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This program is supported, in part, by public funds A very special thank you to the following for
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from the New York City Department of Cultural their cooperation and invaluable support to
Affairs (in partnership with the City Council), the the Festival: State of New York, City of New York,
National Endowment for the Arts, and the New NYC Police Department, NYC Fire Department,
York State Council on the Arts, a state agency. NYC Department of Sanitation, NYC Department
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New Water Street Corporation, The Battery
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THINGS YOU R2R LEGACY Programs
SHOULD R2R Legacy highlights a selection of the Festival’s pro-

grams that strongly reflect, revive, newly interpret, or
KNOW
celebrate important cultural works, influential artists and
our diverse cultural heritage. These programs are made
possible, in part, with support from American Express
through their commitment to cultural preservation.
ABOUT R2R 2010
Summer Stars: Eroica Trio Tiempo Libre
June 22, 7pm, World Financial Center August 4, 7pm, World Financial Center
R2R CN TXT U! Winter Garden Winter Garden
August 5, 7pm, Rockefeller Park
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tion text message service, L’Orchestre Septentrional Garbhglas (excerpt)
July 7, 7pm, Rockefeller Park August 2–5, 12:30pm,
and we’ll keep you up-to- Irish Hunger Memorial
date on artist additions, Jimmy Webb with Martin Rivas
venue changes, even July 14, 7pm, Rockefeller Park broadway2battery:
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JUNE Erik Guzman
Weather Beacon
Presented by Arts World Financial Center
Weather Beacon is an oracle for the digital age. Merging Wi-Fi

technology and industrial engineering, this kinetic sculpture
Sunday, June 20 receives data from the Internet and emits a code of flashing
lights, forecasting the weather and inviting the public to
connect to their physical and invisible surroundings. p: erik guzman
Make Music New York's Punk Island Weather Beacon has been made possible, in part, by a grant from
100+ punk bands take over Governors Island. the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council with the generous support
11am–2am | Governors Island | 917.779.9709 | Free, $15 ferry charge after 5pm of The September 11th Fund.
Though December 31 | Sculpture operates 24/7 | World Financial
Center Plaza, 220 Vesey Street | Free
Monday, June 21
Make Music New York Comes Downtown Eroica Trio
NYC’s biggest music event comes Downtown with free music on sidewalks and parks all day.
9am–10pm | multiple locations | 917.779.9709 | Free
Summer Stars: Bright New Talent in
Classical Music and Beyond
Presented by IMG ARTISTS AND
Arts World Financial Center
TUESday, JuNE 22
The most sought-after trio in the world, the Grammy-
National Scholastic Art & nominated Eroica Trio thrills audiences with flawless
technical virtuosity, irresistible enthusiasm and sensual
Writing Awards Teen Exhibition elegance. Whether playing the great standards of the piano
Presented by Arts World Financial Center trio repertoire or daring contemporary works, the three
young women who make up this celebrated ensemble elec-
This exhibition showcases video, animation, writing, pho- trify the concert stage with their passionate performances.
tography, painting, sculpture, fashion and graphic design Founding sponsor for Summer Stars is Pace University.
by teenage artists who have earned national recogni- 7pm | World Financial Center Winter Garden, 220 Vesey Street | Free p: nina choi
tion through The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards. These
talented teenagers follow in the footsteps of Andy Warhol,
Richard Avedon, Robert Redford, Philip Pearlstein, Mel
Bochner, Sylvia Plath, Tom Otterness and Zac Posen, who all
won Awards in their youth.
Noon–4pm | Through June 25 | World Financial Center
Courtyard Gallery, 220 Vesey Street | Free

p: Xavier Donnelly, Green City, Drawing, Grade 12, Age 17, Portfolio Gold Medal
TueSday, JuNE 22 – cont.
Sound Bites Lunchtime Series
Laura Peterson Presented by The Seaport
Choreography: Everyone Go local! We're kicking off another season of the Fulton Stall
Market with a series of lunchtime concerts every Wednesday
Sitelines Presented by
in June. Grab a snack from the farmers and purveyors, then
Lower Manhattan Cultural Council
head over to the Seaport stage for a set from some of New
Laura Peterson Choreography is a New York City-based dance York's freshest bands—playing in rawer form than you may be
company that creates highly physical and dynamic pieces with used to hearing.
a deep sense of design and detail. Inspired by mass games, Noon | Also June 30 | South Street Seaport, Pier 17 | Free P: the beets
flash mobs, swarms and flocks, everyone explores the visual

elements of choreography with a large cast, changing loca-
tions, costumes and sounds. P: steven schreiber American Ballroom Theater
12:30pm and 2:30pm | Also June 23–25 | 12:30pm at The Elevated
Acre at 55 Water Street, between Broad and William Streets, and Dancing Classrooms
2:30pm at Battery Park | Free Colors of the Rainbow Team Match
New York Packet Music Series
Join the Seaport Museum’s beloved mariner musicians and singers for an evening of shanties, Culminating this year’s Dancing Classrooms program, talented
ballads, and reels. 5th and 8th grade dancers from New York City public schools
6pm | South Street Seaport Museum, 12 Fulton Street | 212.748.8786 | $5
participate in this citywide competition for the grand prize as
they Fox Trot, Merengue, Rumba, Swing and Tango their way P: helen d. wall
WEDNESday, JuNE 23 to the gold.

3–4:30pm (5th graders) and 6–7:30pm (8th graders) | World Financial
Renaissance & Steve Hackett Center Winter Garden, 220 Vesey Street | Free
Presented by Battery Park City Authority

National Scholastic Art & Writing Awards Teen Exhibition | Presented by Arts World Financial Center
Art-rock ensemble Renaissance, led by vocalist Annie Haslam, See June 22 for details.
perfected a synthesis of folk pop and symphonic influence
on their classic albums Prologue, Turn of the Cards, and the Laura Peterson Choreography: Everyone | Sitelines Presented by Lower Manhattan Cultural Council
See June 22 for details.
remade Scheherazade. Steve Hackett, best known as the P: krista wallhagen / richard barnes
Genesis guitarist, continues to shine as a star performer and Surviving Hitler: A Love Story
composer in his own right with an original and extraordinary This 2010 documentary chronicles the lives of two German teenagers who fall in love
acoustic and electric playing style. amidst the July 1944 plot to kill Hitler.
6:30pm | Museum of Jewish Heritage – A Living Memorial to the Holocaust, 36 Battery Place | 646.437.4202 | $10
7pm | Rockefeller Park, River Terrace and Warren Street | Free
Films for Change
Screening and discussion of "Back to School," part of the award-winning PBS's WIDE ANGLE series,
Time for School, exploring access to education in communities around the world.
7pm | Mercy Corps Action Center to End World Hunger, 6 River Terrace | 212.537.0511 | $10
P: mark bourdillon

THURSday, JuNE 24 saturday, JuNE 26
National Scholastic Art & Writing Awards Teen Exhibition | Presented by Arts World Financial Center
Laura Peterson Choreography: Everyone | Sitelines Presented by Lower Manhattan Cultural Council
Cool Music for Warm Summer Days

If it’s pure jazz you want, step right up and take a listen to the master, Mark Morganelli.
Sponsored by Rudin Management Company, Inc.
12:30pm | 24 State Street, between Bridge and Pearl Streets | 212.407.2429 | Free
Veuve Clicquot Polo Classic

Enjoy an exciting afternoon of polo to benefit the American Friends of Sentebale.
P: adam cantor
2:30pm | Governors Island. Free ferries leave from the Battery Maritime Building at 10 South Street,
corner of Whitehall Street | 212.440.2202 | Purchase tickets online, or free seating in the bleachers.
friday, JuNE 25 Children’s Day & Fireworks

and the apples in stereo
National Scholastic Art & Writing Awards Teen Exhibition | Presented by Arts World Financial Center Presented by The Seaport
This beloved event returns for its 18th year with performances
Laura Peterson Choreography: Everyone | Sitelines Presented by Lower Manhattan Cultural Council by Gordon from Sesame Street, Angelina Ballerina, Rebecca
See June 22 for details. Frezza and Big Truc, and more. Kids can meet their favorite
storybook characters like Clifford the Big Red Dog, Curious
Making Our Presence Known: The Smithsonian National Museum of George and Madeline.
the American Indian at Governors Island
Visit NMAI’s interactive program located near Pier 101 next to the Brooklyn Ferry. Activities include In the evening don't miss The Apples in stereo, with special
storytelling, flute songs, interactive dance and more.
guests the Brooklyn Youth Chorus as part of the Summer P: megan doyle
11am–4pm | Governors Island. Free ferries leave from the Battery Maritime Building at 10 South Street,
corner of South and Whitehall Streets | 212.514.3700 | Free
Stars series, plus the spectacular Target Fireworks.
Noon–5pm Children’s Day Activities, 7pm Brooklyn Youth Chorus,
Swedish Midsummer Festival 8pm The Apples in stereo, 9:30 Target Fireworks | South Street
Celebrate the summer solstice in the traditional Swedish way with a maypole procession, fiddle music, dances, Seaport, Pier 17 | Free
children’s games, and Swedish delicacies. Sponsored by the Battery Park City Parks Conservancy.
5pm | Wagner Park, Battery Place and West Street | 212.267.9700 | Free
Drawing in the Park
Sketch and paint the river and parks with an artist/educator. Materials provided.
Sponsored by the Battery Park City Parks Conservancy.
10am | South Cove, South End Avenue at Third Place | 212.267.9700 | Free
Making Our Presence Known: The Smithsonian National Museum

of the American Indian at Governors Island

SATURday, JuNE 26 – cont. The Art of Craftsmanship Revisited
Action Center Family Fun Days
Fun, awareness and engagement activities for families. Normandie Exhibit Tours
Noon | Mercy Corps Action Center to End World Hunger, 6 River Terrace | 212.537.0511 | $10 per family See June 26 for details.
The Art of Craftsmanship Revisited Public Art Tour: Teardrop Park

This exhibition features work of local artisans, and videos by Parsons students, and displays showcasing the heritage Join contemporary art historian Dorothea Basile for an artistic perspective of Teardrop Park's landscape design,
of LVMH brands. Presented by Parsons The New School For Design and LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton. including its massive bluestone elements. Sponsored by the Battery Park City Parks Conservancy.
11am | Governors Island. Free ferries leave from the Battery Maritime Building at 10 South Street, 2pm | Teardrop Park, North End Ave between Warren and Murray Streets | 212.267.9700 | Free
corner of Whitehall Street| 212.440.2202 | Free
Normandie Exhibit Tours

