
Since 2002, The River To River Festival has been bring music, film, dance, art, theatre and play to downtown Manhattan, and at a very attractice price; free! All the festivities are hosted at venues ranging from the Seaport to Battery Park to Governors Island. And with so many events, you’re bound to find something that’s worth putting on your calander a few weeks in advance!
On June 25th watch American Ballroom Theater, where local 5th and 8th grade students will compete in Rumba, Swing and Tango. Punk icon Patti Smith will be performing Castle Clinton on July 14th. The lovely Shara Worden of My Brightest Diamond will be playing on July 7th, as well.
Scroll through the the full River to River 2011 listing below for all the events!
June 19: No One Is an Island, Bang on a Can Marathon, The Commons, Sundays at St Paul’s
June 20: No One Is an Island, Bang on a Can Marathon, After Sol LeWitt, Desperately Seeking Susan
June 21: No One Is an Island, Ivan & Alyosha (Acoustic), GROUP, Hoketus
June 22: No One Is an Island, Rebecca Jordan, New York on my Mind
June 23: No One Is an Island, The Poetry of Food: Elaine Equi, Ivan & Alyosha, Vijay Iyer Sextet
June 24: No One Is an Island, The Ghost Of A Saber Tooth Tiger
June 25: No One Is an Island, American Ballroom Theater: Dancing Classrooms Colors of the Rainbow Team Match, Dancing Classrooms Colors of the Rainbow Team Match, Cowgirl Cowhunt, Future Quest & Fula Flute
June 26: No One Is an Island, Sound Bites Series with My Teenage Stride, Sundays at St. Paul’s – Harvestworks NYEAF
June 27: No One Is an Island, The Godfather Part II
June 28: No One Is an Island, Emmet Cohen Trio, The New York Gypsy All-Stars, New York City Opera: Rufus Wainwright Goes To The Opera!
June 29: No One Is an Island, Eric Walton: Esoterica, Chrisette Michele
June 30: No One Is an Island, Emmet Cohen Trio, Laurie Anderson and Bill Laswell
July 1: No One Is an Island, Lower Dens/Dirty Beaches
July 2: No One Is an Island, El Encierro de Acciones, TriBattery Pops: Independence Day Weekend Celebration
July 3: No One Is an Island, Sound Bites Series with The Hairs, Sundays at St. Paul’s – Harvestworks NYEAF
July 4:Â No One Is an Island
July 5: Sarlin Levine Ganz, The Holmes Brothers, Terry Riley with George Brooks and Ronu Majumdar
July 6: Michael Pemberton, Poets House Annual Celebration featuring Musical Guests Jose James and Bobbi Humphrey, Henry V
July 7: Henry V, Elio Villafranca: Cuban Roots Cuban Soul, My Brightest Diamond with yMusic
July 8: Henry V, The Wake with Weekend
July 9: Henry V, Extraordinary Moves:THE DANCER FILMS Directed by Judy Dennis, Extraordinary Moves: A Dance to Spring: The Drawings of Jules Feiffer, Shadowplay, HOUNDED
July 10: Henry V, Extraordinary Moves:THE DANCER FILMS Directed by Judy Dennis, Extraordinary Moves: A Dance to Spring: The Drawings of Jules Feiffer, Sound Bites Series with Pow Wow!, Extraordinary Moves: Express Your Inner Feiffer Dancer, Sundays at St. Paul’s – New Music Now
July 11: Henry V, Extraordinary Moves:THE DANCER FILMS Directed by Judy Dennis, Extraordinary Moves: A Dance to Spring: The Drawings of Jules Feiffer, The Brother from Another Planet
July 12:   Henry V, Extraordinary Moves:THE DANCER FILMS Directed by Judy Dennis, Extraordinary Moves: A Dance to Spring: The Drawings of Jules Feiffer, Extraordinary Moves: Third Rail Projects, Looking Glass, Brooklyn Rider and Kojiro Umezaki
July 13:  Henry V, Extraordinary Moves:THE DANCER FILMS Directed by Judy Dennis, Extraordinary Moves: A Dance to Spring: The Drawings of Jules Feiffer, Extraordinary Moves: Third Rail Projects, Looking Glass, All in Good Time: A Celebration for Jonathan Schwartz Hosted by and starring John Pizzarelli and Jessica Molaskey
July 14: Henry V, Extraordinary Moves:THE DANCER FILMS Directed by Judy Dennis, Extraordinary Moves: A Dance to Spring: The Drawings of Jules Feiffer, Extraordinary Moves: Third Rail Projects, Looking Glass, Extraordinary Moves: Michael Moschen Triangle, Extraordinary Moves:STREB Human Fountain, Extraordinary Moves: Australia’s Strange Fruit The Three Belles, Patti Smith and Her Band
July 15: Henry V, Extraordinary Moves:THE DANCER FILMS Directed by Judy Dennis, Extraordinary Moves: A Dance to Spring: The Drawings of Jules Feiffer, Extraordinary Moves: Michael Moschen Triangle, Extraordinary Moves:STREB Human Fountain, Extraordinary Moves: Australia’s Strange Fruit The Three Belles, The Investigation, Constitution, and Formation of Flock House, The Radio Dept. with Asobi Seksu
