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City Parks Foundation is delighted to present the 2018 season of SummerStage, ’s largest free outdoor performing arts festival. New York is the quintessential global city, and the place we have been proud to call home for more than three decades. SummerStage brings the best music from around the world to New York’s many and varied communities, using local neighborhood parks as gathering spaces in which to experience world class culture. From iconic performers to the latest up-and-coming artist, we present everything from indie to Afrobeat, to soul, to contemporary , fado to EDM, and everything in between. Join us for more than 100 shows in 18 neighborhood parks this summer. Come watch a legendary artist or discover the performer you’ll love next!

2 , BROOKLYN PARK, MANHATTAN DUMONT AVE. & STRAUSS ST. WEST 148TH ST. & BRADHURST AVE.

BROOKLYN , BROOKLYN , MANHATTAN FURMAN ST. & OLD FULTON ST. 124TH ST. & FIFTH AVE.

CENTRAL PARK, MANHATTAN , QUEENS 69TH ST. & 5TH AVE. 41ST AVE. & VERNON BLVD.

CLOVE LAKES PARK, STATEN ISLAND , QUEENS CLOVE RD. & BEVERLY AVE. & VERNON BLVD.

COFFEY PARK, BROOKLYN SPRINGFIELD PARK, QUEENS VERONA ST. BETWEEN RICHARD ST. & DWIGHT ST. 147TH AVE. & SPRINGFIELD BLVD.

CORLEARS HOOK PARK, MANHATTAN ST. MARY’S PARK, BRONX CHERRY ST. & JACKSON ST. ST. ANN’S AVE. & 146TH ST.

CORPORAL THOMPSON PARK, STATEN ISLAND , MANHATTAN BROADWAY BETWEEN MARKHAM RD. & WAYNE ST. E. 7TH ST. & AVE. A , BRONX LOCATION , BRONX CLAREMONT & CROTONA AVE. BAINBRIDGE AVE. & RESERVOIR OVAL EAST

EAST RIVER PARK, MANHATTAN FDR DRIVE BETWEEN JACKSON ST. & CHERRY ST.

FLUSHING MEADOWS-CORONA PARK, QUEENS GRAND CENTRAL PKWY., WHITESTONE EXPWY. BETWEEN 111 ST. & COLLEGE POINT BLVD., PARK DRIVE E. FORD AMPHITHEATER, BROOKLYN EVENT AT CONEY ISLAND BOARDWALK 3052 WEST 21ST ST. TYPES

3 SUMMERSTAGE FOR FAMILY & COMMUNITY SummerStage performances are fun and welcoming for New Yorkers of all ages. Our schedule highlights family-friendly activities, including dance and drum workshops, and a very special opportunity to learn steps from choreographer Alvin Ailey’s world famous work, Revelations, directly from the Ailey company’s own dance instructors. Sunday, July 15 is this year’s Family Day in , with a -themed Mardi Gras Celebration featuring the legendary Rebirth Brass Band and other guests. And the fun continues with our traveling PuppetMobile, which will visit parks all over the city to present The Big Good Wolf, a modern-day fairy tale starring classic characters from The Three Bears and Three Little Pigs. And, of course, our Swedish Cottage Marionette Theatre in Central Park will continue its run of Neverland: Peter Returns, a spin on the beloved children’s classic Peter Pan. Beyond workshops & family programming, SummerStage shows will feature community partners’ activations and booths - connecting and celebrating our City’s exceptional variety of cultures and communities. Learn more about our community partners’ work by stopping by their tents onsite at select SummerStage shows and participating in their activations - ranging from interactive art installations to neighborhood-led fitness programs. Check out SummerStage.org for full details on all of our family-friendly performances and partner details this summer. SUMMERSTAGE FAMILY WORKSHOP SCHEDULE FRIDAY, JUNE 22, 7PM WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 1, 6PM DANCE WORKSHOP: ALVIN AILEY’S REVELATIONS CELEBRATION WORKSHOP: TRADITIONAL GARIFUNA DRUMS & DANCE COFFEY PARK, BROOKLYN CROTONA PARK, BRONX FRIDAY, JULY 6, 6PM DANCE WORKSHOP: FUNKY FREESTYLE WITH THERESA LAVINGTON FRIDAY, AUGUST 3, 6PM SPRINGFIELD PARK, QUEENS DANCE WORKSHOP: POPPING & LOCKING WITH FABEL CROTONA PARK, BRONX FRIDAY, JULY 13, 7PM DANCE WORKSHOP: ALVIN AILEY’S REVELATIONS CELEBRATION THURSDAY, AUGUST 9, 6PM QUEENSBRIDGE PARK, QUEENS DANCE WORKSHOP: POPPING & LOCKING HIP HOP WITH FABEL PARK, MANHATTAN SUNDAY, JULY 15, 4PM DANCE WORKSHOP: WITH THE LADY BUCKJUMPERS OF NEW ORLEANS CENTRAL PARK, RUMSEY PLAYFIELD, MANHATTAN FRIDAY, AUGUST 10, 7PM DANCE WORKSHOP: ALVIN AILEY’S REVELATIONS CELEBRATION FRIDAY, JULY 20, 6PM , MANHATTAN DANCE WORKSHOP: FUNKY FREESTYLE WITH THERESA LAVINGTON CORPORAL THOMPSON PARK, STATEN ISLAND THURSDAY, AUGUST 16, 7PM DANCE WORKSHOP: ALVIN AILEY’S REVELATIONS CELEBRATION FRIDAY, JULY 27, 7PM MARCUS GARVEY PARK, MANHATTAN DANCE WORKSHOP: ALVIN AILEY’S REVELATIONS CELEBRATION ST. MARY’S PARK, BRONX SATURDAY, AUGUST 18, 4PM SUPPORTING SPONSOR TUESDAY, JULY 31, 11AM WORKSHOP: AFRICAN DRUMS SPECIAL YOUTH MATINEE FEATURING KYLE ABRAHAM’S A.I.M MARCUS GARVEY PARK, MANHATTAN CENTRAL PARK, RUMSEY PLAYFIELD, MANHATTAN © 4 CITYPARKS PUPPETMOBILE’S The THE BIG GOOD WOLF SUMMERSTAGE PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE These performances take place ahead Big of SummerStage concerts. FRIDAY, JUNE 22, 3PM Good COFFEY PARK, BROOKLYN SUNDAY, JULY 1, 4PM BETSY HEAD PARK, BROOKLYN Wolf SATURDAY, JULY 7, 4PM SPRINGFIELD PARK, QUEENS SATURDAY, JULY 14, 4PM QUEENSBRIDGE PARK, QUEENS SUNDAY, JULY 15, 2:30PM CENTRAL PARK FAMILY DAY RUMSEY PLAYFIELD, MANHATTAN SATURDAY, JULY 21, 4PM CORPORAL THOMPSON PARK, STATEN ISLAND SATURDAY, JULY 28, 4PM ST. MARY’S PARK, BRONX SATURDAY, AUGUST 4, 4PM CROTONA PARK, BRONX SUNDAY, AUGUST 12, 4PM CORLEARS HOOK PARK, MANHATTAN SATURDAY, AUGUST 18, 4PM MARCUS GARVEY PARK, MANHATTAN The PuppetMobile’s full performance schedule in parks around the city can be found at www.CityParksFoundation.org

