Twitter: @SummerStage Facebook: SummerStage NYC Instagram: @SummerStage Snapchat: summerstagenyc Official Hashtag: #SummerStage About City Parks Foundation At City Parks Foundation, we are dedicated to invigorating and transforming parks into dynamic, vibrant centers of urban life through sports, arts, community building and education programs for all New Yorkers. Celebrating our 30th anniversary this year, we program in more than 400 parks, recreation centers and public schools across New York City and reach 300,000 people each year. Our ethos is simple: thriving parks mean thriving communities.

About SummerStage Capital One City Parks Foundation SummerStage is New York’s largest free outdoor performing arts festival. SummerStage annually presents approximately 100 performances in 15-18 parks throughout the five boroughs. With performances ranging from American pop, Latin, world music, dance and theater, SummerStage fills a vital niche in New York City’s summer arts festival landscape. Since its inception 34 years ago, more than six million people from New York City and around the world have enjoyed SummerStage. Capital One is the Title Sponsor of SummerStage. For more information, visit www.SummerStage.org.

About Capital One Capital One Financial Corporation (www.capitalone.com) is a financial holding company whose subsidiaries, which include Capital One, N.A., and Capital One Bank (USA), N.A., had $249.8 billion in deposits and $372.5 billion in total assets as of December 31, 2018. Headquartered in McLean, Virginia, Capital One offers a broad spectrum of financial products and services to consumers, small businesses and commercial clients through a variety of channels. Capital One, N.A. has branches located primarily in New York, Louisiana, Texas, Maryland, Virginia, New Jersey and the District of Columbia. A Fortune 500 company, Capital One trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "COF" and is included in the S&P 100 index. Visit the Capital One newsroom for more Capital One news.

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