A tour de force of elegance and art deco design. MONday, JuNE 28
Noon | South Street Seaport Museum, 12 Fulton Street | 212.748.8786 | Free with museum admission
The 18th Annual Poets House Showcase
Opening night for the exciting exhibition of the poetry books and related materials published in the United States
in a single year. On view through July 27 during regular Poets House hours.
SUNday, JuNE 27 6pm | Poets House, 10 River Terrace | 212.431.7920 | Free
TUESday, JuNE 29
New York Packet Music Series
WEDNESday, JuNE 30
Beth Orton
p: christine southworth
Bang on a Can Marathon British singer/songwriter Beth Orton brilliantly combines the
passionate beauty of acoustic folk with the electronic beats of
Bang on a Can returns with its incomparable 12-hour super-mix trip-hop, creating a fresh, distinct fusion of roots and rhythm.
of genre-defying music from around the corner and the globe. Her stunning debut Trailer Park was followed by Central
Hear the highly anticipated U.S. premiere of Fausto Romitelli’s Reservation, Daybreaker and Comfort of Strangers.
Professor Bad Trip performed by Talea Ensemble; a Bang on 7pm | Rockefeller Park, River Terrace and Warren Street | Free
a Can All-Stars’ premiere with Mira Calix; African crossover
innovators Burkina Electric; Balinese Gamelan; music from
Kyrgyzstan and much more! p: andy adelewitz
Noon-Midnight | World Financial Center Winter Garden,

220 Vesey Street | Free

JULY
WEDNESday, June 30 – cont.
Sound Bites Lunchtime Series | Presented by The Seaport

Walking Tour: History of Wall Street

Join the Museum of American Finance on this 90-minute walking tour of the Financial District.
11am | Museum of American Finance, 48 Wall Street | 212.908.4110 | $15
Curator’s tour of The Rise of Wall Street at The Skyscraper Museum

Learn about the architectural evolution of one of the world’s most famous locales, Wall Street,
in this special exhibition tour. THURSday, JuLY 1
3pm | The Skyscraper Museum, 39 Battery Place | 212.945.6324 | Free
Texas on Tour
South Street Seaport Historic Walking Tour Experience the Lone Star State with Texas on Tour. This free high-tech, interactive roadshow features a virtual
Walk the streets of the Seaport District and learn about its people, innovations, and maritime past. reality kayak trip, green screen photography, interactive games, and music.
6pm | South Street Seaport Museum, 12 Fulton Street | 212.748.8786 | Free with museum admission 7pm | South Street Seaport, Pier 17 | Free
Lunch and Learn: Past, Present and Future of Energy Trading

Howard Hopkins and Paul Hughes from the CME Group will discuss the past, present and future of energy trading.
New York Gypsy Pop Strings perform a musical mix with a classical touch. Sponsored by Rudin Management
12:30pm | Museum of American Finance, 48 Wall Street | 212.908.4110 | $5
Company, Inc.
Saviors in the Night (Unter Bauern)
Screening of the 2009 film about the true story of Marga Spiegel and her family who were hidden
by courageous farmers in southern Münsterland, Germany.
Sip & Sail
Join South Street Seaport Museum and Pasanella & Son Vintners for a sunset sail and wine tasting.
6:30pm | Museum of Jewish Heritage - A Living Memorial to the Holocaust, 36 Battery Place | 646.437.4202 | $10
7pm | Schooner Pioneer, Pier 16 | 212.748.8786 | $65
River and Blues: John Hammond
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John Hammond and his full band perform emotive versions of blues masterpieces. Sponsored by the Battery Park
City Parks Conservancy.

FRIday, July 2
text river to 70734 YELLOWFEVER AND WOVEN BONES
Presented by THE SEAPORT
call 888.391.fest (3378) The Seaport kicks off its summer music series by digging
deep into the heart of Texas with two of Austin’s most excit-
ing new bands. This night goes straight to the heart of all
that is young and dirty, fuzzed up and blues-punked, with a
golden smattering of surf.
6pm | South Street Seaport, Pier 17 | Free P: Lauren grant
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Saturday, July 3 Texas on Tour
Original Alt-Country greats, The Old 97s, throw an Independence Day party as part of
Texas on Tour interactive roadshow.
Texas on Tour 7pm | South Street Seaport, Pier 17 | Free
See July 1 for details.
8th Annual Nighttime Walking Tour of Revolutionary War New York
Join veteran walking tour guide James Kaplan and learn little-known facts about important
Sunday, July 4 Revolutionary War heroes buried in Lower Manhattan.
2am–6am | Meeting location will be emailed after online ticket purchase | 212.425.1778 | $20, $15 members
Fraunces Tavern Museum: $1 Admission on July 4!

Celebrate Independence Day weekend where many events of the American Revolution took place
with a special $1 admission all day.
Noon | Fraunces Tavern Museum, 54 Pearl Street | 212.425.1778
Revolutionary War Walking Tours

March through the streets of Lower Manhattan and discover how Manhattan fared during the Revolutionary War.
1pm | South Street Seaport Museum, 12 Fulton Street | 212.748.8786 | Free with museum admission
Trinity Wall Street Presents Rosanne Cash

Rosanne Cash performs classic American songs and original tunes that span country, rock, roots and pop.
2pm | Colonels' Row at Governors Island. Free ferries leave from the Battery Maritime Building at 10 South Street,
corner of Whitehall Street | 212.602.0800 | Free
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MONday, July 5
BROADWAY2BATTERY: Texas on Tour
Dan Zanes Jam & Jubilee See July 1 for details.
The Battery 4th of July Concert

and Family Festival
Presented by Alliance for Downtown New York
Celebrate the Fourth of July family style with Grammy Award-

winning artist Dan Zanes and his incredible array of musical
friends. Spend the day dancing to the infectious rhythms of La
P: anna azaryeva
Cumbiamba eNeYé, marching with the parade of 76 Trombones,
and singing along to Dan’s own brand of Broadway classics!
Bring a blanket and enjoy the lawn along with jugglers, stilt
walkers, and a cast of larger than life characters.
1pm doors, 2pm La Cumbiamba eNeYé, 3pm Dan Zanes and Friends /
76 Trombones | Battery Park, State Street and Battery Place. | Space
is limited and entry is on a first-come, first-served basis | Free

P: Abbey Braden
WEDNESday, July 7 Summer Sounds at Trinity: Agua Clara
Enjoy Agua Clara’s “music of the Andes,” fusing the music and cultural traditions from Ecuador, Chile, Peru and the U.S.
12:45pm | Trinity Church, Broadway at Wall Street | 212.602.0800 | Free
Left On Red Revolutionary War Walking Tours

Presented by arts BROOKFIELD PROPERTIES
6pm | South Street Seaport Museum, 12 Fulton Street | 212.748.8786 | $12 adults, $10 students/seniors, $8 children
Left On Red simply means “to take your own direction.”
Featuring vocalist/guitarist Liah Alonso and Kelly Halloran on
vocals and violin, this duo began in the subway stations of New Terrace talk
Author Judith Shulevitz and Nicholas Lemann discuss Shulevitz's book,
York City and released their self-titled debut album in 2009.
The Sabbath World: Glimpses of a Different Order of Time.
12:30pm | Zuccotti Park, Broadway between Cedar and 7pm | Museum of Jewish Heritage - A Living Memorial to the Holocaust, 36 Battery Place | 646.437.4202 | $5
Liberty Streets | Free
P: monte isom
thurSday, July 8
Yoshiko Chuma & The School
of Hard Knocks: A-C-E one EAT: World Financial Center
Lower Manhattan Cultural Council Restaurant Showcase
Presented by Brookfield Properties
Renowned choreographer Yoshiko Chuma fuses live music,
dance, text and performance into a unique multidisciplinary Leave the lunchbox at home and get your fill at the Winter
work. This world premiere is set to a newly commissioned Garden. The World Financial Center’s restaurants serve up
score from downtown composer John King. Chuma brings signature items for $1–$5 including Au Mandarin’s famous
her inimitable adventurous sensibility together with a team of P: Jonathan Slaff
pork dumplings, P.J. Clarke’s popular mini-cheeseburgers,
remarkable collaborators to create a signature spectacle. Devon & Blakely’s delicious soup, irresistible desserts from
5:30pm & 7:30pm | Also July 8 | LentSpace, Canal and Financier Patisserie, and much more! Alice Farley Dance
Varick Streets | Free Theater performs on the WFC Plaza. P: helen d. wall
11am-2:30pm | World Financial Center Winter Garden,

Poets House Celebrates the
Poetry and Music of Haiti starring
L’Orchestre Septentrional
L’Orchestre Septentrional, Haiti’s oldest big band orchestra, has

grown from a group of seven to a band of 18, since its inception
in 1948. Their boule du feu (ball of fire) rhythms and Cuban fla-
vor never fail to bring everyone to the dance floor. Poets from
Haiti will round out the evening with dynamic readings.
7pm | Rockefeller Park, River Terrace and Warren Streets | Free
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thursday, JuLY 8 – cont. Cool Music for Warm Summer Days
The Dixie Peppers know how to spice it up, Dixieland style. Sponsored by Rudin Management Company, Inc.
Alice Farley Dance Theater: 12:30pm | 24 State Street, between Bridge and Pearl Streets | 212.407.2429 | Free
HellGate Love Letter River and Blues: Hazmat Modine

