PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE

Saturday, June 17, 2006
12 Noon - 6:00 pm

Musical performances, programmed by eminent Cambridge venues Regattabar and Club Passim, will highlight the two main stages throughout the day. Regattabar, located at The Charles Hotel in Harvard Square, is the leading jazz club in New England. The legendary Club Passim has charmed audiences for over 48 years in their dedication to cultivating and preserving folk music. Each hour a different performer will take the stage entertaining audiences with a variety of Jazz, Folk, Latin, and World music.

Passim Stage – By the Weeks Footbridge at DeWolfe Street
Performers selected by the Passim Folk Music & Cultural Center. Since 1958, Club Passim has entertained a diverse audience in its efforts to cultivate and preserve folk music. Club Passim helped launch the careers of musicians such as Joan Baez, Bob Dylan, Ritchie Havens, and many others. Hosted by Naomi Arenberg and Brendan Hogan, WGBH Radio.

12 Noon

Silver Leaf Gospel Singers

Soulful gospel music

1:00pm

Anne Heaton Band

Pop sensibility with piano and vocals

2:00pm

Jake Armerding

Folk, bluegrass, classical, and pop

3:00pm

Kenny White Band

Piano-based melodic rock

4pm & 5pm

Session Americana & friends

Traditional American blues, country, rock, and folk with surprise guest artists

Regattabar Stage – By the Weld Boathouse at JFK Street
Performers selected by the Regattabar located at the Charles Hotel in the heart of Harvard Square. Since opening in January 1985, Regattabar has been a leading jazz club in New England. Hosted by Eric Jackson, WGBH Radio.

12 Noon & 3:00pm

Edmar Castaneda Trio

Colombian harpist weaves a hybrid style of Jazz and South American music

1:00pm

Boston Horns

Infectious rhythms of funk, jazz, and world beat and New Orleans masterpieces

2:00pm

Somi

New African Soul – Jazz music infused with soul, African folk, and urban grooves

4:00pm

Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey

Post-modern Jazz trio influenced by indie rock, electronic music, and pop

5:00pm

Entrain

Rock, blues, calypso, ska, zydeco, jazz, and funk from the eclectic sextet from Martha’s Vineyard

The Revolve Stage – Corporal Burns Park on Flagg Street
The third stage will send voices soaring with an outstanding array of local opera, choral, and gospel groups.

12 Noon

North Cambridge Family Opera

Excerpts from "Antiphony"

1:30pm

CRLS Gospel Choir

2:00pm

Good Shepherd COGIC Mass Choir

3:00pm

St. Paul AME Church Choirs

Men's & Women's Choirs, Liturgical Dancers

4:00pm

Bobby Tynes & Company

Quartet

5:00pm

Berklee City Music All Stars

12 piece jazz ensemble

Pup Tent - Memorial Drive by Plympton Street
The Kids Area offers children (and adults!) the opportunity to create their own puppets at the Puppet Factory. The award winning improvisational group, ImprovBoston will coach kids in Puppet Karaoke, a chance to try out their new creations in playful theater games. The puppets (and their creators) can join the Grand Puppet Parade at 5:00pm.

12 Noon

Graham & Parks students

Excerpts from their annual musical

12:30pm

Will Stackman

Punch & Judy

1:30pm

Performance Project

Dance & music

2:00pm

Puppet Karaoke

2:30pm

Great Small Works

Lyzer the Miser

3:00pm

Puppet Karaoke

3:30pm

Great Small Works

Lyzer the Miser

4:15pm

Uncle Monsterface

Sock puppet rock opera

5:00pm

Grand Puppet Parade

Puppet creations revolve around the river

Dance! Dance! Dance! - by the Weeks Footbridge
Three stellar dance troupes celebrate with dance both modern and traditional.

1:30pm

Mestre Chuvisco

Portugese/Brazilian dance with a martial arts twist

2:30pm

Java Kawistara!

Dazzling dance from Indonesia

3:30pm

Jamnastics

High energy Hip-Hop dance




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