Summer Stage in Queens!
I remember waiting in line for hours under the hot steamy sun to see Sonic Youth (among many other boated old punksters) in Central Park’s Summer Stage. Now, I don’t even have to leave the neighborhood. For the next two weeks Summer Stage is setting the scene in Long Island City & Queens! Enjoy hip hop, theater, jazz, opera and more this side of the East River. Here are some highlights from this season’s schedule below. For a full Summer Stage schedule, click here.
Ryan Leslie R&B
Wednesday, July 14, 2010 at 7:00PM in Springfield Park
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Funk Master Flex (1980s hip hop)
Thursday, July 15, 2010 at 7:00PM NYC Revolutions Series: EPMD and Funkmaster Flex, Presented in Association with Globe Star Media in Queensbridge Park
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Seewe African Dance Company and Balafrohop
Friday, July 16, 2010 at 7:00PM Queensbridge Park
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Pharoahe Monch (hip hop) Hosted by Danny Castro of Lyricist Lounge
Wednesday, July 21, 2010 at 7:00PM at Queensbridge Park
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Theater- “blood pudding”
Friday, July 23, 2010 and Saturday, July 24 at 8:00PM
“blood pudding” by Sharon Bridgforth, Directed by Baraka de Soleil in Springfield Park blood pudding explores the history of Black people in New Orleans through a magical layering of theater, dance and song.Catch blood pudding on July 24th (Springfield Park, Queens) and August 6th and 7th (Marcus Garvey Park, Manhattan)
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The Metropolitan Opera: Summer Recital Series Featuring Monica Yunus, Matthew Plenk, Donovan Singletary, and Jonathan Kelly Tuesday, July 27, 2010 at 7:00PM Queensbridge Park
