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June 17–July 15 all around Lower Manhattan 2012 Season Festival Guide RiverToRiverNYC.com Free to All River To River® Festival Dear Festivalgoers, Lower Manhattan is a neighborhood that encourages With support from many public exploration—off New York City’s geometric grid, its and private partners since 2002, iconic architecture, winding streets, and waterfront pleasures provide unexpected rewards for our residents, River To River Festival has become workers, and visitors. an essential component of Lower Lower Manhattan Cultural Council (LMCC), as the lead Manhattan’s vital and vibrant partner for the River To River Festival since 2011, is cultural life. privileged to work with our partners Arts Brookfield, Battery Park City Authority, and The Seaport to create a Each summer, the Festival activates more than 25 indoor cultural celebration that resonates with Lower and outdoor locations in the neighborhood with an Manhattan’s particular topography. The Festival’s unparalleled collection of music, dance, theater, visual program has its own icons, histories, and surprises. art, film, and participatory experiences by renowned and breakout artists from New York City and beyond. For River To River Festival is made possible by our sponsors. more than 100,000 attendees from around the region We express our deepest thanks to our Founding and and overseas, River To River Festival provides an intense Title Sponsor American Express, as well as the Alliance and rewarding way to experience Lower Manhattan’s for Downtown New York, The Port Authority of New waterfronts, parks, plazas, and other hidden treasures. York and New Jersey, The Lower Manhattan The Festival’s densely packed schedule of daytime, Development Corporation, HUD, and other underwriters. evening, and weekend events showcases Lower Because of their support, all events are free and open Manhattan as a thriving center for cultural activity and to the public. a key destination point for experiencing New York City’s wealth and diversity of heritage, history, dining, The Festival encourages engagement with the shopping, and art. unfamiliar journeys from dance on the water to music in the Chapel, master artists at Rockefeller Park to movies Together River To River Festival partners are working to on the Elevated Acre. And all this interwoven with foster conversations about artistic, community, and culinary delights, natural beauty, and social encounters. environmental concerns associated with urban/ waterfront landscapes in redevelopment, growth, and Take a chance. Take a day. Make your own path. transformation. By showcasing New York City, and in particular Lower Manhattan, as creative, green, and Enjoy the Festival! global, with shows and events that speak to the diverse cultures and tastes from across the region, River To River Festival offers a singular artistic experience for audiences of all ages and backgrounds – and every event is free! The 2012 River To River Festival will take place between June 17 and July 15. Sam Miller Andrew Horwitz LMCC President Director of Public Programs founding and title sponsor The River To River Festival is presented by lead partner Lower Manhattan Cultural Council in collaboration with Founding Partners Arts Brookfield, Battery Park City Authority, and The Seaport. Lower Manhattan Cultural Council leadership support (LMCC)-a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, has been a leading voice for arts and culture Downtown and throughout New York City for nearly 40 years, producing cultural events and promoting the arts through grants, services, advocacy, and cultural development programs. Red positive version Final art 4/29/05 Arts Brookfield-Since 1988, more than 3.5 million people have enjoyed over 2,500 cultural events presented by Arts Brookfield at the World Financial Center. An initiative of Brookfield Office Properties, Arts Brookfield lead media partners is one of the largest free, privately funded arts programs on the east coast. The Hugh L. Carey Battery Park City Authority-is a New York State public benefit corporation whose mission is to create and maintain a balanced community of commercial, residential, retail, and park friends of the festival space within its designated 92-acre site on the Lower West Side of Manhattan. The Seaport-This unique venue continues its reputation for introducing some of the coolest new artists, as well as a great line-up of national and international recording artists. Located at the tip of Manhattan, South Street Seaport is a slice of timeless New York. The River To River Festival 2012 features work from a number of additional partners: 2012 Presenting Partners The Joyce Theater The Michael Schimmel Center Additional support for certain projects in the River To River Festival has been Trinity Wall Street for the Arts at Pace University provided by: ARTonAIR.org, Asian Cultural Council, The Clocktower Gallery 2012 Program Partners & Radio, Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec, Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art, Eyebeam Center for Art and Technology, Harpo Foundation, Beth Morrison Projects Make Music New York Jerome Foundation, Mertz Gilmore Foundation, Metropolitan Waterfront Children’s Museum of the Arts The National Book Foundation Alliance, New England Foundation for the Arts, New York City Percent for Art Come Out & Play The New York Fund, New York Foundation for the Arts, Robert Sterling Clark Foundation, Cooper-Hewitt, Academy of Sciences Rockefeller Foundation, Time Equities, Inc., U.S. Department of State’s Bureau National Design Museum Poets House of Educational and Cultural Affairs, U.S. Regional Arts Organizations. 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