Presented by Arts World Financial Center Hazmat Modine creates inventive music with the soul of blues and the high energy of a brass band.
Bessie Award-winning choreographer/designer Alice Farley 7pm | Wagner Park, Battery Place and West Street | 212.267.9700 | Free
creates an imaginary landscape that combines costuming,

circus arts, dance and puppetry. Titled after the Old Dutch name Sip & Sail
for the East River Strait, Hellegat (“bright passage” or “gate
to Hell”), this ode to New York’s waterfront comes alive with
the words of Federico Garcia Lorca and Walt Whitman, and Saved by the Sea: A New York Love Story with Fish
David Helvarg, journalist and founder of the Blue Frontier Campaign, talks about his life’s journey from NYC to the sea.
the music of Peter Garland. 6:30pm | South Street Seaport Museum, 12 Fulton Street | 212.748.8786 | $5
HellGate Love Letter has been made possible, in part, by a grant from
the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council with the generous support of P: alice farley
The September 11th Fund. Rochester City Ballet
Two 20-minute shows, Noon and 1:15pm | World Financial Center Don’t miss this highly regarded contemporary ballet company as they grace the stage in their NYC premiere.
Plaza, 220 Vesey Street | Also Friday, July 9 at One New York Plaza 7:30pm | Michael Schimmel Center for the Arts, Pace University, 3 Spruce Street | 212.868.4444 | $20
Free
FRIday, July 9
BROADWAY2BATTERY:
madeleine peyroux Bear in Heaven with zola jesus
MUSIC AT CASTLE CLINTON Presented by The Seaport
PRESENTED BY ALLIANCE FOR DOWNTOWN NEW YORK
Bear in Heaven’s self-described psychedelic, minimalist,
As noted by NPR, Madeleine Peyroux became famous, in part, pop represents endless hours of stream-of-consciousness,
for putting her idiosyncratic touch on time-tested standards. conceived and recorded by Jon Philpot, Adam Wills, Sadek
With a repertoire that extends from personal, original songs Bazaraa, and Joe Stickney. All Southern transplants, the
to a breadth of rare classics from a bygone era, Madeleine Brooklyn-based band produces music described as “a power-
Peyroux's standards are anything but standard. ful, functional mix of This Heat, 70s soft rock, early Genesis, P: nick helderman
7pm | Castle Clinton in Battery Park, State Street and Battery Place P: james minchin and oddly, later Pink Floyd.” With special guest Zola Jesus.
Tickets will be distributed two per person outside Castle Clinton 6pm | South Street Seaport, Pier 17 | Free
on a first-come, first-served basis starting at 5pm on the day of the
show | Free
Alice Farley Dance Theater: HellGate Love Letter | Presented by Arts brookfield properties
Yoshiko Chuma & the school of hard knocks: A-C-E ONE | Sitelines Presented by Two 20-minute shows, Noon and 1:15pm | One New York Plaza, Water between Whitehall and Broad Streets
Lower Manhattan Cultural Council Also Thursday, July 8 at WFC Plaza | Free
Rochester City Ballet

SATURday, July 10 The Long Island Writers’ Guild Reads on Governors Island
“Open Read” for local authors. Bring your best material. Presented by the National Park Service
and the The Long Island Writers’ Guild.
Rochester City Ballet 1-4pm | Governors Island. Free ferries leave from the Battery Maritime Building, 10 South Street,
at the corner of Whitehall Street | 212.440.2202 | Free
Presented by Pace university
Discover the Rochester City Ballet, acclaimed as one of the

best regional ballet companies in the United States, making its
MONday, July 12
New York City premiere. RCB’s repertoire features award-
winning contemporary works as well as classic story ballets. Third Rail Projects:
The River To River program will feature several New York
premieres of work commissioned directly for the company.
The Drifting Encyclopedia
2pm | Michael Schimmel Center for the Arts, Pace University, P: tim leverett
3 Spruce Street | Free The Drifting Encyclopedia is an assemblage of American oddi-

ties, scientific and historical ephemera, questionable accounts
and implausible representations thereof. Part Victorian cabinet
Drawing in the Park of curiosities, part roadside attraction, this art installation
Sketch and paint the river and parks with an artist/educator. Materials provided.
Sponsored by the Battery Park City Parks Conservancy. houses exhibits that echo themes of unlikely connections and
10am | South Cove, South End Avenue at Third Place | 212.267.9700 | Free contemplates the actual, illusory and anomalous nature of love.
p: will femia
Monday through Friday, Noon–4pm | Through September 3

Normandie Exhibit Tours World Financial Center Courtyard Gallery, 220 Vesey Street | Free
A tour de force of elegance and art deco design.
Storybook Readings & Workshop Third Rail Projects:

Come listen to stories about powwows and then learn how to do the “Round Dance.”
1pm | National Museum of the American Indian, One Bowling Green | 212.514.3700 | Free
Undercurrents & Exchange
Rochester City Ballet Undercurrents & Exchange is a rumination on the conundrum
of love, infatuation and connection in modern America, mani-
fested in a series of lunchtime performances. Each day artists
present a new dance grappling with improbable relationships
SUNday, July 11 and unearthing the hidden, interpersonal undercurrents of P: miguel lopez
our daily routines. These daily dances are episodic and will
Is Your Child a Sculptor? culminate on July 23 when performed together to reveal their
The Sculptors Guild welcomes children of all ages to this clay modeling workshop offered underlying meaning.
in collaboration with The Compleat Sculptor.
11am-4pm | Governors Island. Free ferries leave from the Battery Maritime Building at 10 South Street, Noon–12:10pm and repeated 1–1:10pm | July 12–16 & July 19–23.
at the corner of Whitehall Street | 212.440.2202 | Free On Friday, July 23 the company will perform an hour-long version,
7–8pm | World Financial Center Winter Garden, 220 Vesey Street | Free

MONday, JuLY 12 – cont. WEDNESday, July 14
Deganit Shemy: 2 kilos of sea The Dan Martin/Nick Russo Duo
Lower Manhattan Cultural Council Presented by Arts Brookfield Properties
Critically acclaimed Israeli choreographer Deganit Shemy, Bassist Dan Martin has played with Marc Ribot, Bruce Barth,
known for her aggressively physical work, brings five dancers Makoto Ozone and Lenny Pickett. He is the founder of Dan
together in the close quarters of the courtyard at John Street Martin Music, providing jazz groups for corporate and nonprofit
United Methodist Church to explore the misinterpretations clients. Guitarist Nick Russo has worked with Jimmy McGriff,
that occur in a nanosecond, exposing the fragility of time, of Teddy Charles and Sonny Dallas, among others. His album RO
relationships, and of accepting. features Mark Turner, Miles Griffith and Ari Hoenig.
p: yi-chun wu
12:30pm | Also July 13–15 | John Street United Methodist Church, 12:30pm | Zuccotti Park, Broadway between Cedar and
44 John Street | Free Liberty Streets | Free P: lowell hershey
TUESday, July 13 Jimmy Webb with Martin Rivas

Third Rail Projects: Undercurrents & Exchange | Presented by Arts World Financial Center
See July 12 for details. Singer and pianist Jimmy Webb is one of the few artists of
the 1960s to achieve stardom and professional acclaim
Deganit Shemy: 2 kilos of sea | Sitelines Presented by Lower Manhattan CULTURAL COUNCIL not performing, but composing and producing hits such as
See July 12 for details. “Wichita Lineman,” “Up, Up and Away,” and “MacArthur Park.”
Rising NYC singer/songwriter/guitarist Martin Rivas, formerly
4 x 4: Poets House Showcase Readings of Serious Pilgrim, has found acclaim opening for Aimee P: robin siegal
In conjunction with the Poets House Showcase, 16 poets read from new books over four nights. Mann, Hootie & the Blowfish, and Joan Jett.
7pm | Also July 15, 20, 22 | Poets House, 10 River Terrace | 212.431.7920 | Free
7pm | Rockefeller Park, River Terrace and Warren Street | Free
Third Rail Projects: Undercurrents & Exchange | Presented by

Arts World Financial Center P: paul c. williams
Deganit Shemy: 2 kilos of sea | Sitelines Presented by

Lower Manhattan CULTURAL COUNCIL
Summer Sounds at Trinity: Incendio

Guitarist Liza Carbe, keyboardist/guitarist Jean-Pierre Durand, and guitarist/composer Jim Stubblefield, mix
Incendio ethnic fusion with flamenco flavors.

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WEDNESday, JuLY 14 – cont. Third Rail Projects: Undercurrents & Exchange | Presented by Arts World Financial Center
New Amsterdam Walking Tour
Take a walk back in time to Dutch New Amsterdam.
1pm | South Street Seaport Museum, 12 Fulton Street | 212.748.8786 | Free with museum admission Deganit Shemy: 2 kilos of sea | Sitelines Presented by Lower Manhattan CULTURAL COUNCIL

Learn about the architectural evolution of one of the world’s most famous locales, Wall Street,
in this special exhibition tour. Travel south of the border, down Mexico way, with the hot Mexican band, Bustamente.
3pm | The Skyscraper Museum, 39 Battery Place | 212.945.6324 | Free Sponsored by Rudin Management Company, Inc.
River and Blues: Bill Sims, jr.

THURSday, July 15 This veteran blues singer-songwriter sings with a warm, burnished baritone and a journeyman’s
command of electric and acoustic guitar. Sponsored by the Battery Park City Parks Conservancy.
Emmet Cohen
Presented by ARTS WORLD FINANCIAL CENTER 4 x 4: Poets House Showcase Readings
At 20, jazz piano prodigy Emmet Cohen plays with the maturity
and confidence of a seasoned veteran. With astonishing
technique and an innovative harmonic palate, Emmet develops FRIday, July 16
a deep musical bond with his audience. He has shared the
bandstand with a plethora of jazz luminaries including Christian
McBride, Joshua Redman, Patti Austin and Maceo Parker. Paul–André Fortier: Solo 30x30
12:30pm | World Financial Center Plaza, 220 Vesey Street P: miguel lopez Presented by The Joyce Theater and
Also Friday, July 16 at One New York Plaza | Free Arts Brookfield Properties
Solo 30x30 is a 30-minute dance performance presented

BROADWAY2BATTERY: at the same location, at the same time for 30 consecutive
DUNCAN SHEIK days. Created by choreographer and performer Paul-André
Fortier, one of the leading figures in Canadian contemporary
MUSIC AT CASTLE CLINTON dance, this minimalist work is stripped of the stage’s artifice
and grounded in the urban décor to form a bond between
Tony and Grammy award-winning composer and songwriter performer, audience and place. P: alanna kraaijeveld
Duncan Sheik has navigated both the Great White Way and the Noon–12:30pm | July 16–August 14 | One New York Plaza, Water Street
world of pop and indie rock. Sheik’s achievements include Tony between Whitehall and Broad Streets | Free
Awards for Best Orchestration and Best Original Score, as well as
a Grammy Award for Best Musical Show Album for Spring Awak-
ening. His latest release, Whisper House, hones his integrated
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voice – it is as much pop as it is a musical theater composition.
7pm | Castle Clinton in Battery Park, State Street and Battery Place | Tickets
will be distributed two per person outside Castle Clinton on a first-come,
first-served basis starting at 5pm on the day of the show | Free

