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OPENING ACT
Saturday 6/25
Martha Wash
Powerhouse vocalist behind disco classic “Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now),” Grammy nominee for “It’s Raining Men,” #1 debut for her solo single “Carry On,” Martha Wash will premier her new single “I’ve Got You.” Martha has unquestionably made her mark in music history and keeps a busy concert schedule doing what her fans love the most – belting out her many, many hits!
Sunday 6/26
The Persuasions
This pioneering quintet started out in Bed-Stuy, was discovered by Frank Zappa, and has covered a capella genres from Doo-Wop to R&B to Soul and Gospel in a career that spans half a century. They show no signs of slowing down as they take on new projects and scale new musical heights. Join us for a remarkable evening of rich vocal harmonies and new music from their latest CD “Knockin’ on Bob’s Door” a tribute to Bob Dylan.
Tuesday 6/28
Wizard of Oz (Plaza Theatrical Production)
Join all of your favorite characters from the merry old land of Oz in this theatrical adaptation of the 1939 film. You’ll hear all of the classic songs, such as “Over the Rainbow,” “If I Only Had a Brain” and “We're Off to See the Wizard.” Follow the yellow brick road down to the park and join us!
Wednesday 6/29
Huntington Community Band (HCB)
The HCB opens their 66th Season with “CURTAIN UP!” featuring an eclectic mix of new and old classics. A special guest conductor will be featured along with a guest soloist.
Thursday 6/30
Huntington Men's Chorus
Now in its 62nd year, the Huntington Men's Chorus was a founding member of the Huntington Arts Council. With over 100 active singing members, the chorus will perform a delightful variety of songs.
Friday 7/1
Steve Kroon Sextet
One of the world’s most versatile and respected percussionists, Steven Kroon grew up in the presence of many influential R&B and jazz musicians, but he’s never forgotten his Latin roots. His new album, El Mas Alla (Beyond), is loaded with the kind of melodic and rhythmic performances that make Latin jazz universally appealing.
Saturday 7/2
Jane Monheit
An extraordinarily gifted vocalist, Long Island native Jane Monheit’s sincere and romantic interpretations of exceptional songs have made her a favorite in both the jazz and cabaret worlds. Her latest CD, Home, celebrates the tenth anniversary of her remarkable recording career with a collection of standards that represents a passionate return to her roots as a jazz musician.
Sunday 7/3
Sol Y Sombra Spanish Dance Company
Sol Y Sombra Spanish Dance Company presents an exciting evening of Traditional Flamenco, Latin American and Spanish Classical, and Afro/Caribbean dance and music.
Tuesday 7/5
Michael Soloway
The Moving with Mike show is all about creative movement, dance, fitness and fun! Lively songs performed with great exuberance and high energy, Mike and his dancers encourage children of all ages to get up, get moving and get their wiggles out!
Wednesday 7/6
Huntington Community Band
Tonight’s “AN AMERICAN TRIBUTE” will include the Huntington Women’s Choir in a program honoring America and our veterans. There will be a stirring rendition of “The Battle Hymn of The Republic,” so please join us for an inspirational evening and celebrate our great nation.
Thursday 7/7
Huntington Choral Society
Since 1962, The Huntington Choral Society has been entertaining the Long Island community with the great choral works of the world. Tonight’s program will include excerpts from Gershwin’s Porgy & Bess.
Friday 7/8
Theophilus London
An alternative rap artist from Brooklyn, NY, Theophilus London has a genre-bending approach draws from a range of styles, from soul-pop and post-punk to electro and contemporary R&B. Citing influences that include Michael Jackson and Prince, London made his album debut in 2009 with This Charming Man.
Saturday 7/9
Bye Bye Birdie (Plaza Theatrical Production)
The satiric Broadway hit about Conrad Birdie, rock & roll idol drafted into the army and the effect on his teenage fans and their families in Sweet Apple, Ohio. The score includes “Put On a Happy Face,” “One Last Kiss” and “A Lot of Livin' To Do.”
Sunday 7/10
Nassau Pops Symphony Orchestra
Under the direction of Maestro Lou Panacciulli, the Nassau Pops Symphony Orchestra will perform your musical favorites from Broadway, television and the movies. Rely on the Nassau Pops to present a great program of popular and light classical music.
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Tuesday 7/12
Bari Koral Band
Dubbed “Sheryl Crow for kids” by the NY Post, Bari Koral’s catchy, pop friendly tunes and awesome live shows have gained her thousands of young (and not so young!) loyal fans. Children may pop like popcorn, surf the waves, run like the gingerbread man, and they may even learn to jam with the band.
Wednesday 7/13
Huntington Community Band
For their third evening of great band music under the stars, HCB focuses on music written especially for television, with a special guest conductor and instrumental soloist
*Be sure to come early for pre-concert entertainment at 7:45 pm.
