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2012 River To River Festival In New York City

River to River Festival (Photo Credit: rivertorivernyc.com)

One of the great things about New York is that it’s never too late to join in on the fun. The city is always bustling with things to do and one of the time-old summer traditions is the River to River Festival in lower Manhattan.

Brought to you by the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, the founding partners Arts Brookfield, Battery Park City Authority and The Seaport, the River to River Festival is a series of free concerts, theatre productions, visual art displays, dance performances and film screenings from new and upcoming New York artists who are exploring the variety of culture that exists within the streets of their city.

2012 River To River Festival In New York City

(Photo Credit: Julieta Cervantes)

This year’s River to River Festival features artists Keanu Reeves, Tap CityParallelograms, Donna di Novelli and Electric Kulintang as well as many other promising an exciting artists and events that are sure to make this year’s broiling summer heat worth it. So don’t miss out on the remaining events! You’re guaranteed to find at least one event that will brighten up your already sunny summer.

2012 River To River Festival In New York City

(Photo Credit: Glenwoodnyc.com)

To find out more about this year’s River to River Festival, please click here. All events are free!

July 12th Events: 12:00 PM – 12:30 PM: Dana Leong Trio at One New York Plaza, 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM: Tere O’Connor Dance at Manhattan Park
12:00 PM – 4:00 PM: The Set Up: Junko Fisher at 80 Broad Street
12:00 PM – 6:30 PM: Occupy Wall Street: Camera and Subject at South Street Seaport Museum
12:00 – 7:00 PM: The Twelfth Night at Castle Clinton
12:00 – 7:00 PM: The Saints Tour at John Street United Methodist Church
12:00 – 7:00 PM-  John Ashbery at Poets Home
12:00 – 7:00 PM- George Clinton and Parliament Funkadelic at Rockefeller Park

July 13th Events: 12:00 PM: Tap It Out at World Financial Center Plaza
4:00 PM: The Set Up: Junko Fisher at 80 Broad Street
7:00 PM: The Twelfth Night at Castle Clinton
7:00 PM: Eleanor Friedberger with Ex Cops at Pier 17, The Seaport
9:00 PM: Come Out and Play After Dark at Seaport

July 14th Events: 10:30 AM: Ink, Pull, Roll: Printmaking at South Street Seaport Museum
11:00 AM: Tamimiami Pixilation Project at Governors Island
12:00 PM: Come Out & Play Field Day at Governors Island
1:00 PM: Architectural Walking Tour at South Street Seaport Museum
4:00 PM: The Set Up: Junk Fisher at 80 Broad Street
4:00 PM: We’re Floating at Poets House
7:00 PM: Twelfth Night at Castle Clinton
7:00 PM: Ecstatic Summer: A Far Cry Orchestra with Oneohtrix  Point Never & David Lang at World Financial Center Winter Garden

July 15th Events:

10:30 AM: Creating Sailor’s Valentines at South Street Seaport Museum
12:00 PM: Building 110: Open House at Governors Island
3:00 PM: Artists Respond: Mark di Suvero at Governors Island
3:00 PM: The MP3 Experiment at Governors Island
5:00 PM: Cheryl: On the Waterfront at Pier 16, The Seaport
7:00 PM: Twelfth Night at Castle Clinton
7:30 PM: Alarm Will Sound at Michael Schimmel Center for the Arts

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