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PRE-SHOW PANELS, WORKSHOPS & GET INSPIRED WITH SCREENINGS IN CENTRAL PARK HOWARD ZINN’S VOICES Come early to Central Park and experience your favorite We are excited to collaborate with VOICES, a non-profit arts, artists up close and personal. Our panels, screenings and education and social justice organization founded by Howard workshops will feature legendary performers discussing their Zinn and Anthony Arnove, who together edited the book work, their history, and their inspiration. RSVP is required Voices of a People’s History of the , which brings on a first-come, first-served basis for some of the events. to life the extraordinary history of ordinary people who built Visit SummerStage.org to RSVP the movements that made the United States what it is today. and for more information. Six SummerStage VOICES programs will feature contemporary artists and authors who will use events, music and words from our nation’s history as inspiration for new discussions. The series will culminate in Central Park on August 28 with live readings, LOCATION: dialogue, music and celebration. By giving public expression to CENTRAL PARK, RUMSEY PLAYFIELD, MANHATTAN rebels, dissenters, and visionaries from our past—and present— SummerStage and VOICES seek to educate and inspire a new MONDAY, JUNE 25, 4PM generation working for social justice. PANEL: 45s: THE IMPORTANCE OF 7” VINYL IN MUSIC CULTURE PAST, PRESENT, AND WITH BOBBITO GARCÍA, RICH MEDINA, VOICES PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE SPINNA, AND STRETCH ARMSTRONG, RSVP REQUIRED SATURDAY, JUNE 30, 6PM SATURDAY, JULY 14, 2:30PM BETSY HEAD PARK, BROOKLYN SCREENING: CONVERSATIONS WITH OTURA MUN FEATURING: STACEYANN CHIN, POET

SUNDAY, JULY 15, 4PM SUNDAY, JULY 15, 4PM WORKSHOP: WITH THE LADY BUCKJUMPERS OF NEW ORLEANS, ALL AGES QUEENSBRIDGE PARK, QUEENS FEATURING: DRES, MC OF BLACK SHEEP WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 1, 6PM PANEL: A CONVERSATION WITH CHOREOGRAPHER KYLE ABRAHAM SATURDAY, JULY 21, 4PM HOSTED BY DANCE CRITIC EVA YAA ASANTEWAA, RSVP REQUIRED CORPORAL THOMPSON PARK, STATEN ISLAND FEATURING: LEMON ANDERSEN, POET SUNDAY, AUGUST 5, 1PM PANEL: THE NEW CULTURAL SHIFT: MUSIC, SATURDAY, AUGUST 4, 4PM RESISTANCE AND SOCIAL CHANGE CROTONA PARK, BRONX RSVP REQUIRED FEATURING: MUMS AKA CRAIG GRANT, ACTOR/POET

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 22, 6PM WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 15, 6PM DANCE WORKSHOP: MARCUS GARVEY PARK, MANHATTAN GAGA/PEOPLE MOVEMENT FEATURING: CELISSE HENDERSON, SINGER- MASTERCLASS RSVP REQUIRED TUESDAY, AUGUST 28, 7PM ALL LEVELS CENTRAL PARK, RUMSEY PLAYFIELD, MANHATTAN AGES 16+ FEATURING: KERRY WASHINGTON (ACTOR), STACEYANN CHIN (POET), MICHAEL EALY (ACTOR), LAURA GÓMEZ (ACTOR), CELISSE HENDERSON (SINGER-SONGWRITER-MUSICIAN), VIGGO MORTENSEN (ACTOR) AND OTHERS 6