FRIDay, JuLY 16 – cont. Governors Island Alliance presents Lets Fly a Kite!
Kite giveaway for children! Volunteers will distribute kites and help children assemble and fly.
Thee Oh Sees with Golden Triangle Noon–4pm | Governors Island. Free ferries leave from the Battery Maritime Building at 10 South Street,
and so cow
Presented by The Seaport Drawing in the Park
Thee Oh Sees’ psychedelic sound weaves “AM radio howl with
the catchiest of driving tunes” to create “gorgeous harmo- Mexican Family Dance
nies, heightened fidelity, thick spring-reverbed bombast, [and] Calpulli Mexican Dance Company performs traditional regional dances of Mexico with
accompanying Aztec drumming, mariachi, and more.
mighty drums.” Brooklyn’s Golden Triangle, a band of three
6:30pm | Esplanade Plaza, at the end of Liberty Street along the Hudson River | 212.267.9700 | Free
girls and three boys, plays loud and spooky, reverb-drenched
distorto girl group pop, mixing male/female vocals with gnarly
Sculptors Guild Gallery Talk
surf guitar jangle. Ireland's So Cow tops off this great lineup. P: archie mckay Join the curators and Sculptors Guild artists for a lively discussion about Encounters,
6pm | South Street Seaport, Pier 17 | Free their summer exhibition on Governors Island.
2pm | Building 403, Governors Island. Free ferries leave from the Battery Maritime Building at 10 South Street,
Third Rail Projects: Undercurrents & Exchange | Presented by Arts World Financial Center
SUNday, July 18
Emmet Cohen | presented by ARTS BROOKFIELD PROPERTIES
12:30pm | One New York Plaza, Water between Whitehall and Broad Streets | Also Thursday, July 15 at WFC Plaza | Free Summer Stock NYC 2010
An Evening of Broadway Blockbusters
Free Friday: It’s Alive Presented by Pace University with CAP21
Ever wonder what lies beneath the East River? Join the South Street Museum aboard the Peking
to see examples of animal life in the harbor.
A nonstop 70-minute matinee featuring some of the biggest
6pm | Peking, Pier 16 | 212.748.8786 | Free
hits and showstoppers from classic musicals and shows
currently on Broadway, performed by young singers and
famous guest artists. This family-friendly late-afternoon show
SATURday, July 17
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will feature songs such as “New York, New York” and numbers
from many of the best-selling musicals currently on Broadway.
Paul–André Fortier: Solo 30x30 | Presented by The Joyce Theater and Arts Brookfield Properties 5pm | Michael Schimmel Center for the Arts, Pace University,
See July 16 for details. 3 Spruce Street | Free
Stories for All Ages: Native American Tales

Perry Ground tells “The Fastest Animal in the Forest” and other traditional Native American Paul–André Fortier: Solo 30x30 | Presented by The Joyce Theater and Arts Brookfield Properties
stories of the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois). See July 16 for details.
11am | Rector Park West, Rector Street at South End Avenue | 212.267.9700 | Free
Michael Arenella and the Dreamland Orchestra present the Jazz Age Lawn Party
Michael Arenella and the Dreamland Orchestra present the Jazz Age Lawn Party See July 17 for details.
This Jazz Age Lawn Party sends you to the 1920s with live music, dance, picnicking, and games.
corner of Whitehall Street | 212.440.2202 | $10

Come watch classic films
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sunDay, JuLY 18 – cont.
WEDNESday, July 21
Family Workshops for Much Ado About Nothing Gimagua
Free pre-performance workshops for children 7–12 and their families taught by the performers of New York Presented by Arts Brookfield Properties
Classical Theatre. (See page 59 for information on the performance.)
5pm | Meet outside Castle Clinton in Battery Park | 212.252.4531 | Free
Using the MTA’s Music Under New York program as a launch
pad for their NYC career, these twins from Colombia also
perform their Rumba Flamenco and Afro-Cuban stylings at
MONday, July 19 private and corporate events. The duo has appeared on several
local and national TV shows, and recently recorded music
Third Rail Projects: Undercurrents & Exchange | Presented by Arts World Financial Center for the Broadway hit, El Zorro, The Masked Musical.
See July 12 for details. 12:30pm | Zuccotti Park, Broadway between Cedar and
Third Rail Projects: The Drifting Encyclopedia | Presented by Arts World Financial Center
Burning Spear
Paul–André Fortier: Solo 30x30 | Presented by The Joyce Theater and Arts Brookfield Properties Presented by Battery Park City Authority
One of the most brilliant and respected roots artists in
Michael Arenella and the Dreamland Orchestra present the Jazz Age Lawn Party Jamaica’s history, Burning Spear (a.k.a. Winston Rodney) has
See July 17 for details. recorded a host of classic dread records over the years.
Part Rastafarian preacher, part black historian, Burning Spear
New Amsterdam Walking Tour brilliantly illuminates Rastafarianism in song.
See July 14 for details. 7pm | Rockefeller Park, River Terrace and Warren Street | Free
P: sonia rodney
TUESday, July 20 Third Rail Projects: Undercurrents & Exchange | Presented by Arts World Financial Center
Third Rail Projects: Undercurrents & Exchange | Presented by Arts World Financial Center Paul–André Fortier: Solo 30x30 | Presented by The Joyce Theater and Arts Brookfield Properties
Paul–André Fortier: Solo 30x30 | Presented by The Joyce Theater and Arts Brookfield Properties Summer Sounds at Trinity: Henry P. Warner Jazz
See July 16 for details. Henry P. Warner Jazz Quartet mixes African rhythms and jazz to honor the jazz masters while
recognizing family and community.
4 x 4: Poets House Showcase Readings 12:45pm | Trinity Church, Broadway at Wall Street | 212.602.0800 | Free
Family Workshops for Much Ado About Nothing


WEDNESDay, JuLY 21 – cont. Third Rail Projects: Undercurrents & Exchange | Presented by Arts World Financial Center
South Street Seaport Historic Walking Tour
Walk the streets of Seaport District and learn about its people, innovations, and maritime past.
6pm | South Street Seaport Museum, 12 Fulton Street | 212.748.8786 | Free Paul–André Fortier: Solo 30x30 | Presented by The Joyce Theater and Arts Brookfield Properties
Four Seasons Lodge

Screening of the inspiring 2008 documentary following a community of Holocaust survivors
Sounds Like PAPER
who come together each summer in the Catskills. PAPER and Ray Ban present “Sounds Like PAPER 2010,” a three-concert series featuring
6:30pm | Museum of Jewish Heritage – A Living Memorial to the Holocaust, 36 Battery Place | 646.437.4202 | $10 what's next in music straight from PAPER’s pages to the Seaport pier!
6pm | South Street Seaport, Pier 17 | Free

THURSday, July 22 Nobody does jazz like the Chuck Braman Quintet. Sponsored by Rudin Management Company, Inc.
KJ Denhert River and Blues: Jim Campilongo

Presented by Arts World Financial Center Jim Campilongo floats from gritty blues-rock to country twang and jazz on his trademark Telecaster.
KJ Denhert has been making audiences laugh, dance and cry for 7pm | Wagner Park, Battery Place and West Street | 212.267.9700 | Free
over three decades. Her special blend of urban folk and jazz has
earned her multiple Independent Music Awards and in 2009 she Alan Hoffman presents “Lafayette’s Farewell”
was named one of Jazz.com’s top female vocalists. Her pathos, Alan Hoffman discusses the return visits of The Marquis de Lafayette, last surviving major general
originality and impeccable musicianship make KJ one of a kind. of the Continental Army. Light refreshments will be served.
6:30pm | Fraunces Tavern Museum, 54 Pearl Street | 212.425.1778 | $8
12:30pm | World Financial Center Plaza, 220 Vesey Street
Also July 23 at One New York Plaza | Free P: eve wrigley
Make a Leather Pouch
Learn to make a Native American pouch at this workshop led by Robert Rosarip. Registration required.
6pm | National Museum of the American Indian, One Bowling Green | 212.514.3716 | Free
BROADWAY2BATTERY:
ANTIBALAS Sip & Sail
MUSIC AT CASTLE CLINTON Join the South Street Seaport Museum and Pasanella & Son Vintners for a sunset sail and wine tasting.
Antibalas—Spanish for “bulletproof”—is a high-energy, highly 4 x 4: Poets House Showcase Readings

celebrated Afrobeat orchestra from Brooklyn. The band anchors
this year’s Broadway hit FELA! with their musical direction and
energetic instrumentalists, arranging and performing the music
of Afrobeat legend Fela Kuti and originals alike.
7pm | Castle Clinton in Battery Park, State Street and Battery Place P: tatiana mccabe
Tickets will be distributed two per person outside Castle Clinton on a

first-come, first-served basis starting at 5pm on the day of the show | Free

FRIday, JuLY 23 Metropolitan Waterfront Alliance presents City of Water Day
A day of entertainment, education, and adventure celebrating our waterfront.
Enjoy free boat tours, children's activities, fishing, rides and more!
Free Energy and Best Coast Noon | Governors Island. Free ferries leave from the Battery Maritime Building, 10 South Street,
at the corner of Whitehall Street | 212.440.2202 | Free
with Loose Limbs Normandie Exhibit Tours

Presented by The Seaport See July 10 for details.
Free Energy, dubbed “one of the best live bands in America,” by

SPIN, Pitchfork, and Rolling Stone, delivers “guitar-heavy and
totally unironic AM-rock sound” reminiscent of Tom Petty and
SUNday, JuLY 25
Mick Jagger. Best Coast, among the most promising new indie
Paul–André Fortier: Solo 30x30 | Presented by The Joyce Theater and Arts Brookfield Properties
acts of 2010, draws its sound from the ‘50’s and ‘60’s aesthetic See July 16 for details.
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of The Beach Boys and The Everly Brothers. Seaport Music
Record’s own Loose Limbs starts the night off. Normandie Exhibit Tours
6pm | South Street Seaport, Pier 17 | Free See July 10 for details.
Sculptors Guild Stone Carving Workshops

