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Celebrate Brooklyn Festival 2008

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12 June 2008 – 09 August 2008

Celebrate Brooklyn Festival 2007

Celebrate Brooklyn is one of New York City’s longest running, free, outdoor performing arts festivals. Launched in 1979, as a catalyst for a Brooklyn performing arts scene and to bring people back into Prospect Park after years of neglect, Celebrate Brooklyn has been an anchor in the park’s revitalization and has become one of the city’s foremost summer cultural attractions. Over the course of its history Celebrate Brooklyn has presented over 1,700 artists and ensembles reflective of the borough’s diversity, ranging from internationally acclaimed performers to emerging, cutting-edge artists. All Celebrate Brooklyn performances are free! The festival attracts upwards of 250,000 attendees from across New York City to the Prospect Park Bandshell each summer.

Location

Prospect Park
Brooklyn, New York

2008 Schedule

Thursday, June 12:
ISAAC HAYES

Saturday, June 14:
SIBONGILE KHUMALO / BAKITHI KUMALO & FRIENDS

Thursday, June 19:
MEDESKI MARTIN & WOOD / MARC RIBOT’S CERAMIC DOG / TAYLOR MCFERRIN & THE CELL THEORY

Sunday, June 22:
SALIF KEITA / HAALE

Thursday, June 26:
CAROLINA CHOCOLATE DROPS / DIXIE HUMMINGBIRDS

Friday, June 27:
COLD WAR KIDS / ELVIS PERKINS IN DEARLAND / SAM CHAMPION

Saturday, June 28:
CROOKLYN DODGERS REUNION with O.C. / JERU THE DAMAJA / CHUBB ROCK / EMC featuring MASTA ACE / DJ PREMIER / ALI SHAHEED MUHAMMAD / hosted by BUCKSHOT of BLACK MOON and SPECIAL ED

Saturday, July 5:
MICHAEL STUART / WILLIAM CEPEDA’S GRUPO ESSENCIA / ZEMOG EL GALLO BUENO

Thursday, July 10:
FREDDIE McGREGOR / SOUL STEPS

Friday, July 11:
BRAZILIAN GIRLS / MIRANDA! / TICKLAH

Saturday, July 12:
BETH ORTON / MATT MUNISTERI

Thursday, July 17:
JERRY DOUGLAS / THE HOLMES BROTHERS

Friday, July 18:
DEERHOOF / METROPOLIS ENSEMBLE: The Rite: Remixed

Saturday, July 19:
ENTER THE DRAGON with KARSH KALE / SOH DAIKO

Sunday, July 20:
GOLEM / SWAY MACHINERY / MICHAEL SHOWALTER / DELEON / SOULICO / & Special Guests

Thursday, July 24:
BRAVE NEW WORLD REPERTORY THEATRE: FAHRENHEIT 451

Friday, July 25:
THE PHILIP GLASS ENSEMBLE: POWAQQATSI: Life in Transformation WITH THE BROOKLYN YOUTH CHORUS / MARTA TOPFEROVA

Saturday, July 26:
GHOSTLAND OBSERVATORY / THE JEALOUS GIRLFRIENDS / BEAR HANDS

Thursday, July 31:
MARK MORRIS DANCE GROUP

Friday, August 1:
CARL DAVIS: THE CHARLIE CHAPLIN MUTUALS with THE KNIGHTS / CHRISTINA COURTIN

Saturday, August 2:
FATHER GOOSE / THE SIPPY CUPS / SONIA MANZANO / JAMES McDANIEL / JOAN OSBORNE

Sunday, August 3:
AFRICAN GUITAR FESTIVAL with OLIVER MTUKUDZI & BLACK SPIRITS, HABIB KOITÉ & BAMADA / DABY TOURÉ / YOSSI FINE & AFRIKAN BASS / EXTRA GOLDEN

Thursday, August 7:
AILEY II

Friday, August 8:
LILA DOWNS / THE VILLA – LOBOS BROTHERS/ GRUPO NORTENO

Saturday, August 9:
HAL WILLNER’S BILL WITHERS PROJECT

Directions

F (best) to 7th Avenue. Exit at at the front of the Brooklyn-bound train leaves you at 8th Avenue and 9 Street. Walk 1 block to park’s 9th Street Entrance.