MAY / RICHARD ASHCROFT JUN ONLY IN QUEENS SUMMERSTAGE CONCERT: PRODUCED BY THE BOWERY PRESENTS KOOL & THE GANG 16 FORMER OASIS FRONTMAN AND FELLOW BRIT ROCKER 16 THE INCOMPARABLE AWARD-WINNING R&B GROUP COMBINE FORCES TO BRING THEIR SOLO ACTS ON THE ROAD PERFORMS A CAREER-SPANNING SET WEDNESDAY 6:30-10PM CENTRAL PARK SATURDAY 5-8PM FLUSHING MEADOWS-CORONA PARKK JUN GREGORY PORTER / VICTORY IN ASSOCIATION WITH SONY PRESENTS BLUE NOTE FESTIVAL JUN : LONG LIVE THE KANE 02 A GRAMMY AWARD-WINNING JAZZ SINGER-SONGWRITER 30TH ANNIVERSARY / MUSIC BY: THE FINISHER IS JOINED BY THE RISING SOUL-FOLK PHENOMENON 20 MISTER CEE, HOSTED BY DOUG E FRESH SATURDAY 7-10PM CENTRAL PARK THE LYRICIST AND MC, ONE OF BED-STUY’S FINEST, CELEBRATES THE 30TH ANNIVERSARY OF HIS DEBUT JUN BOWIE SYMPHONIC: ENSEMBLE LPR PERFORMS WEDNESDAY 7-10PM DAVID BOWIE’S BLACKSTAR WITH EVAN ZIPORYN AND FORD AMPHITHEATER AT CONEY ISLAND 9 FEATURED CELLIST MAYA BEISER / DONNY MCCASLIN GROUP FETE DE LA MUSIQUE: VIANNEY / CHASSOL / JOAKIM AN ALL-STAR ORCHESTRA ALONG WITH BOWIE’S COLLABORATORS JUN ^ PAY TRIBUTE TO THE LATE SUPERSTAR’S FINAL WORK IN ASSOCIATION WITH FRANCE ROCKS AND BUREAUX EXPORT SATURDAY 7-10PM CENTRAL PARK 20 ANNUAL FESTIVAL CHAMPIONING IMPORTANT VOICES FROM FRANCE AND BEYOND JUN THE METROPOLITAN OPERA SUMMER RECITAL SERIES WEDNESDAY 6-10PM / CENTRAL PARK MET OPERA STARS LATONIA MOORE, MARIO CHANG AND JOSHUA 11 HOPKINS PERFORM AN EVENING OF ARIAS AND DUETS FROM JUN SAN FERMIN / THE WEATHER STATION SOME OF OPERA’S MOST BELOVED WORKS AVANT-GARDE BROOKLYN INDIE-POP COMPOSERS MONDAY 8-10PM CENTRAL PARK COMPLEMENT FOLK SONGWRITER AND ’ 21 PICK FOR THIS YEAR’S BEST BAND OUT OF SXSW UNDER THE STARS: FRANK AND HIS THURSDAY 7-9PM COFFEY PARK JUN KLEZMER ALL STARS, ANDY STATMAN, PHARAOH’S DAUGHTER FEAT. CANTOR BASYA SCHECHTER, JUN THE METROPOLITAN OPERA SUMMER RECITAL SERIES 13 GOLEM, CANTOR MAGDA FISHMAN, ELEANOR REISSA, RISING STARS GERARD SCHNEIDER, GABRIELLA DANIEL KAHN & THE PAINTED BIRD, AND ZALMEN MLOTEK 21 REYES DE RAMÍREZ, AND ADRIAN TIMPAU PERFORM CELEBRATING YIDDISH SOUL WITH KLEZMER ARTISTRY AND NOTED STARS A PROGRAM OF FAVORITE OPERA ARIAS AND DUETS WEDNESDAY 7-10PM CENTRAL PARK THURSDAY 7-8:30PM CLOVES LAKE PARK JUN THE METROPOLITAN OPERA SUMMER RECITAL SERIES JUN “HIP HOP AND YOU DON’T STOP” IN ASSOCIATION MET OPERA STARS LATONIA MOORE, MARIO CHANG AND JOSHUA WITH INSITU DANCE FESTIVAL FEAT. ITS SHOWTIME HOPKINS PERFORM AN EVENING OF ARIAS AND DUETS FROM 22 NYC / LIL BUCK / PASSION FRUIT / RESTORATIONART 13 SOME OF OPERA’S MOST BELOVED WORKS YOUTH ARTS ACADEMY / A LADY IN THE HOUSE WEDNESDAY 7-9PM PARK CO WITH GUEST DJ KS360 DANCE SHOWCASE FEATURING PERFORMANCES FROM WORLDWIDE “MEMPHIS JOOKIN” PHENOM, LOCAL SUBWAY SENSATIONS, AND MORE JUN JAKE PAUL - TEAM 10 TOUR WORKSHOP: REVELATIONS CELEBRATION, 7PM* PRODUCED BY THE BOWERY PRESENTS PUPPETMOBILE‘S THE BIG GOOD WOLF, 3PM* 14 IIT’S GOING TO BE A JAM PACKED SHOW WITH LIVE FRIDAY 7-9PM COFFEY PARK MUSICAL PERFORMANCES, AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION, SPECIAL GUESTS, GAMES AND CHALLENGES THURSDAY 6-10PM CENTRAL PARK JUN THE METROPOLITAN OPERA RECITAL SERIES RISING STARS GERARD SCHNEIDER, GABRIELLA REYES JUN RHIANNON GIDDENS / SON LITTLE / 23 DE RAMÍREZ, AND ADRIAN TIMPAU PERFORM A PROGRAM DJ SYLK, HOSTED BY ROXANNE SHANTE OF FAVORITE OPERA ARIAS AND DUETS 16 2017 MACARTHUR GENIUS GRANT RECIPIENT AND SATURDAY 3-4:30PM WILLIAMSBRIDGE OVAL CAROLINA CHOCOLATE DROPS CO-FOUNDER PERFORMS WITH RISING MUSICIAN WIKI & LIL UGLY MANE / DJ LUCAS / NEDARB SATURDAY 7-10PM CENTRAL PARK JUN INDEPENDENT HIP-HOP SUPERGROUP