Third Rail Projects: Undercurrents & Exchange | Presented by Arts World Financial Center See July 24 for details.
Paul–André Fortier: Solo 30x30 | Presented by The Joyce Theater and Arts Brookfield Properties monday, JuLY 26
KJ Denhert | Presented by Arts brookfield properties Paul–André Fortier: Solo 30x30 | Presented by The Joyce Theater and Arts Brookfield Properties
12:30pm | One New York Plaza, Water between Whitehall and Broad Streets | Also Thursday, July 15 at WFC Plaza | Free
SATURday, JuLY 24
Paul–André Fortier: Solo 30x30 | Presented by The Joyce Theater and Arts Brookfield Properties tuesday, JuLY 27
Sculptors Guild Stone Carving Workshops See July 16 for details.
Hands-on workshop where students create their own stone sculptures under the instruction of a master carver.
11am - 3pm | Governors Island. Free ferries leave from the Battery Maritime Building at 10 South Street,
Drawing in the Park

Action Center Family Fun Days

Fun awareness and engagement activities for families.
Noon | Mercy Corps Action Center to End World Hunger, 6 River Terrace | 212.537.0511 | $10 per family

WEDNEsday, JuLY 28 Films for Change
Screening and discussion of No Impact Man, the 2009 documentary following Manhattanite Colin Beavan
on his quest to live a life of zero environmental impact in NYC and the impact that choice has on his life.
Jason Green 7pm | Mercy Corps Action Center to End World Hunger, 6 River Terrace | 212.537.0511 | $10
Presented by Arts Brookfield Properties Ajami

Screening of the 2010 Academy Award nominee, this contemporary crime drama set in Jaffa
Hailing from Cleveland, Ohio, this veteran guitarist has been examining the repercussions of a revenge killing.
playing blues and jazz professionally around the world since the 6:30pm | Museum of Jewish Heritage – A Living Memorial to the Holocaust, 36 Battery Place | 646.437.4202 | $10
age of 17. After spending six years on tour, he relocated to NYC

in 2004 and has worked with many popular local acts, including Take a walk back in time to Dutch New Amsterdam.
fronting his own band, Jason Green and the Labor of Love. 6pm | South Street Seaport Museum, 12 Fulton Street | 212.748.8731 | Free with museum admission
12:30pm | Zuccotti Park, Broadway between Cedar and
P: heather glassberg
THURsday, JuLY 29
Plena Libre BROADWAY2BATTERY:
Presented by Battery Park City Authority BROADWAY DANNY ROSE
Fifteen years and 13 albums later, this fine-tuned 12-piece MOVIE NIGHTS ON THE ELEVATED ACRE: CLASSIC NEW
Puerto Rican based ensemble is still captivating audiences YORK FEATURES PAIRED WITH INDEPENDENT SHORTS
with their high-energy rhythms. Plena Libre brilliantly PRESENTED BY ALLIANCE FOR DOWNTOWN NEW YORK
combines a swinging rhythm section, horns, vocals, and
Told in flashbacks by a group of comedians over lunch at the
dance to create an electrifying stage presentation that is
Carnegie Deli, Woody Allen’s Oscar-nominated 1984 film,
both profoundly Puerto Rican and universally appealing.
P: gerardo bello co-starring Mia Farrow, follows hapless talent agent “Broadway”
7pm | Wagner Park, Battery Place and West Street | Free
Danny Rose (Allen) as he gets dragged into a love triangle
involving the mob. Preceded by screenings of short films by P: courtesy everett collection
Paul–André Fortier: Solo 30x30 | Presented by The Joyce Theater and Arts Brookfield Properties Alex Kalman and Josh Safdie.
See July 16 for details. 8pm | The Elevated Acre at 55 Water Street, between Broad
and William Streets | TICKETS ARE REQUIRED and will be available,
Summer Sounds at Trinity: Mecca Bodega two per person, at the street-level Water Street entrance to the
This percussive driven band from New York City features imaginative rhythmists Marc and Paul. Elevated Acre on a first-come, first-served basis starting at 6pm on
12:45pm | Trinity Church, Broadway at Wall Street | 212.602.0800 | Free the day of the screening | Free

THURSDay, JuLY 29 – cont. FRIday, JuLY 30
Chris Velan Avi Buffalo AND CHAD VANGAALEN
Presented by Arts WORLD FINANCIAL CENTER
Presented by The Seaport
From the folk-rock of his youth, through the reggae of his
college days, to time spent in Africa, Chris Velan has created Avi Buffalo, the adopted name of 19 year-old singer/songwriter/
a unique collection of songs that inspire repeat listening. guitarist Avigdor Zahner-Isenberg, began as a solo act, but
Not often will you find an artist who juxtaposes the horror of now includes the talented Rebecca Coleman (keyboards,
sectarian strife with the hopeful musings of errant love. vocals), Arin Fazio (bass) and Sheridan Riley (drums). The
12:30pm | World Financial Center Plaza, 220 Vesey Street Guardian (UK) dubbed the band's self-titled debut album
Also Friday, July 30 at One New York Plaza | Free “one of 2010’s most startlingly lovable albums.” Recalling P: jeff antebi
P: chris winter
Neil Young at his most fragile and plaintive, and Thurston
Moore at his most resolved and vital, Chad VanGaalen
Paul–André Fortier: Solo 30x30 | Presented by The Joyce Theater and Arts Brookfield Properties completes the night.
All Hands on Design! Native Designers from Argentina
Hands-on activities for adults and children with displays featuring the work of indigenous Argentine Paul–André Fortier: Solo 30x30 | Presented by The Joyce Theater and Arts Brookfield Properties
designers from the country’s national design program.
10am | National Museum of the American Indian, One Bowling Green | 212.514.3700 | Free
Cool Music for Warm Summer Days Chris Velan | Presented by ARTS BROOKFIELD PROPERTIES
Stan Edwards performs his tribute to the best of the crooners. See July 29 for details.
Sponsored by Rudin Management Company, Inc. 12:30pm | One New York Plaza, Water between Whitehall and Broad Streets | Also Thursday, July 29 at WFC Plaza | Free
Sip & Sail SATURday, JuLY 31

Join the South Street Seaport Museum and Pasanella & Son Vintners for a sunset sail and wine tasting.
River and Blues: Alexis P. Suter Band Phil Soltanoff:

The Alexis P. Suter Band plays a powerful exhibition of gospel-tinged blues.
SIT, STAND, WALK, LIE DOWN...
In SIT, STAND, WALK, LIE DOWN… award winning theater

director Phil Soltanoff creates a promenade performance on
Governors Island. Performed by a mass of people using move-
ments derived from the simplest gestural vocabulary, SIT,
STAND, WALK, LIE DOWN… aims to reveal the qualities of a P: algae bory
particular space by painting it with choreographed movement.

3:30pm | Also August 1 | Governors Island | Free

saturDay, JuLY 31 – cont.
Sculptors Guild Body Casting Workshops

Marc Fields, in collaboration with the Sculptors Guild, teach a day-long workshop
on mold-making and casting.
11am-4pm | Governors Island. Free ferries leave from the Battery Maritime Building at 10 South Street,
corner of Whitehall Street | 212.440.2202 | Free instruction + materials fee
Recess
Two days of outdoor badminton and bocce at Colonels' Row. Be sure to bring your ”A“ game!
Noon | Governors Island. Free ferries leave from the Battery Maritime Building at 10 South Street,
corner of Whitehall Streets | 212.440.2202 | Free
Drawing in the Park

Sculptors Guild Stone Carving Workshops

Come see stunning dance Family Workshops for Much Ado About Nothing
See July 18.
Celestial Sail aboard Schooner Pioneer

Explore navigational astronomy and observe the conjunction of Mars and Saturn
while sailing across the harbor at twilight. Light refreshments will be served.
7:30pm | Schooner Pioneer, Pier 16 | 212.748.8786 | $60

P: abbey braden
AUGUST
MONday, AUGUST 2
Christopher Williams:
The Voyage of Garbhglas (excerpt)
In this new work, Bessie Award-winning choreographer
SUNday, AUGUST 1 Christopher Williams brings his signature imagination and

fantastic style to Irish Faerie lore. These 6th and 7th century
adventures, or Imramma, tell the tales of saints, heroes, and
Phil Soltanoff: SIT, STAND, WALK, LIE DOWN . . . | Sitelines Presented by Lower Manhattan Cultural Council troubled men set adrift in boats with no oars; encountering
See July 31 for details. strange, uncharted magical lands with curious inhabitants.
Featuring original music by Gregory Spears. P: tom caravaglia
Paul–André Fortier: Solo 30x30 | Presented by The Joyce Theater and Arts Brookfield Properties 12:30pm | Also August 3–5 | Irish Hunger Memorial,
See July 16 for details. Vesey Street at North End Avenue | Free
Governors Island Swim

Cheer on swimmers (or sign up ahead of time!) as they swim a two-mile race around Governors Island. Third Rail Projects: The Drifting Encyclopedia | Presented by Arts World Financial Center
8:30am | Governors Island. Free ferries leave from the Battery Maritime Building at 10 South Street, See July 12 for details.
Sculptors Guild Stone Carving Workshops See July 16 for details.
A hands-on workshop where students create their own stone sculptures under the instruction of a master stone carver.
NYC Pro Swim

tuesday, AUGUST 3
Come watch Olympic medalists, world champions, and others race a 10K circuit course in front Paul–André Fortier: Solo 30x30 | Presented by The Joyce Theater and Arts Brookfield Properties
of the Statue of Liberty. Please check the website for registration info. See July 16 for details.
1pm | Governors Island. Free ferries leave from the Battery Maritime Building at 10 South Street,
Christopher Williams: The Voyage of Garbhglas (excerpt) | Sitelines Presented by
Family Workshops for Much Ado About Nothing See August 2 for details.
Free pre-performance workshops for children 7–12 and their families taught by the performers of
New York Classical Theatre. (See page 59 for information on the performance.)
5pm | Meet outside Castle Clinton in Battery Park | 212.252.4531 | Free
Hawai’in Dance with Luana Haraguchi
Learn the Hula and other Hawai’in dances from Luana Haraguchi.
11am and 1pm | National Museum of the American Indian, One Bowling Green | 212.514.3716 | Free

wednesday, AUGUST 4 Summer Sounds at Trinity: Cloud Chamber
Singer/songwriter/guitarist Matthew Everett’s folk-pop influences range from Nick Drake to Kurt Weill.
With Anne Damassa, piano; Matt Park, bass.
Tiempo Libre AND Julito Martinez:
Una Noche Cubana, Trova con TimbA THURsday, AUGUST 5
Tiempo Libre, three-time Grammy-nominated timba masters,

team up with their compatriot, trovador (Cuban troubador)
Tremenda Rumba!
Julito Martinez, for a high-energy concert. Combining the rich Tiempo Libre with Román Díaz
jazz harmonies and seductive rhythmic pulse of timba with the Presented by Battery Park City Authority
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poetry and lyricism of trova, these two Latin stars present an
unforgettable night of sensual, irresistible Cuban sounds. Tiempo Libre, the three-time Grammy-nominated timba
masters, known for their joyful, incendiary, dance-inducing
7pm | World Financial Center Winter Garden, 220 Vesey Street | Free
performances, join forces with master drummer Roman Diaz
and special guests for a night of Tremenda Rumba!, the ultimate
Conjunto Imagen Afro-Cuban dance party. Strictly BYOD - bring your own drum! p: crackerfarm
Presented by Battery Park City Authority 7pm | Rockefeller Park, River Terrace and Warren Street | Free
Founded in 1989 by Ernie Acevedo and Junior Rivera, Conjunto BROADWAY2BATTERY:

Imagen has recorded 12 albums and performed at a number of
high-profile locations including Gracie Mansion, Lincoln Center AUNTIE MAME
and the NBC Rainbow Room. p: ernie acevedo MOVIE NIGHTS ON THE ELEVATED ACRE: CLASSIC NEW
7pm | Wagner Park, Battery Place and West Street | Free YORK FEATURES PAIRED WITH INDEPENDENT SHORTS
Paul–André Fortier: Solo 30x30 | Presented by The Joyce Theater and Arts Brookfield Properties Based on the Broadway production and nominated for six
Academy Awards, this beloved 1958 classic stars Rosalind
Russell as Mame, an exuberant and unconventional socialite
in the roaring 20’s. Featuring a short film screening by p: mptvimages.com
Lower Manhattan Cultural Council filmmaker Cheryl Dunn.
See August 2 for details.
8pm | The Elevated Acre at 55 Water Street, between Broad and
Hawai’in Dance with Luana Haraguchi William Streets | TICKETS ARE REQUIRED and will be available,
See August 3 for details. two per person, at the street-level Water Street entrance to the
Elevated Acre on a first-come, first-served basis starting at 6pm on
Hebrew Mystical Chant with the Kirtan Rabbi the day of the screening | Free
Join the Kirtan Rabbi for an evening of yogic chanting intertwined with the lyrical
language of the Torah and Kabbalah.
7pm | Museum of Jewish Heritage – A Living Memorial to the Holocaust, 36 Battery Park | 646.437.4202 | $12

THURSDay, AUGUST 5 – cont. SATURday, AUGUST 7
See July 16 for details. Paul–André Fortier: Solo 30x30 | Presented by The Joyce Theater and Arts Brookfield Properties
Lower Manhattan Cultural Council Cool Music for Warm Summer Days
See August 2 for details. Come salsa with Orchestra Silva. Sponsored by Rudin Management Company, Inc.
See August 3 for details. West African Family Dance
Mane Kadang performs stirring music from Senegal, Guinea, and the Ivory Coast with dances led by
Kotchegna Dance Company. Sponsored by the Battery Park City Parks Conservancy.
6:30pm | Esplanade Plaza, at the end of Liberty Street along the Hudson River | 212.267.9700 | Free
Come salsa with Orchestra Silva. Sponsored by Rudin Management Company, Inc.
12:30pm | 24 State Street, between Bridge and Pearl Streets | 212 407-2429 | Free
Stories for All Ages: Krik? Krak! Haiti in Stories & Riddles
Haitian stories told by Charlot Lucien. Presented the Mercy Corps Action Center to End World Hunger
Native Sounds Downtown presents: Native Roots
and the Battery Park City Parks Conservancy.
Native Roots blends solid reggae with traditional Native influences to create a sound uniquely their own.
11am | Rector Park West, Rector Street at South End Avenue | 212.267.9700 | Free
5:30pm | National Museum of the American Indian, One Bowling Green | 212.514.3700 | Free
Sip & Sail Civil War Weekend at the Governors Island National Monument
Living history, historic weapon demonstrations, music, and lectures brings the summer of 1863
Join South Street Seaport Museum and Pasanella & Son Vintners for a sunset sail and wine tasting.
to life for visitors of all ages.
7:30pm | Schooner Pioneer, Pier 16 | 212.748.8786 | $60
Noon | Governors Island. Free ferries leave from the Battery Maritime Building at 10 South Street,
FRIday, AUGUST 6 Normandie Exhibit Tours

A tour de force of elegance and art deco design.
YACHT with special guests

Presented by The Seaport
SUNday, AUGUST 8
YACHT, formed in 2002 by Jona Bechtolt and Claire L. Evans,
who claim Portland and Marfa, Texas as home, is best known
for combining music with live visual shamanistic, video, audio
and PowerPoint performance. Driven to change drastically Civil War Weekend at the Governors Island National Monument
every six months, or die, the 2010 version of the band bears no See August 7 for details.
resemblance, except biologically, to previous versions.
p: sarah meadows


MONday, AUGUST 9 WEDESday, AUGUST 11
LoVid: Trichrome Navigation Nino Segarra and His Orchestra

Sitelines Presented by Presented by Battery Park City Authority
Nino Segarra, renowned Puerto Rican singer, arranger, musician,
Interdisciplinary artist duo LoVid leads a team of performers and composer and producer, has recorded arrangements with diverse
audience members through an obstacle course, carrying elec- orchestras all across Puerto Rico. “Esa Mujer” and “Como
tronic components from one side to another to build an electronic Amigos si, Como Amantes no” are among the countless songs
musical instrument that produces live sound. Beginning at a low that have made him a star in the world of salsa.
volume with minimal movement, the performance progresses to
7pm | Wagner Park, Battery Place and West Street | Free
a crescendo of density and sound.
p: maritza trinidad
12:30pm | Also August 10–12 | Broad Street between p: tom moody
Exchange Place and Beaver Street | Free

Paul–André Fortier: Solo 30x30 | Presented by The Joyce Theater and Arts Brookfield Properties LoVid: Trichrome Navigation | Sitelines Presented by Lower Manhattan Cultural Council
Third Rail Projects: The Drifting Encyclopedia | Presented by Arts World Financial Center Mexican Dance Workshop
See July 12 for details. See August 10 for details.

TUESday, AUGUST 10 Learn about the architectural evolution of one of the world's most famous locales, Wall Street,
in this special exhibition tour.
3pm | The Skyscraper Museum, 39 Battery Place | 212.945.6324 | Free
See July 16 for details. Missing a Beat: The Rants and Regrets of Seymour Krim
Author Mark Cohen introduces Seymour Krim, an influential 1961 Beat writer, to a new generation.
LoVid: Trichrome Navigation | Sitelines Presented by Lower Manhattan Cultural Council 7pm | Museum of Jewish Heritage – A Living Memorial to the Holocaust, 36 Battery Place | 646.437.4202 | $5
Summer Sounds at Trinity: Ron Owens
Mexican Dance Workshop A concert of accordion music.
Members of the Mexican dance group Cetiliztli Nauhcampa Quetzacoatl in Ixachitlan 12:45pm | Trinity Church, Broadway at Wall Street | 212.602.0800 | Free
will lead this fun and exciting dance workshop.
11am amd 1pm | National Museum of the American Indian, One Bowling Green | 212.514.3716 | Free Historic District Walking Tours
Walk the streets of Seaport District to learn about its people, innovations, and its maritime past.

THURSday, AUGUST 12 Black Ash Basket Workshop
Learn to make a basket from the growth rings of the Black Ash Tree. Pre-registration required.
6pm | National Museum of the American Indian, One Bowling Green | 212.514.3716 | $35
BROADWAY2BATTERY:
THE COUNTRY GIRL FRIday, AUGUST 13
MOVIE NIGHTS ON THE ELEVATED ACRE: CLASSIC NEW
YORK FEATURES PAIRED WITH INDEPENDENT SHORTS Paul–André Fortier: Solo 30x30 | Presented by The Joyce Theater and Arts Brookfield Properties
Adapted from the Clifford Odets play and starring Grace Kelly, Mexican Dance Workshop
William Holden and Bing Crosby in his greatest performance, See August 10 for details.
this 1954 Oscar-winning drama tells the story of an alcoholic

has-been Broadway actor struggling with the one last chance
he's been given to resurrect his career. Featuring short films
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SATURday, AUGUST 14
by Alexandra Lerman.
8pm | The Elevated Acre at 55 Water Street, between Broad and See July 16 for details.
William Streets | TICKETS ARE REQUIRED and will be available,
two per person, at the street-level Water Street entrance to the Sculptors Guild Body Casting Workshops
Elevated Acre on a first-come, first-served basis starting at 6pm on Marc Fields, in collaboration with the Sculptors Guild, teaches a day-long workshop on mold-making and casting.
the day of the screening | Free 11am-4pm | Governors Island. Free ferries leave from the Battery Maritime Building at 10 South Street, corner of Whitehall Street
212.440.2202 | Free instruction + materials fee
Battery Dance Company Presents: The 29th Annual Downtown Dance Festival
Paul–André Fortier: Solo 30x30 | Presented by The Joyce Theater and Arts Brookfield Properties Battery Dance Company kicks off its 35th season with a dozen other local companies and
See July 16 for details. international companies from India and Japan.
1pm | Battery Park, State Street and Battery Place | 212.219.3910 | Free
LoVid: Trichrome Navigation | Sitelines Presented by Lower Manhattan Cultural Council
SUNday, AUGUST 15
Mexican Dance Workshop
Take a walk back in time to Dutch New Amsterdam.
Sit back and enjoy Libby Richman and her Jazz Quartet. Sponsored by Rudin Management Company, Inc.
Sip & Sail
Trudy Eden presents Early American Table: Food & Society in the New World MONday, AUGUST 16
This lecture explores the diets and meals of 17 and 18 century Americans. Light refreshments will be served.
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6:30pm | Fraunces Tavern Museum, 54 Pearl Street | 212.425.1778 | $8