Thursday 7/14
Isotope Stompers
A perennial favorite of Festival audiences, this exhilarating high-energy Dixieland Jazz Band will have you celebrating Mardi Gras, New Orleans style, on a mid-summer’s night!
Friday 7/15
The Pine Leaf Boys
Louisiana's finest, four-time Grammy-nominated, world-renowned Pine Leaf Boys present their own inimitable brand of Cajun, Creole & Zydeco music with youthful exuberance. The Boys are hailed as "the best new, energetic and fun Cajun band in a very long time" by The New York Times.
Saturday 7/16
“Harry Chapin: A Celebration in Song,”
July 16 will mark 30 years since an automobile crash on the Long Island Expressway took the life of singer, songwriter and social activist Harry Chapin. Two generations of Chapins – Harry’s daughter Jen, his brothers Tom and Steve, the Chapin Sisters and others, will gather to honor that anniversary and Harry’s life, music and legacy. This family reunion concert is collaboration among the Huntington Arts Council, the Town of Huntington, Long Island Cares and the Folk Music Society of Huntington. Fittingly, the family will perform on The Chapin Rainbow Stage, which will be rededicated that evening.
Bring canned goods for Long Island Cares!
NBTY Helping Hands Charity - Sponsor
Sunday 7/17
The Long Island Dance Consortium No. 1
The Long Island Dance Consortium is composed of presenters, dance advocates, dance professionals, Arts Councils and dance related studios. Tonight’s program will include the Long Island Dance Company performing an exquisite repertoire of Dance pieces; Circle of Dance and it's unique, modern stylistic approach; and the Red Hot Mamas tuneful variety of "Mack the Knife,” “Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy," “Anything Goes," and "There's No Business Like Show Business."
Tuesday 7/19
Oran Etkin’s Timbalooloo
The woodwind maestro brings Timbalooloo, his groundbreaking new method of teaching music to our Festival stage. Makes music from all over the world accessible and fun for children to listen to and learn about!
Wednesday 7/20
Huntington Community Band
HCB presents “A Night at the Opera, Stage and Screen.” Guest soloists will be announced. Robert W. Krueger (Northport Community Band) will make his annual return visit to share the podium as special guest conductor.*Be sure to come early for pre-concert entertainment at 7:45 pm.
Thursday 7/21
Michael Mao Dance
Critically acclaimed modern dance company with an international corps of accomplished dancers. Michael Mao’s choreography fills the stage with compelling images that enthrall audiences with their emotional immediacy.
Friday 7/22
Cyril Neville
One of New Orleans’ music and cultural icons, through his Grammy award winning work with the Neville Brothers, his years as vocalist and percussionist with the Meters, to his work today with The Voice of the Wetlands All-stars, Galactic and his own solo band TRIBE 13, Cyril Neville continues to raise the bar for entertainers for years to come.
Saturday 7/23
Brooklyn Rundfunk Orkestrata (BRO)
The Brooklyn Rundfunk Orkestrata is the latest mastermind from Peter Kiesewalter, leader and musical mind behind Grammy nominated East Village Opera Company. BRO’s debut album and live Show “The Hills Are Alive” is a genre-bending adaptation of songs from Rodgers and Hammerstein’s iconic musical The Sound of Music.
Sunday 7/24
North Shore Pops Orchestra
The North Shore Pops Orchestra, noted as Long Island’s Favorite Concert Band
is made up of a large group of talented musicians of all ages. Come hear this local group play, you won’t want to miss a spectacular evening of music.
Crystalyn Wynter Opening Act
Vocalist Crystalyn Wynter, the winner of the Huntington Arts Council's third annual "Got Talent? Long Island," will perform on the Chapin Rainbow Stage.
Tuesday 7/26
“Circus” Marionetes de la Esquina
This fabulous puppet theater company from Mexico has been entertaining children and adults alike since 1975. Experience the magic of 13 marionettes and an actor as they bring you the color, vitality and happiness which is produced when the tent goes up and “The Circus” opens its doors!
Wednesday 7/27
Huntington Community Band (HCB)
HCB finale concert welcomes back guest conductor and HCB Music Director Laureate Robert V. Domencetti. Tonight’s theme is “Encore-Encore!” featuring music by Kalinnikov, Bizet, John Williams and more! The BIG finale features audience favorite: Tchaikovysky’s “1812 Overture” accompanied by a LIVE cannon (Jim McAward, HCB Cannoneer). Guest soloist, TBA. * Be sure to come early for pre-concert entertainment at 7:45 pm.
Thursday 7/28
David Wax Museum
This high energy band fuses Mexican folk with American roots and indie rock to create an utterly unique Mexo-Americana aesthetic. Combining Latin rhythms, call-and-response hollering, and donkey jawbone rattling, they have electrified audiences across the country. Time Magazine top-ten pick at the 2011 South by Southwest extravaganza.