WIKI, ANTWON, AND LIL UGLY MANE TEAM UP WITH DARK WORLD’S FOUNDER 23 AND RISING PRODUCER NEDARB SATURDAY 5-7PM COFFEY PARK *For More Information on Workshops, Panels & PuppetMobile See Pages 4, 5, 6 7 JUNMARIZA / NOISERV / RENATO DIZ JUN THE METROPOLITAN OPERA SUMMER RECITAL SERIES IN ASSOCIATION WITH ARTE INSTITUTE RISING STARS GERARD SCHNEIDER, GABRIELLA REYES 23INTERNATIONALLY ACCLAIMED SINGER AND FADO’S BIGGEST STAR, 29DE RAMÍREZ, AND ADRIAN TIMPAU PERFORM A PROGRAM WITH SUPPORT FROM AND MODERN JAZZ OF FAVORITE OPERA ARIAS AND DUETS PORTUGUESE UP-AND-COMERS FRIDAY 7-8:30PM SATURDAY 6-10PM CENTRAL PARK SOCRATES SCULPTURE PARK JUN NICKY SIANO’S HALLELUJAH WITH GOSPEL JUN / OSHUN CHOIR AND MELBA MOORE / THE ILLUSTRIOUS BLACKS THE ACCLAIMED BROOKLYN MC, ONE OF THE 24PIONEERING DJ WITH A LONG-LASTING INFLUENCE ON NIGHTLIFE 30SHARPEST LYRICISTS OF HIS GENERATION, AND DANCE CULTURE JOINS FORCES WITH THE HARLEM GOSPEL IS JOINED BY THE RISING NEO-SOUL DUO CHOIR, TONY AWARD-WINNING R&B SINGER, WORKSHOP: VOICES OF A PEOPLE’S HISTORY, 6PM* AND A GENDER-BENDING NYC-BASED DYNAMIC DUO SATURDAY 6-9PM BETSY HEAD PARK SUNDAY 7-10PM CENTRAL PARK JUN 3 SIDES OF SNEED: JUNJAY CRITCH / TONY SELTZER AND FRIENDS / CLASSICAL, JAZZ & SANCTIFIED SOUL POETS CAFE: ADVOCATE OF WORDZ & RAMYA RAMANA 30WITH BRANDIE SUTTON, 24A MULTI-TALENTED NEW YORK-BRED MC AND SOMEONE PEOPLE CAN’T STEFON HARRIS AND / STOP TALKING ABOUT, PAIRED WITH A MUSIC AND POETRY-FILLED JAZZMEIA HORN DUET FROM NUYORICAN’S FINEST THE TALENTED MULTI-INSTRUMENTALIST, SUNDAY 5-7PM COFFEY PARK VOCALIST, CONDUCTOR, AND COMPOSER IS JOINED BY ONE OF JAZZ’S BRIGHTEST UP-AND-COMING JUNROCK RUBBER 45S FILM PREMIERE AND PERFORMANCES VOICES FOR A NIGHT OF MUSIC AND MOVEMENT BY DJS RICH MEDINA, STRETCH ARMSTRONG & SATURDAY 7-10PM CENTRAL PARK 25BOBBITO GARCIA, LYRICIST PHAROAHE MONCH AND GUEST APPEARANCE BY ROSARIO DAWSON JUL NORTHERN BEAT: BROKEN SOCIAL SCENE / IN ASSOCIATION WITH GIANT STEP THE NYC DEBUT OF THIS GRIPPING FILM MELISSA LAVEAUX / THE EAST POINTERS ABOUT BASKETBALL, SNEAKER AND MUSICAL CULTURES IS PRECEDED BY A DANCE PARTY WITH DJS AND A RAP PERFORMANCE BY ARTISTS FEATURED IN 1 ONE OF ’S INFLUENTIAL MAINSTAYS THE NARRATIVE AND SCORE JOINS FORCES WITH A UNIQUELY ENTHRALLING PANEL: “45s: THE IMPORTANCE OF 7”VINYL”, RSVP REQUIRED, 4PM* SINGER-SONGWRITER AND FOLK GROUP MONDAY 6-10PM CENTRAL PARK SUNDAY 3-7PM CENTRAL PARK JUNTHE METROPOLITAN OPERA SUMMER RECITAL SERIES JUL MELANIE FIONA / DJ MOMA RISING STARS GERARD SCHNEIDER, GABRIELLA REYES DE RAMÍREZ, R&B, SOUL AND REGGAE SINGER-SONGWRITER PERFORMS 27AND ADRIAN TIMPAU PERFORM A PROGRAM OF FAVORITE 1 ALONG WITH THE VERSATILE DJ OF PEOPLE OPERA ARIAS AND DUETS PUPPETMOBILE‘S THE BIG GOOD WOLF, 4PM* WEDNESDAY 7-8:30PM SUNDAY 7-9PM BETSY HEAD PARK DUCK DOWN BBQ FEATURING AND JUL RAM / PAUL BEAUBRUN / DJ HARD HITTIN HARRY JUNSMIF N WESSUN WITH LIVE BAND AND SPECIAL GUESTS IN ASSOCIATION WITH AFRO-LATINO FESTIVAL NYC BROWNSVILLE MCS BEST KNOWN FOR THE A JUBILANT CELEBRATION OF HAITIAN MUSIC AND CULTURE 28UNDERGROUND HIP-HOP MAINSTAY 5 BRINGS LEGENDS AND UP-AND-COMERS TOGETHER THURSDAY 7-9PM BETSY HEAD PARK THURSDAY 7-9PM SPRINGFIELD PARK JUNRAHEEM DEVAUGHN / DJ BLIND JUL THE LEGENDARY LADIES OF SKYY / THE R&B SINGER AND THREE-TIME GRAMMY NOMINEE BUSTS FELIX HERNANDEZ OF RHYTHM REVUE OUT THE SENSUAL MELODIES FOR A NIGHT OF SOULFULNESS 6 THREE SHINING STARS OF SOUL AND DISCO BRING GOOD 29FRIDAY 7-9PM BETSY HEAD PARK VIBES, OPENED BY THE RADIO HOST AND CULTURAL MOVER-AND- SHAKER WORKSHOP: FREESTYLE DANCE THERESA LAVINGTON, 6PM* FRIDAY 6-9PM SPRINGFIELD PARK