MONDay, AUGUST 16 – cont. THURSday, AUGUST 19
Battery Dance Company kicks off its 35th season with a dozen other local companies and
international companies from India and Japan.
BROADWAY2BATTERY:
Noon | One New York Plaza, Water Street between Whitehall and Broad Streets | 212.219.3910 | Free
THE muppets take manhattan
MOVIE NIGHTS ON THE ELEVATED ACRE: CLASSIC NEW
TUESday, AUGUST 17 YORK FEATURES PAIRED WITH INDEPENDENT SHORTS
Battery Dance Company Presents: The 29 Annual Downtown Dance Festival
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Frank Oz directs this 1984 ode to Broadway in which the
See August 16 for details. Muppets travel to New York intent on finding a producer
for their 1984 musical, Manhattan Melodies. Featuring a
short film by Jay Hufford.
WEDNESday, AUGUST 18 8pm | The Elevated Acre at 55 Water Street, between Broad
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and William Streets | TICKETS ARE REQUIRED and will be available,

Battery Dance Company Presents: The 29th Annual Downtown Dance Festival two per person, at the street-level Water Street entrance to the
See August 16 for details. Elevated Acre on a first-come, first-served basis starting at 6pm on
the day of the screening | Free
Summer Sounds at Trinity: Christine Cornell
Singer Christine Cornell performs a tribute to Duke Ellington.
12:45PM | Trinity Church, Broadway at Wall Street | 212.602.0800 | Free Sounds Like PAPER
PAPER and Ray Ban present ”Sounds Like PAPER 2010“ at the Seaport—a three-concert series featuring
New Amsterdam Walking Tour what’s next in music straight from PAPER’s pages to the Seaport pier!
Take a walk back in time to Dutch New Amsterdam. 6pm | South Street Seaport, Pier 17 | Free

Vibist Warren Chiasson and his multi-talented quartet perform jazz. Sponsored by Rudin Management Company, Inc.
FRIday, AUGUST 20
Free Friday: Size Matters

Compare and contrast the Normandie and the Peking, with a presentation and exhibition tours.
6pm | South Street Seaport Museum, 12 Fulton Street | 212.748.8786 | Free

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SATURday, AUGUST 21 THURSday, AUGUST 26
Normandie Exhibit Tours Cool Music for Warm Summer Days
Sue Maskaleris with Trio Do Rio perform Brazilian favorites. Sponsored by Rudin Management Company, Inc.
See August 7.
Car Seat Safety

Bring your car and have your child’s seat checked out by a technician certified by Safe Kids USA.
J&R MusicFest 2010
Enjoy a musical showcase of the best in jazz and adult contemporary music.
11am | The New York City Police Museum, 100 Old Slip | 212.480.3100 | Free
Call for time and more information | City Hall Park | 212.238.9000 | Free
Sip & Sail

SUNday, AUGUST 22 See August 5 for details.
NYC Volkswagen Traffic Jam

A classic car show and picnic featuring classic and custom vintage Volkswagens from NYC and beyond. FRIday, AUGUST 27
10am-4pm | Governors Island. Free ferries leave from the Battery Maritime Building at 10 South Street,
corner of South and Whitehall Streets | 212.440.2202 | Free
J&R MusicFest 2010
Normandie Exhibit Tours See August 26 for details.
See August 7.
SATURday, AUGUST 28
MONday, AUGUST 23
J&R MusicFest 2010
Third Rail Projects: The Drifting Encyclopedia | Presented by Arts World Financial Center See August 26 for details.
This Jazz Age Lawn Party sends you to the 1920s with live music, dance, picnicking, and games.
WEDNESday, AUGUST 25 corner of Whitehall Street | 212.440.2202 | $10
Films for Change Action Center Family Fun Days

Fun awareness and engagement activities for families.
Screening and discussion of The End of Poverty?, the 2010 documentary narrated by actor
Noon | Mercy Corps Action Center for World Hunger, 6 River Terrace | 212.537.0511 | $10 per family
and activist Martin Sheen exploring the root causes of global poverty.
7pm | Mercy Corps Action Center to End World Hunger, 6 River Terrace | 212.537.0511 | $10
Summer Sounds at Trinity: Downtown Glee Club

The all-male chorus performs a wide array of music including sacred tunes, Broadway hits, folk,
standards, and traditional choral pieces.
12:45pm | Trinity Church Broadway, at Wall Street | 212.602.0800 | Free

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ongoing events
Downtown Walking Tour: Encounters, and island-wide exhibi-
tion organized by the Sculptors
Summer Dance at the
Where New York Began Guild. And on Fridays, borrow a National Museum of the
Explore the history, architecture, bike from Bike and Roll and see the American Indian
art and fascinating denizens of island on two wheels. The Island
Join us for an interactive
Downtown on this 90-minute (including all three exhibits) is open
dance program with Native
walking tour. Sponsored by the every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
American artists.
Municipal Art Society. through October 10.
Every Tuesday through Friday, beginning
Every Tuesday through August, 10am | Governors Island. Free ferries
July 6 | 11am and 1pm | National Museum
beginning June 22 | 12:30–2pm | Meet leave from the Battery Maritime
of the American Indian, One Bowling
at 55 Exchange Place, Suite 401 Building at 10 South Street, corner
Green | 212.514.3700 | Free
Erik Guzman: Weather Beacon Monday through Friday, except Bank
holidays | Advance reservations required
to the Holocaust, 36 Battery Place
646.437.4202 | $12 adults,
212.935.3960 | $10 suggested donation of South and Whitehall Streets
212.440.2202 | Free
Weather Beacon is an oracle for | Federal Reserve Bank of New York, $10 seniors, $7 students
the digital age. Merging Wi-Fi 33 Liberty Street | 212.720.6130 | Free Elements of Nature Drawing Third Rail Projects:
technology, industrial engineer-
Enjoy drawing in the parks and Much Ado About Nothing The Drifting Encyclopedia
ing, movement and light, this The Morgenthaus: gardens with an artist/ educator. The Drifting Encyclopedia is an
kinetic sculpture invites the public “Scandal!” A Legacy of Service Materials provided. Sponsored
This roving production of Shake-
speare’s Much Ado About Nothing assemblage of American oddities,
to connect to both the physical and
invisible surroundings. Weather Don’t miss this exhibit Learn how over the course of three by the Battery Park City Parks covers 25 acres of Battery Park scientific and historical ephemera,
Beacon receives information from exploring the history of American generations, this family changed Conservancy. and Castle Clinton. questionable accounts and implau-
the Internet and emits a code of financial scandals. the course of world events, American Every Friday through August, beginning sible representations thereof. Part
July 17–21, July 23–26, July 30–August 1 Victorian cabinet of curiosities,
flashing lights, forecasting the Through April 29, 2011 | Tuesday through politics, and Jewish history. June 23 | 11:30am | Wagner Park, 7pm | Battery Park, State Street and part roadside attraction, this art in-
weather for a curious public. Saturday, 10am–4pm | Museum of Through December 2010. Museum of Battery Place and West Street Battery Place | 212.252.4531 | Free
Jewish Heritage – A Living Memorial 212.267.9700 | Free stallation houses exhibits that echo
Free | World Financial Center Plaza, American Finance, 48 Wall Street
to the Holocaust | 646.437.4202 themes of unlikely connections and
220 Vesey Street | Sculpture operates 212.908.4110 | $8 adults,
24 hours a day, through December 31. $5 students/seniors $12, $10 seniors, $7 students The 18th Annual contemplates the actual, illusory
Figure Al Fresco Poets House Showcase and anomalous nature of love.
July 12 through September 3 | Monday
Water Taxi Beach DecoDence: Legendary Project Mah Jongg Learn figure drawing outdoors
with a clothed model and an artist/
Opening night for the exciting
through Friday, Noon–4pm | World
exhibition of the poetry books and
at The Seaport Interiors and Illustrious Come learn the history and
meanings of the beloved game
educator. Materials provided. related materials published in the
Financial Center Courtyard Gallery,
Come out and enjoy 18,000 square Travelers Aboard the that became a Jewish-American
Sponsored by the Battery Park City United States in a single year.
Parks Conservancy.
feet of fun, food, sand & music. SS Normandie tradition. June 29—July 27 | Tuesday through
Every Wednesday through August,
Grab a drink, some food, play This exhibition explores the Through January 2, 2011 | Museum of
beginning June 23 | South Cove,
Friday 11am–7pm and Saturday
11am–6pm | Poets House, 10 River
Sunset Jam on the Hudson
a game of ping pong or hit the art deco luxury of a so-called Jewish Heritage – A Living Memorial
greens for 9-holes of nautically Battery Place and 2nd Place Terrace | 212.431.7920 | Free Join a drumming circle led
“floating palace.” to the Holocaust | 646.437.4202
themed miniature golf. Located on 212.267.9700 | Free by master drummers.
$12, $10 seniors, $7 students
the north side of Pier 17 at South Through Januray 2011 | Tuesday through Improvise on African, Latin,

Sunday 10am–6pm | South Street and Caribbean rhythms.
Street Seaport, this Beach offers
Seaport Museum, 12 Fulton Street Voices of Liberty at the Visit Governors Island Revolution and the City:
the most spectacular views of the Every Friday through August,
Brooklyn Bridge and the East River 212.748.8786 | $12 adults,
Keeping History CentER Don’t miss an exciting summer on
New York City’s Role in the beginning July 16 | 6:30pm | Wagner
in the city. See you at the Beach! $10 students/seniors, $8 children
Experience a soundscape of Gov Island! War for Independence Park, Battery Place and West Street
The Seaport, Pier 17 (North Side) inspiring stories of immigration This exhibit explores the 212.267.9700 | Free
Enjoy five miles of car-free biking,
Free entrance while enjoying a stunning view picnicking, free concerts, festivals Revolutionary War’s timeline
Traces of Memory: of the Statue of Liberty. and exhibits and more. Ongoing from New York’s point of view:
A Contemporary Look at the Through August 15 | Museum of Jewish summer highlights include the a lesser known but equally
Federal Reserve Bank of Jewish Past in Poland Heritage – A Living Memorial to the No Longer Empty exhibition, a important American story.
New York Tours This photography exhibition
Holocaust | 646.437.4202 multisensory journey to an alter- Monday through Saturday, beginning
$12, $10 seniors, $7 students nate reality via Governors Island’s July 1 | Noon–5pm | Fraunces Tavern
Tour the Fed's gold vault and learn serves as a lament to the
history; the FIGMENT Interactive Museum, 54 Pearl Street | 212.425.1778
about the Federal Reserve's central destroyed Jewish civilization that
Sculpture Garden & MiniGolf Course $10; Seniors/Students/Children $5
banking functions. Also on exhibit, once flourished in Poland.
where visitors can explore fantasti-
“The History of Money” and Through August 2010 | Museum of cal interactive installations; and
“Fedworks”. Please call for times. Jewish Heritage — A Living Memorial