July 16: Extraordinary Moves:THE DANCER FILMS Directed by Judy Dennis, Extraordinary Moves: A Dance to Spring: The Drawings of Jules Feiffer, Extraordinary Moves:STREB Human Fountain, Extraordinary Moves: Michael Moschen Triangle, Extraordinary Moves: Australia’s Strange Fruit The Three Belles, The Investigation, Constitution, and Formation of Flock House, Open Studio Weekend, Come Out & Play Field Day, MP3 Experiment
July 17:  Extraordinary Moves:THE DANCER FILMS Directed by Judy Dennis, Extraordinary Moves: A Dance to Spring: The Drawings of Jules Feiffer, The Investigation, Constitution, and Formation of Flock House, Open Studio Weekend, Sound Bites Series with Hospitality
July 18: Extraordinary Moves: A Dance to Spring: The Drawings of Jules Feiffer, The Investigation, Constitution, and Formation of Flock House
July 19: Extraordinary Moves: A Dance to Spring: The Drawings of Jules Feiffer, The Investigation, Constitution, and Formation of Flock House
July 20: Extraordinary Moves: A Dance to Spring: The Drawings of Jules Feiffer, The Investigation, Constitution, and Formation of Flock House
July 21: Extraordinary Moves: A Dance to Spring: The Drawings of Jules Feiffer, The Investigation, Constitution, and Formation of Flock House
July 22: Extraordinary Moves: A Dance to Spring: The Drawings of Jules Feiffer, The Investigation, Constitution, and Formation of Flock House
July 23: Extraordinary Moves: A Dance to Spring: The Drawings of Jules Feiffer, The Investigation, Constitution, and Formation of Flock House
July 24: Extraordinary Moves: A Dance to Spring: The Drawings of Jules Feiffer, The Investigation, Constitution, and Formation of Flock House
July 25: Extraordinary Moves: A Dance to Spring: The Drawings of Jules Feiffer, The Investigation, Constitution, and Formation of Flock House
July 26: Extraordinary Moves: A Dance to Spring: The Drawings of Jules Feiffer, The Investigation, Constitution, and Formation of Flock House
July 27: Extraordinary Moves: A Dance to Spring: The Drawings of Jules Feiffer, The Investigation, Constitution, and Formation of Flock House
July 28: Extraordinary Moves: A Dance to Spring: The Drawings of Jules Feiffer, The Investigation, Constitution, and Formation of Flock House
July 29: Extraordinary Moves: A Dance to Spring: The Drawings of Jules Feiffer, The Investigation, Constitution, and Formation of Flock House
July 30: Extraordinary Moves: A Dance to Spring: The Drawings of Jules Feiffer, The Investigation, Constitution, and Formation of Flock House
August 1: Extraordinary Moves: A Dance to Spring: The Drawings of Jules Feiffer, The Investigation, Constitution, and Formation of Flock House
August 2: Extraordinary Moves: A Dance to Spring: The Drawings of Jules Feiffer, The Investigation, Constitution, and Formation of Flock House
August 3: Extraordinary Moves: A Dance to Spring: The Drawings of Jules Feiffer, The Investigation, Constitution, and Formation of Flock House
August 4: Extraordinary Moves: A Dance to Spring: The Drawings of Jules Feiffer, The Investigation, Constitution, and Formation of Flock House
August 5: Extraordinary Moves: A Dance to Spring: The Drawings of Jules Feiffer, The Investigation, Constitution, and Formation of Flock House
August 6: Extraordinary Moves: A Dance to Spring: The Drawings of Jules Feiffer, The Investigation, Constitution, and Formation of Flock House
August 7: Extraordinary Moves: A Dance to Spring: The Drawings of Jules Feiffer, The Investigation, Constitution, and Formation of Flock House
August 8: Extraordinary Moves: A Dance to Spring: The Drawings of Jules Feiffer, The Investigation, Constitution, and Formation of Flock House
August 9: Extraordinary Moves: A Dance to Spring: The Drawings of Jules Feiffer, The Investigation, Constitution, and Formation of Flock House
August 10: Extraordinary Moves: A Dance to Spring: The Drawings of Jules Feiffer, The Investigation, Constitution, and Formation of Flock House
August 11: Extraordinary Moves: A Dance to Spring: The Drawings of Jules Feiffer, The Investigation, Constitution, and Formation of Flock House
August 12: Extraordinary Moves: A Dance to Spring: The Drawings of Jules Feiffer, The Investigation, Constitution, and Formation of Flock House
August 13: Extraordinary Moves: A Dance to Spring: The Drawings of Jules Feiffer, The Investigation, Constitution, and Formation of Flock House
August 14: Extraordinary Moves: A Dance to Spring: The Drawings of Jules Feiffer, The Investigation, Constitution, and Formation of Flock House