*For More Information on Workshops, Panels & PuppetMobile See Pages 4, 5, 6 8 JULTREY ANASTASIO TRIO JUL CALPULLI MEXICAN DANCE COMPANY PRODUCED BY THE BOWERY PRESENTS FOUNDING MEMBER QUEENS-BASED TROUPE CELEBRATES THE RICH DIVERSITY 6 OF THE INNOVATIVE AND LIVE PHENOMENON PHISH, OF MEXICAN AND MEXICAN-AMERICAN CULTURAL ANASTASIO PERFORMS HIS MULTI-FACETED SOLO WORK INFLUENCED 13HERITAGE THROUGH DANCE AND LIVE MUSIC BY MUSICAL THEATER, CLASSICAL MUSIC, AND ROCK & ROLL WORKSHOP: REVELATIONS CELEBRATION, 7PM* FRIDAY 6-10PM CENTRAL PARK FRIDAY 7-9PM QUEENSBRIDGE PARK JULKRANIUM / FEDERATION SOUND / DJ POLISH (KING MIDAS) JUL TITO ROJAS / ANDY MONTANEZ JAMAICA, QUEENS’ YOUNG STAR IS JOINED TWO OF ’S MOST IMPORTANT SALSA 7 BY A REGGAE DUO AND TALENTED DJ HEAVY HITTERS PERFORM TOGETHER ON A RARE DOUBLE BILL PUPPETMOBILE‘S THE BIG GOOD WOLF, 4PM* 13FRIDAY 7-10PM SATURDAY 4-7PM SPRINGFIELD PARK FORD AMPHITHEATER AT CONEY ISLAND TAIWANESE WAVES: SOFT LIPA / SHENG XIANG & BAND / JUL JORGE DREXLER / TRENDING TROPICS / IFE´ ´ / DJ RAFF JULELEPHANT GYM IN ASSOCIATION WITH LAMC ( MUSIC CONFERENCE) THE THIRD ANNUAL CELEBRATION SHOWCASING THE BEST A TRIPLE BILL WITH THE OSCAR AND LATIN GRAMMY 7 OF TAIWANESE TUNES FROM HIP-HOP TO ROCK 14AWARD-WINNING SINGER-SONGWRITER, THE DEBUT OF THE SATURDAY 6-10PM CENTRAL PARK THE NEW PROJECT FROM CALLE 13S’S VISTANTE, AND THE AFRO-CARIBBEAN MAESTROS OF PERFORMANCE SCREENING: CONVERSATIONS WITH OTURA MUN, 2:30PM* JULEPMD / DJ SYLK SATURDAY 3-7PM CENTRAL PARK THE INFLUENTIAL MC DUO PERFORMS WITH THE MULTIFACETED 8 QUEENS DJ FOR A NIGHT OF CLASSIC HIP HOP JUL RO JAMES SUNDAY 5-7PM SPRINGFIELD PARK THE RISING R&B STAR SHOWCASES HIS SLOW-BURNING SOUNDS PUPPETMOBILE‘S THE BIG GOOD WOLF, 4PM* JULBARRINGTON LEVY / THIRD WORLD / KABAKA 14SATURDAY 4-7PM PYRAMID / DJ GRAVY / FEDERATION SOUND QUEENSBRIDGE PARK 8 FIVE OF JAMAICA’S MOST ACCLAIMED AND LONGEST-RUNNING GROUPS JOIN TOGETHER FOR A NIGHT OF DANCEHALL, REGGAE, AND MORE JUL FAMILY DAY: REBIRTH BRASS BAND SUNDAY 6-10PM BIG CHIEF MONK BOUDREAUX FORD AMPHITHEATER AT CONEY ISLAND BRING THE WHOLE FAMILY TO A MARDI GRAS CELEBRATION 15FEATURING NEW ORLEANS BRASS BAND LEGENDS, JULJOEY BADA$$ & PRESENT: ALONGSIDE FUN ACTIVITIES FOR ALL AGES 4TH ANNUAL STEEZ DAY! PRODUCED BY THE BOWERY PRESENTS PUPPETMOBILE‘S THE BIG GOOD WOLF, 2:30PM* 8 ANNUAL CELEBRATION OF THE LIFE AND MUSIC OF HIP-HOP ICON AND BEAST WORKSHOP: VOICES OF A PEOPLE’S HISTORY, 4PM* COAST FOUNDER, CAPITAL STEEZ, LED BY RAPPER SUNDAY 2:30-7PM CENTRAL PARK AND PRO ERA FRONTMAN JOEY BADA$$ SUNDAY 6-10PM CENTRAL PARK AND FRIENDS, O.C., JUL KOOL DJ RED ALERT, WITH SPECIAL GUESTS JULOH WONDER / SASHA SLOAN DJ KOOL FLASH AND MORE THIS MINIMALIST POP DUO INSPIRES NOTHING SHORT OF WONDER 15MULTI-GENERATIONAL CELEBRATION OF HIP-HOP’S 9 MONDAY 7-10PM CENTRAL PARK BIGGEST INFLUENCERS, INNOVATORS, AND INGENUES WORKSHOP: VOICES OF A PEOPLE’S HISTORY, 4PM* GABRIEL GARZON-MONTANO´ / NICOLA CRUZ / SUNDAY 4-7PM QUEENSBRIDGE PARK JULTOMASA DEL REAL / LATIN BITMAN IN ASSOCIATION WITH LAMC (LATIN ALTERNATIVE MUSIC CONFERENCE) LATIN VOICES JUL DISPATCH / NAHKO AND THE MEDICINE 11FROM BROOKLYN, QUITO AND SANTIAGO MAKING HUGE FOR THE PEOPLE / RAYE ZARAGOZA WAVES IN NEO-SOUL, ELECTRONICA, REGGAETÓN AND BEYOND 18PRODUCED BY THE BOWERY PRESENTS WEDNESDAY 6-10PM CENTRAL PARK JAM BAND JUGGERNAUT WILL BE JOINED BY WORLD MUSIC &19COLLECTIVE AND UP-AND-COMING SINGER-SONGWRITER JULSYSTEMA SOLAR / VERY BE CAREFUL / EL FREAKY FOR BACK-TO- BACK NIGHTS OF POWERFUL, IN ASSOCIATION WITH LAMC (LATIN ALTERNATIVE MUSIC CONFERENCE) UPBEAT FOLK-ROCK PERFORMANCES 12TWO GENRE-DEFYING BANDS, AN AFRO-CARIBBEAN ELECTRONIC COLLECTIVE WEDNESDAY THURSDAY 6-10PM AND A GROUP, BRING THEIR DYNAMIC SOUNDS TO QUEENS CENTRAL PARK THURSDAY 7-9PM QUEENSBRIDGE PARK

