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Central Park SummerStage
13 June 2008 – 17 August 2008
In keeping with SummerStage tradition, each new season includes a wide range of music, dance, film and spoken word, by well-known and emerging artists.
Central Park SummerStage 2008
New York Philharmonic
24 June 2008 – 14 July 2008
Every year, Philharmonic in the Parks offers performances at parks in Manhattan, the Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Island and Long Island. While this offers an opportunity for the uninitiated to get a taste of classical music, more importantly it’s an opportunity to gather with friends and enjoy drinks, snacks and conversation with the New York Philharmonic providing a soundtrack.
New York Philharmonic 2008
Metropolitan Opera
20 June 2008
The Met’s summertime tradition of free outdoor performances returns with a special one-night only event in Prospect Park. Celebrate the start of summer with two of opera’s biggest stars – Angela Gheorghiu and Roberto Alagna- singing popular arias and duets. Ion Marin conducts the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus in the operatic event of the summer, sponsored by Bank of America.
Metropolitan Opera 2008
Naumburg Orchestral Concerts
24 June 2008 – 05 August 2008
Since 1905, the Naumburg Orchestral Concerts has continuously presented free, outdoor classical music concerts to New Yorkers of all walks of life. Named after founder and philanthropist Elkan Naumburg, who donated the Naumburg Bandshell to New York City in 1923, and inspired by his own love of music, the series seeks to stimulate and encourage new and expanded audiences for classical music in the informal and beautiful setting of Central Park.
Naumburg Orchestral Concerts 2008
Broadway in Bryant Park
10 July 2008 – 14 August 2008
Broadway in Bryant Park is a special outdoor series of summer concerts featuring some of the most popular musicals from both on- and off-Broadway
Broadway in Bryant Park 2008
Washington Square Music Festival
21 June & 8, 15, 22, 29 July 2008
In June and July of 2008, the Washington Square Music Festival, a free outdoor classical and Music of the Americas concert series, is celebrating its 50th season by presenting five evenings of great music under the stars performed by musicians who regularly play in Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, the Metropolitan and New York City Opera orchestras and the Brooklyn Academy of Music.
Washington Square Music Festival 2008
Pool Parties in McCarren Park
29 June 2008 – 17 August 2008
One of New York City’s free outdoor concert series, Pool Parties at McCarren Park features a series of bands, as well as bbq, a slip and slide and beer for sale. The concerts are all on Sunday afternoons from 3 p.m. – 8 p.m., with doors opening at 2 p.m. Admission is free, but they solicit donations to support the concerts.
Pool Parties in McCarren Park
Madison Square Music
18 June 2008 – 06 August 2008
The summer season of Madison Square Music presents national touring artists in a scenic outdoor setting perfect for evening picnics or just relaxing on the lawn. Shows are appropriate for all ages.
Madison Square Music 2008
Rhythm & Blues Festival at MetroTech
19 June 2008 – 07 August 2008
This free outdoor summer concert series features an eclectic roster of legendary trailblazers and emerging musical visionaries. Past performers have included Maceo Parker, Los Lobos, Jimmy Cliff, The Wailers, Odetta, Salif Keita, Amadou and Mariam, and The Spinners.
Rhythm & Blues Festival at MetroTech 2008
Lincoln Center Festival 2008
02 July 2008 – 27 July 2008
Plunge into a world of dance, theatre, opera, music, new circus, puppetry and film this July, as the Lincoln Center Festival opens the door to the summer in a celebration of global arts.
Lincoln Center Festival 2008
Celebrate Brooklyn Festival 2008
12 June 2008 – 09 August 2008
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.
Celebrate Brooklyn Festival 2008
Summer in the Square
19 June 2008 – 14 August 2008
Union Square celebrates summer each Thursdaday throughout June, July and August with a series of free concerts, storytelling and dance performances.
Summer in the Square 2008
Summer Garden Concert
11 July 2008 – 22 August 2008
Flushing Town Hall hosts this eclectic concert series on select Friday nights in July & August.
Summer Garden Concert 2008
Clinton Concert Series
14 June 2008 – 22 September 2008
Enjoy a variety of FREE live music performances while watching the sun set on the Hudson. Friends of Hudson River Park, Friends of Clinton Cove, Dewitt-Clinton Park Conservancy and the West 44th Street Better Block Association/ Friends of Pier 84 co-sponsor this music series on the 2nd and 4th Mondays of the month, June through September.
Clinton Concert Series 2008
Harlem Meer Performance Festival
25 May 2008 – 28 September 2008
The Harlem Meer Performance Festival returns to the lakefront plaza at the Charles A Dana Discovery Center in Central Park for another season of sumptuous Sunday music performances.
Harlem Meer Performance Festival 2008
CityParks Concerts
08 July 2008 – 26 August 2008
CityParks Concerts bring the music New Yorkers love right into their neighborhood parks. All concerts begin at 7:00 PM.
CityParks Concerts 2008
River Rocks
10 July 2008 – 14 August 2008
Staged on the waterfront right next to New York City’s electrifying Meatpacking District, Hudson River Park’s signature concert series is the place to be this summer with top level performers and the surroundings to match!.
River Rocks 2008
Summergarden
06 July 2008 – 24 August 2008
Summergarden is supported in part by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs. Major annual support is provided by The Ethel P. Shein Fund for Music at MoMA, which is generously funded by Agnes Gund and by Jo Carole and Ronald S. Lauder. Additional support is provided by Paul D. Shein and Elizabeth Pozen.
Summergarden 2008