Friday 7/29
Mally Lewis & Lamb Chop
Lamb Chop, a ewe (and puppet), has been actively performing since 1957, first with Shari Lewis and now with Mally Lewis. Don’t miss this truly delightful performance that appeals both to the young and old. Guaranteed to induce wonderful memories and the feeling that you’ve just gained a new best friend!
Saturday 7/30
Tizer with Chieli Minucci
Keyboardist and recording artist Lao Tizer and his band are joined by guitarist, composer, arranger (and former Special EFX leader) Chieli Minucci for an evening of smooth, contemporary jazz with a decidedly world music orientation. Tizer has been proclaimed “a torchbearer for the new generation of contemporary jazz.”
Sunday 7/31
The Refugees
Accomplished solo artists Cindy Bullens, Deborah Holland, and Wendy Waldman came together as The Refugees in 2007, and since that time have been wowing audiences with their soaring harmonies, indelible musicianship, and unforgettably humorous stage presence. Enjoy an evening of intense and passionate music- making featuring a blend of country, rock, folk, and Americana.
Tuesday 8/2
“Mammoth Follies” Hudson Vagabond Puppets
“Mammoth Follies” explores the wonders of evolution in an old-fashioned revue of original songs, witty jokes, and earth-smashing dances performed by giant dinosaur puppets, including your host Willie Mammoth, Smiley the Saber-Toothed Tiger, and the 11-foot tall T. Rex.
Wednesday 8/3
Twin Shores Chorus & Island Hills Chorus/Sweet Adelines
Dedicated to preserving the truly original American art form of a capella harmony in their distinctive barbershop and Sweet Adelines styles, each chorus performs a wide range of show tunes, patriotic themes and old-fashioned love songs, along with jazz and spiritual offerings.
Thursday 8/4
Aurelio Martinez
A soulful, powerfully evocative singer, Garifuna/Honduran composer and guitarist Aurelio Martinez brings a bittersweet vocal style to the guitar-accompanied paranda ballad and other traditional Garifuna song forms. No hype or derivative artifice, just contemporary roots music true to its hybrid cultural origins!
Friday 8/5
Anderson & Roe
Perhaps the most thrilling young piano duo performing today, Greg Anderson and Elizabeth Joy Roe bring joyous camaraderie and refined artistry to adrenalized classical concerts that are revolutionizing the piano duo experience for the 21st century. They have been described as "Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers transposed from the dance floor to the keyboard" (The Southampton Press).
Saturday 8/6
Aztec Two-Step
Rex Fowler and Neil Shulman celebrate their 40th Anniversary as the folk/rock duo Aztec Two-Step. One of acoustic music’s most popular and enduring acts, they continue to impress audiences with intelligent songwriting, dazzling acoustic lead guitar, and inspiring harmonies.
Co-presented with Folk Music Society of Huntington
Sunday 8/7
“A Chorus Line” BroadHollow Theatre Company
The Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning musical A Chorus Line, leap, turns and tap its way to center stage. A collection of dancers are asked to tell the director about themselves in order to land a part in a Broadway show. Songs include “What I Did for Love,” “At the Ballet,” and “One.”
Tuesday 8/9
Teatro SEA- Ricitos and the Three Bears
Super nosey Ricitos (Goldilocks) leads audiences on a Latinized adventure in this bi-lingual version of the classic fairy tale. Integrating life-size puppetry with live-action theatre and music, Ricitos learns many important lessons and becomes good friends with the Bear family.
Wednesday 8/10
The Long Island Dance Consortium No. 2
Long Island Dance Consortium’s second evening brings you the American Dance Theatre of Long Island, with its large company performing major, multiple dances; Variations, a Dancer's Studio providing a variety of unique dance numbers; and the Long Island Ballet Theatre, under the direction of Christopher Fleming who will be creating a new work for this evening in the Park. Last, but not least, the Long Island High School for the Arts (LIHSA) will present its troop of talented dancers performing under the direction of the school's professional staff.
Thursday 8/11
Handmade Puppet Dreams
Handmade Puppet Dreams is a provocative, challenging, and savvy collection of short films created by independent artists exploring the art of handmade puppet craft especially for cinema. Presented by Heather Henson’s IBEX Puppetry.
Friday 8/12
Gandalf Murphy and the Slambovian Circus of Dreams
They’ve been called "the hillbilly Pink Floyd." Throw in elements of Incredible String Band, Neil Young, The Band, Bob Dylan, and maybe even some Frank Zappa, and you’ll get a sense of this band’s contagious brand of quirky Americana.
Saturday 8/13
The Long Island Philharmonic
Join us once again as the Long Island Philharmonic, with Music Director David Stewart Wiley, provides for a musical experience that will entertain, excite and inspire.
Sunday 8/14
Brother Joscephus and the Love Revival Revolution
A 12-piece explosion of righteousness that blends New Orleans party music, soul in the style of Ray Charles and Al Green, a good helping of jam-bandy Roots Rock and a righteous splash of good, upbeat Gospel without the religious overtones. Don’t miss our spicy closing night!