*For More Information on Workshops, Panels & PuppetMobile See Pages 4, 5, 6 9 JULGEORGE LAMOND / SOUL SONIC FORCE / THE PHILHARMONIK JUL & THE SOUL BROTHERS / HANNAH ECLECTIC FORCES OF NEW YORK AND BUST OUT SALSA, WILLIAMS AND THE AFFIRMATIONS / OPERATOR EMZ 19FREESTYLE, AND MORE 28 BRONX RAP LEGEND AND HIS DYNAMIC CREW ARE JOINED THURSDAY 7-9PM CORPORAL THOMPSON PARK BY ONE OF SOUL’S MOST PROMINENT NEW VOICES SATURDAY 3-7PM CENTRAL PARK MOBILE MONDAYS! CECE PENISTON JULROBIN S WITH JOEY CARVELLO JUL SPANISH HARLEM ORCHESTRA “FINALLY” SINGER WITH DIVA AND CLASSIC DISCO TWO-TIME GRAMMY WINNER, THE BAND’S ROUSING HARDCORE 20 SALSA STYLINGS NEVER FAIL TO GET AUDIENCES DANCING HOUSE DJ WILL BRING THE ‘90S MOVEMENT TO THE MASSES 28PUPPETMOBILE‘S THE BIG GOOD WOLF, 4PM* WORKSHOP: FREESTYLE DANCE WITH THERESA LAVINGTON, 6PM* SATURDAY 4-7PM SAINT MARY’S PARK FRIDAY 6-9PM CORPORAL THOMPSON PARK JUL FEMI KUTI & POSITIVE FORCE JULLAS CAFETERAS / M.A.K.U. SOUNDSYSTEM / IBOMBA JUPITER & OKWESS / DJ GEKO JONES (DJ USHKA & DJ BETO) PURVEYORS OF AFROBEAT BRING THEIR FUNKY, JAZZY 29SOUND TO CENTRAL PARK, WHERE THEY’RE JOINED BY 21IN ASSOCIATION WITH LA ISLA BONITA SUMMER FESTIVAL RISING STAR CONGOLESE MUSICIAN JUPITER BOKONDJI THESE THREE ACTS WILL TAKE AUDIENCES ON A JOURNEY AND HIS BAND OKWESS RANGING FROM TO FUTURE DANCEHALL, SUNDAY 3-7PM CENTRAL PARK BREAKING DOWN BORDERS WORKSHOP : VOICES OF A PEOPLE’S HISTORY, 4PM* JUL CHARLIE APONTE PUPPETMOBILE‘S THE BIG GOOD WOLF, 4PM* THE INCOMPARABLE SALSERO BRINGS RHYTHMS OLD SATURDAY 4-7PM CORPORAL THOMPSON PARK AND NEW THAT WILL HAVE AUDIENCES ON THEIR FEET 29SUNDAY 5-7PM SAINT MARY’S PARK JULGINUWINE / THE LADIES OF PINK DIAMONDS / DJ STACKS THE PROVOCATEUR, KNOWN FOR THE R&B JAM “PONY,” RIDES HIS JUL THE LOX / YOUNG M.A / SPECIAL GUEST RHYTHMS INTO TOWN ALONG WITH STATEN ISLAND’S OWN DJ STACKS DJ FLEX, HOSTED BY TORAE 22SUNDAY 5-7PM CORPORAL THOMPSON PARK TRIFECTA OF -INSPIRED MCS WITH CELEBRATED 29CAREER OF HIP-HOP ANTHEMS IS JOINED BY ONE OF BROOKLYN’S FASTEST RISING STARS AND MCS JULALONZO KING LINES BALLET SUNDAY 7-10PM INTERNATIONALLY RENOWNED CONTEMPORARY FORD AMPHITHEATER AT CONEY ISLAND 25BALLET COMPANY PERFORMS WORKS THAT INFUSE CLASSICAL BALLET WITH NEW EXPRESSIVE POTENTIAL A.I.M SPECIAL YOUTH MATINEE WEDNESDAY 8-10PM CENTRAL PARK JUL THE COMPANY, LED BY ACCLAIMED CONTEMPORARY CHOREOGRAPHER KYLE ABRAHAM, PRESENTS A MATINEE PROGRAM OLD CROW MEDICINE SHOW 31FOCUSED ON ENGAGING YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE ARTS JUL WORKSHOP: YOUTH DANCE, 11AM* PRODUCED BY THE BOWERY PRESENTS TUESDAY 11AM-12PM CENTRAL PARK 26GRAMMY AWARD-WINNING SIX-MEMBER STRING BAND PLAYS CLASSIC AMERICAN FOLK AND ROOTS MUSIC THURSDAY 6-10PM CENTRAL PARK AUG TITO NIEVES / BODOMA & GARIFUNA CULTURE BAND THE INIMITABLE SALSA STAR IS JOINED BY THE LOCAL BRONX GROUP, WHO WILL BE PERFORMING NEIGHBORHOOD FAVORITES JULTKA / JUDY TORRES / GRAND WIZZARD THEODORE 1 WORKSHOP: TRADITIONAL GARIFUNA DRUMS & DANCE, 6PM* BRONX-BORN FREESTYLE AND DANCE MAINSTAYS WEDNESDAY 6-9PM CROTONA PARK 26THURSDAY 7-9PM SAINT MARY’S PARK AUG A.I.M / MOVEMENT OF THE PEOPLE DANCE COMPANY JULMILTERI TUCKER AND BOMBAZO DANCE CO / ACCLAIMED NY-BASED COMPANIES BRING UNCOMPROMISING THE SABROSURA EFFECT 1 APPROACHES TO MOVEMENT, POLITICS & THE HUMAN CONDITION 27IN ASSOCIATION WITH PEPATIAN PANEL: “A CONVERSATION WITH KYLE ABRAHAM” BRONX-BASED TROUPES SHARE A BILL FEATURING HOSTED BY EVA YAA ASANTEWAA, RSVP REQUIRED, 6PM* CELEBRATING AND ROOTED IN THE LATIN DIASPORA WEDNESDAY 8-10PM CENTRAL PARK PRE SHOW: REVELATIONS CELEBRATION WORKSHOP, 7PM* FRIDAY 7-9PM SAINT MARY’S PARK AUG THE MOVEMENT: MESSIAH / YOUNG FLOW / EL SOSA / NELLY NELZ FIVE STARS OF THE BURGEONING LATIN TRAP SCENE 2 SHOWCASE THEIR INDEFATIGABLE SOUNDS *For More Information on Workshops, Panels & PuppetMobile See Pages 4, 5, 6 THURSDAY 7-9PM CROTONA PARK 10 AUGULTIMATE BREAK BEATS: LOU, AUG PERIDANCE CONTEMPORARY DANCE COMPANY SPECIAL ED, NICE AND SMOOTH, AND LORD FINESSE CONTEMPORARY DANCE SCENE 3 ONE OF THE MAESTROS BEHIND SOME OF HIP-HOP’S MOST CLASSIC BEATS 10 STAPLE MAKES ITS SUMMERSTAGE DEBUT BREAKS IT DOWN WITH FELLOW NYC HIP-HOP HEAVYWEIGHTS WORKSHOP: REVELATIONS CELEBRATION, 7PM* WORKSHOP: HIP-HOP DANCE WITH FABEL, 6PM* FRIDAY 7-9PM EAST RIVER PARK FRIDAY 6-9PM CROTONA PARK PORCHES / / CRUMB