R2R Partner
DANCE Third Rail Projects: FAMILY THEATER
Undercurrents &
Exchange
Alice Farley Dance WFC Winter Garden American Ballroom Summer Stock NYC 2010:
Events by Genre
Theater: Hellgate p. 21 Theater Dancing An Evening of Broadway
Love Letter Classrooms Blockbusters
WFC Plaza
Yoshiko Chuma WFC Winter Garden Pace University
One New York Plaza & The School of Hard p.7 p. 27
p. 18 Knocks: A-C-E One
Lent Space The Battery 4th of
American Ballroom p. 16 July Concert and
MUSIC Conjunto Imagen Julito Martinez Roman Diaz Theater Dancing Family Festival WORD
Wagner Park
p. 44
WFC Winter Garden
p. 44
Rockefeller Park
p. 45
Classrooms Battery Park
WFC Winter Garden p. 14
Antibalas The Dan Martin/ KJ Denhert So Cow
p.7
FILM National Scholastic
Castle Clinton Children’s Day
p. 32 Nick Russo Duo WFC Plaza South Street Seaport
Christopher Williams:
and Fireworks Art & Writing Awards
Zuccotti Park One New York Plaza p. 26 Teen Exhibition
the Apples in Stereo p. 23 p. 32 The Voyage of Garbhglas Auntie Mame
South Street Seaport
p. 9 WFC Courtyard Gallery
South Street Seaport Sound Bites (excerpt) The Elevated Acre p. 4
p. 9 Dan Zanes and Friends La Cumbiamba eNeYé Lunchtime Series Irish Hunger Memorial at 55 Water Street
EAT: WFC Restaurant
Battery Park p. 43 p. 45 Poets House
Battery Park
p. 14
South Street Seaport Showcase
Avi Buffalo p. 14 p. 7
WFC Winter Garden Celebrates the Poetry
South Street Seaport Deganit Shemy: Broadway Danny Rose
Left On Red 2 kilos of sea
p. 17 and Music of Haiti
p. 39 Duncan Sheik Steve Hackett The Elevated Acre
Rockefeller Park
Castle Clinton Zuccotti Park Rockefeller Park at 55 Water Street
John Street United p. 16
p. 16 p. 37
Bang on a Can Marathon p. 24 p. 6 Methodist Church
WFC Winter Garden
Loose Limbs
p. 22
The Country Girl ART
p. 10 Emmet Cohen Summer Stock NYC 2010:
South Street Seaport The Elevated Acre
WFC Plaza
p. 34
An Evening of Broadway Laura Peterson at 55 Water Street
Bear in Heaven One New York Plaza
Blockbusters Choreography: Everyone p. 50 Erik Guzman:
South Street Seaport p. 24
p. 19 L’Orchestre Pace University The Elevated Acre at 55 Weather Beacon
Eroica Trio Septentrional
p. 27 Water Street The Muppets WFC Plaza
p. 6 Take Manhattan p. 5
Best Coast WFC Winter Garden Rockefeller Park
Thee Oh Sees
South Street Seaport p. 5 p. 16 The Elevated Acre
p. 34
South Street Seaport LoVid: Trichrome at 55 Water Street National Scholastic
p. 26 Navigation p. 53 Art & Writing Awards
Free Energy Madeleine Peyroux
Beth Orton South Street Seaport Castle Clinton
Tiempo Libre Broad Street Teen Exhibition
Rockefeller Park p. 34 p. 18 p. 48 WFC Courtyard Gallery
WFC Winter Garden p. 4
p. 11 Rockefeller Park
Gimagua Martin Rivas p. 44, 45 Paul-André Fortier:
Brooklyn Youth Chorus Zuccotti Park Rockefeller Park Solo 30X30 Third Rail Projects: The
South Street Seaport p. 31 p. 23
Woven Bones One New York Plaza Drifting Encyclopedia
p. 9 South Street Seaport p. 25 WFC Courtyard Gallery
Golden Triangle Nino Segarra p. 13 p.21
Burning Spear South Street Seaport and His Orchestra Phil Soltanoff:
p. 26 Sit, Stand, Walk, Lie Down…
Rockefeller Park Wagner Park Yacht
p. 31 p. 49 South Street Seaport Governors Island
Jason Green p. 46 p. 39
Chad Vangaalen Zuccotti Park Plena Libre
p. 36
South Street Seaport Wagner Park YellowFever Rochester City Ballet
p. 39 p. 36 South Street Seaport Pace University
Jimmy Webb p. 13 p. 20
Chris Velan Rockefeller Park Renaissance
p. 23
WFC Plaza Rockefeller Park Zola Jesus
One New York Plaza p.6 South Street Seaport
p. 38, 39 p. 19

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RIVER TO RIVER IS PROUDLY PRESENTED BY THESE PARTNERS
Alliance for Downtown New York — The mission of the Alliance for Downtown New York
is to be the principal organization that provides Lower Manhattan’s historic financial district with
a premier physical and economic environment, advocates for businesses and property owners and
promotes the area as a world-class destination for companies, workers, residents and visitors. The
Downtown Alliance manages the Downtown-Lower Manhattan Business Improvement District (BID),
serving an area roughly from City Hall to the Battery, from the East River to West Street.
Lower Manhattan Cultural Council — Lower Manhattan Cultural Council (LMCC) is the
leading voice for arts and culture in downtown New York City, producing cultural events and promoting
the arts through grants, services, advocacy, and cultural development programs.
Lower Manhattan Cultural Council thanks thefollowing funders:
BATTERY PARK CITY AUTHORITY — The Hugh L. Carey Battery Park City Authority is a New York
State public benefit corporation whose mission is to plan, create, coordinate and maintain a balanced
community of commercial, residential, retail and park space within its designated 92-acre site on the
lower west side of Manhattan.
arts WORLD FINANCIAL CENTER — Since 1988, Arts World Financial Center has presented interdis-
ciplinary arts programming with an emphasis on commissioned works, site-specific installations and
premieres, year-round and free to the public with the continued support of American Express, Battery
Park City Authority, Bank of America and Brookfield Properties.
In 2007, under the umbrella Arts Brookfield Properties, Arts WFC expanded its programming to other
New York region properties including One New York Plaza and Zuccotti Park, offering an eclectic array
of events in lobbies, parks and plazas.
arts World Financial Center is sponsored by:
South Street Seaport — This unique and inspiring 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. Visitors to this
historic waterfront pier and cobblestone streets experience small-neighborhood charm amidst a
thriving community that includes seasonal activities, award-winning special events, breathtaking
views and more than 100 shops, cafes and restaurants.
The Port Authority of New York & New Jersey — The Port Authority of NY & NJ oper-
ates many of the busiest and most important transportation links in the region. They include JFK
International, Newark Liberty International, LaGuardia, Stewart International and Teterboro airports;
AirTrain JFK and AirTrain Newark; the George Washington Bridge and Bus Station; the Lincoln and
Holland tunnels; the three bridges between Staten Island and New Jersey; the PATH rapid-transit
system; the NY/NJ seaport; and the Port Authority Bus Terminal in midtown Manhattan. The agency
also owns the 16-acre World Trade Center site in Lower Manhattan and is a partner in the Access to
the Region's Core tunnel project.
A special thank you to our 2010 River

to River Co-Presenters whose generous
support has significantly enhanced
this summer’s programming.
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FAMILY

R2R Partners FAMILY

DOWNTOWN MAP & POINTS OF INTEREST

Come to lower manhattan

SHOULD R2R Legacy highlights a selection of the Festival’s pro-

GIVE US A CALL Broadway2Battery:

voice telling you latest

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Weather Beacon is an oracle for the digital age. Merging Wi-Fi

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flash mobs, swarms and flocks, everyone explores the visual

WEDNESday, JuNE 23 to the gold.

Presented by Battery Park City Authority

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Cool Music for Warm Summer Days

Veuve Clicquot Polo Classic

friday, JuNE 25 Children’s Day & Fireworks

Making Our Presence Known: The Smithsonian National Museum

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The Art of Craftsmanship Revisited Public Art Tour: Teardrop Park

Normandie Exhibit Tours

Noon-Midnight | World Financial Center Winter Garden,

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Sound Bites Lunchtime Series | Presented by The Seaport

Walking Tour: History of Wall Street

Curator’s tour of The Rise of Wall Street at The Skyscraper Museum

Lunch and Learn: Past, Present and Future of Energy Trading

River and Blues: John Hammond

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Fraunces Tavern Museum: $1 Admission on July 4!

Revolutionary War Walking Tours

Trinity Wall Street Presents Rosanne Cash

The Battery 4th of July Concert

Celebrate the Fourth of July family style with Grammy Award-

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Left On Red Revolutionary War Walking Tours

11am-2:30pm | World Financial Center Winter Garden,

L’Orchestre Septentrional, Haiti’s oldest big band orchestra, has

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HellGate Love Letter River and Blues: Hazmat Modine

creates an imaginary landscape that combines costuming,

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Discover the Rochester City Ballet, acclaimed as one of the

3 Spruce Street | Free The Drifting Encyclopedia is an assemblage of American oddi-

Monday through Friday, Noon–4pm | Through September 3

Storybook Readings & Workshop Third Rail Projects:

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TUESday, July 13 Jimmy Webb with Martin Rivas

Third Rail Projects: Undercurrents & Exchange | Presented by

Deganit Shemy: 2 kilos of sea | Sitelines Presented by

Summer Sounds at Trinity: Incendio

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Curator’s tour of The Rise of Wall Street at The Skyscraper Museum

River and Blues: Bill Sims, jr.

Solo 30x30 is a 30-minute dance performance presented

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Stories for All Ages: Native American Tales

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Family Workshops for Much Ado About Nothing

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Four Seasons Lodge

Cool Music for Warm Summer Days