AUGSISTER NANCY & SHINEHEAD WITH DJ MISBEHAVIOR AUG QUEEN OF JAMAICAN DANCEHALL IS JOINED BY BRONX-BORN IN ASSOCIATION WITH BROOKLYN MAGAZINE RAPPER FOR AN EVENING OF AND GROOVES 11 NEW YORK INDIE-POP BAND IS FLANKED BY TWO 4 WORKSHOP : VOICES OF A PEOPLE’S HISTORY, 4PM* LOCAL UP-AND-COMERS PUPPETMOBILE‘S THE BIG GOOD WOLF, 4PM* SATURDAY 5-7PM EAST RIVER PARK SATURDAY 4-7PM CROTONA PARK KOREA GAYOJE: TOKIMONSTA / DUMBFOUNDEAD AUGTHE ORIGINALS: STRETCH ARMSTRONG / CLARK KENT AUG KERO ONE IN ASSOCIATION WITH KOREAN CULTURAL D-NICE / RICH MEDINA / CENTER NEW YORK AND MEANRED 4 FIVE LEGENDARY DJS COME TOGETHER TO FORM AN 11 BREAKING BOUNDARIES, KOREAN-AMERICAN MUSICAL UNTOUCHABLE COLLECTIVE THAT WILL TURN CENTRAL PARK FORCES BRING THE BEATS WITH LYRICAL , INTO ONE BIG DANCE FLOOR DEFIANT HIP-HOP, AND ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRONIC HITS SATURDAY 6-10PM CENTRAL PARK SATURDAY 6-10PM CENTRAL PARK BAIANASYSTEM / HAMILTON DE HOLANDA TRIO FEAT. AUG ´ ^ JERRY RIVERA / NUYORICAN POETS CAFE: ROBERTA SA / XENIA FRANCA / DJ PATRICKTOR4 AUG LA BRUJA AND CHEMBO CORNIEL 5 IN ASSOCIATION WITH BRASIL SUMMERFEST IN ASSOCIATION WITH LATINO USA PRESENTING THREE SENSATIONS OF BRAZIL: A NEW CARNAVAL MAINSTAY, 12 THIS STACKED BILL COMBINES A BEST-SELLING A BANDOLIM MAESTRO WITH A VOCALIST EXTRAORDINAIRE, AND A RISING-STAR OF AFRO-BRAZILIAN POP JAZZ SALSA ARTIST WITH ACTIVIST-POET CARIDAD DE LA LUZ PANEL: THE CULTURAL SHIFT OF SOCIAL JUSTICE, RSVP REQUIRED, 1PM* AND GRAMMY-NOMINATED PERCUSSIONIST CORNIEL SUNDAY 3-7PM CENTRAL PARK PUPPETMOBILE‘S THE BIG GOOD WOLF, 4PM* SUNDAY 4-7PM EAST RIVER PARK AUGVOODOO THREAUXDOWN FEATURING TROMBONE SHORTY & ORLEANS AUG MUSIC + REVOLUTION: 8 / GALACTIC / PRESERVATION HALL JAZZ BAND / IN THE 1960s HOSTED BY RICHARD BARONE NEW BREED BRASS BAND WITH SPECIAL GUESTS 12 SOME OF THE REVOLUTIONARY ERA’S BEST AND BRIGHTEST PRODUCED BY THE BOWERY PRESENTS STARS UNITE WITH THE NEXT GENERATION TO IN CELEBRATION OF NEW ORLEANS’ TRICENTENNIAL, CELEBRATE THE PLACE WHERE IT ALL STARTED ​NOLA’ S​ FINEST WILL HONOR THE MUSICAL TRADITIONS OF SUNDAY 7-10PM CENTRAL PARK THEIR HOMETOWN WITH A NIGHT OF JAZZ, FUNK, HIP-HOP, AND BRASS BAND PERFORMANCES ˜ WEDNESDAY 6-10PM CENTRAL PARK AUG DEJ LOAF / QUIN / IAMDDB. AN ALL FEMALE BILL FEATURING A MULTI-TALENTED AUGWILD STYLE 35TH ANNIVERSARY REUNION CONCERT 12 POP/HIP-HOP RAPPER & SINGER, AN URBAN JAZZ & FILM SCREENING WITH SPECIAL GUESTS HYBRID MUSICIAN AND AN ELECTRO-POP ARTIST 9 THIS ICONIC FILM DOCUMENTING THE RISE OF HIP-HOP CELEBRATES SUNDAY 7-10PM WITH ORIGINAL CAST MEMBERS, PERFORMERS, AND SPECIAL FORD AMPHITHEATER AT CONEY ISLAND GUESTS AT THE PARK WHERE THE FINAL SCENE WAS SHOT WORKSHOP: HIP-HOP DANCE WITH FABEL, 6PM* AUG OAR - JUST LIKE PARADISE TOUR THURSDAY 6-10PM EAST RIVER PARK WITH SPECIAL GUESTS MATT NATHANSON 13 AND THE NEW RESPECTS AUGGOOD VIBES WITH JASON MRAZ AND BRETT DENNEN PRODUCED BY THE BOWERY PRESENTS PRODUCED BY THE BOWERY PRESENTS AMERICAN ROCKERS BRING THEIR ROOTS-ROCK CALIFORNIA BORN-AND- BRED SINGER- BRING THEIR UPBEAT, STYLE TO CENTRAL PARK WITH FOLK-ROCK 9 FOLK-POP SOUNDS AND “GOOD VIBES” TO CENTRAL PARK THURSDAY 6-10PM CENTRAL PARK SINGER-SONGWRITER AND A SOUTHERN ROCK BAND MONDAY 6-10PM CENTRAL PARK 11 *For More Information on Workshops, Panels & PuppetMobile See Pages 4, 5, 6 AUG CHARLIE PARKER JAZZ FESTIVAL AUGALICE SMITH / AKALA / DJ STORMIN NORMAN MONTY ALEXANDER - HARLEM KINGSTON EXPRESS A POWERHOUSE VOCALIST WITH A SIGNATURE STYLE OF ROCK, CATHERINE RUSSELL / KEYON HARROLD 15POP, AND R&B TAKES THE STAGE WITH THE RISING BRITISH-BORN 25 MATTHEW WHITAKER TRIO RAPPER, POET AND ACTIVIST AND ONE OF HARLEM’S JAZZ VETERANS AND RISING STARS PAY TRIBUTE TO MOST ESTABLISHED DJS INNOVATOR AND BEBOP MASTER CHARLIE “BIRD” PARKER WORKSHOP: VOICES OF A PEOPLE’S HISTORY, 6PM* SATURDAY 3-7PM WEDNESDAY 6-9PM MARCUS GARVEY PARK MARCUS GARVEY PARK AUGJEREMY MCQUEEN’S BLACK IRIS PROJECT AUG CHARLIE PARKER JAZZ FESTIVAL TO RING IN THE CENTENNIAL OF NELSON MANDELA’S BIRTH, QUARTET / THE BAD PLUS / AMINA THE NEW YORK-BASED BALLET TROUPE WILL PERFORM “MADIBA,” CLAUDINE MYERS / UNHEARD: ADAM O’FARRILL, 16ALONG WITH A WORLD PREMIERE SET TO A FOUR HAND 26 IMMANUEL WILKINS, JOEL ROSS COMMISSIONED VERSION OF STRAVINSKY’S “THE RITE OF SPRING” IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE JOYCE, GEORGE WEIN WORKSHOP: REVELATIONS CELEBRATION, 7PM* FOUNDATION, AND THE JAZZ GALLERY THURSDAY 7-9PM MARCUS GARVEY PARK JAZZ VETERANS AND RISING STARS PAY TRIBUTE TO INNOVATOR AND BEBOP MASTER CHARLIE “BIRD” PARKER AUGPAPE DIOUF & LA GENERATION´ ´ CONSCIENTE´ SUNDAY 3-7PM THE SENEGALESE MBALAX STAR BRINGS HIS SINGULAR SOUND TOMPKINS SQUARE PARK 18ALONG WITH HIS BAND LA GÉNÉRATION CONSCIENTE WORKSHOP: AFRICAN DRUMS, 4PM* AUG EDDIE PALMIERI LA PERFECTA / TONY VEGA PUPPETMOBILE‘S THE BIG GOOD WOLF, 4PM* TWO LEGENDS OF NEW YORK SALSA CONVERGE, SATURDAY 4-7PM MARCUS GARVEY PARK 26 FOR ONE NIGHT ONLY SUNDAY 6-10PM CENTRAL PARK AUGMURA MASA / JESSY LANZA IN ASSOCIATION WITH MEANRED VOICES OF A PEOPLE’S HISTORY FEATURING 19TWO ICONOCLASTS OF , AUG KERRY WASHINGTON, STACEYANN CHIN, MICHAEL EALY, ONE BASED IN THE UK AND THE OTHER IN CANADA LAURA GOMEZ, CELISSE HENDERSON, VIGGO MORTENSEN, SUNDAY 7-10PM CENTRAL PARK 28 AND MORE CRITICAL READINGS, SONGS AND MORE THAT HIGHLIGHT LESSER-TOLD NARRATIVES IN HISTORY ON AUGRAPSODY THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE MARCH ON WASHINGTON THE ENRAPTURING MC BRINGS HER WISDOM TUESDAY 7-10PM CENTRAL PARK 19AND SHARP RHYMES TO THE STAGE SUNDAY 5-7PM MARCUS GARVEY SEP PHIL LESH & THE TERRAPIN FAMILY BAND FEAT. NICKI BLUHM & ERIC KRASNO AUG“MR. GAGA” WITH GALLIM 5 PRESENTED BY DAYGLO FOUNDING MEMBER OF THE GRATEFUL THE DOCUMENTARY TELLS THE STORY OF OHAD NAHARIN, DEAD AND LATEST BAND PROJECT FUSE TOGETHER THE RENOWNED CHOREOGRAPHER AND ARTISTIC FOLK & PSYCH ROCK 22DIRECTOR OF BATSHEVA DANCE COMPANY, WITH A WEDNESDAY 6-10PM CENTRAL PARK PERFORMANCE BY THE BROOKLYN-BASED DANCE TROUPE WORKSHOP: GAGA/ PEOPLE MASTERCLASS, RSVP REQUIRED, 6PM* SEP MAC DEMARCO PRODUCED BY THE BOWERY PRESENTS WEDNESDAY 8-10PM CENTRAL PARK CANADIAN SINGER-SONGWRITER AND MULTI-INSTRUMENTALIST 8 BRINGS HIS PSYCHEDELIC POP-PUNK TUNES TO LIFE CHARLIE PARKER JAZZ FESTIVAL WEDNESDAY 6-10PM CENTRAL PARK AUGCHARLES TOLLIVER’S 50 YEAR ANNIVERSARY 24OF PAPER MAN FEATURING GARY BARTZ, JACK SEP BLOOD ORANGE PRODUCED BY THE BOWERY PRESENTS DEJOHNETTE, BUSTER WILLIAMS & SURPRISE GUEST / GENRE-SPANNING MUSICAL PERFORMANCE FROM BRIANNA THOMAS IN ASSOCIATION WITH JAZZMOBILE JAZZ VETERANS AND RISING STARS PAY TRIBUTE TO INNOVATOR 26 THE MULTI-INSTRUMENTALIST, VOCALIST AND BEBOP MASTER CHARLIE “BIRD” PARKER AND PRODUCER DEV HYNES FRIDAY 7-9PM MARCUS GARVEY PARK WEDNESDAY 6-10PM CENTRAL PARK ANGELIQUE KIDJO’S REMAIN IN LIGHT/ SEP RESISTANCE REVIVAL CHORUS AFRICA’S PREMIER DIVA STUNS WITH SONGS FROM HER 27 MUCH-ANTICIPATED COVER ALBUM, 12 *For More Information on Workshops, Panels & PuppetMobile See Pages 4, 5, 6 OPENED WITH A WOMEN’S CHOIR COLLECTIVE THURSDAY 7-10PM CENTRAL PARK This year’s festival will kick off with a celebration of the 50th anniversary of the release of Charles Tolliver’s debut album and will include Ron Carter and Gary Bartz from the original recording, along with special guests Jack DeJohnette, Buster Williams, and others. The festival continues with a dizzying array artists including Grammy-winning vocalist Catherine Russell, veteran jazz pianist Monty Alexander, rising star Keyon Harrold, child prodigy Matthew Whitaker, virtuoso pianist and vocalist Amina Claudine Myers, modern jazz trio The Bad Plus, revered saxophonist Gary Bartz, and a new work featuring three young artists: saxophonist Immanuel Wilkins, vibraphonist Joel Ross, 2018 and trumpeter Adam O’Farrill.

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Generous private support is provided by The Thompson Foundation, The Jaharis Family Foundation, the Howard Gilman Foundation, The Shubert Organization, the J.E. & Z.B. Butler Foundation, and the Fan Fox and Leslie R. Samuels Foundation. This program is also supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, in partnership with the City Council; the National Endowment for the Arts; the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and the New York State Legislature; and the NYC Council under the leadership of Speaker Corey Johnson. SummerStage at Ford Amphitheater in Coney Island is hosted by Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams and NYC Council Member Mark Treyger. 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. 2018

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