FESTIVAL NEWS: River to River Festival Takes Over Manhattan All Summer Long

Agreed, all these 1-day festivals are fantastic. But what's a girl to do with the rest of her
sunny summer days? Spend them sans music? I think not! And that's where the River to
River Festival comes in. With events spread out throughout the summer at a wide variety
of locations around the city, there's something to suit any mood, be it light and breezy,
heavy and angsty, deep and poetic, or sly and jazzy.

Here are just a few of the ones that sparked my interest. I mean, haven't you always
wanted to go to a Swedish Midsummer Festival?!  Don't worry, it's a hipster paradise,
too, with shows from artists like Martha Wainwright, the New Pornographers,
Spoon and more! Read on...


>>Martha Wainwright at McCarren Park Pool 8/24/06. See Gallery

BPC PARKS' SWEDISH MIDSUMMER FESTIVAL AND FAMILY DANCE
DATE: June 22, 2007
TIME: 5:00pm
LOCATION: Wagner Park

THE LIVING ROOM w/ MARTHA WAINWRIGHT
DATE: June 26, 2007
TIME: 7:00pm
LOCATION: WFC Plaza

Seaport Music
Ra Ra Riot
DATE: June 29, 2007
TIME: 7:00pm
LOCATION: South Street Seaport, Pier 17

The New Pornographers
DATE: July 4, 2007
TIME: 3:30pm
LOCATION: Battery Park

Shearwater
DATE: July 5, 2007
TIME: 7:00pm
LOCATION: Castle Clinton National Monument, Battery Park

Seaport Music: Fujiya & Miyagi
DATE: July 6, 2007
TIME: 7:00pm
LOCATION: South Street Seaport, Pier 17

Folks on the Island!  A Governors Island Folk Festival featuring Odetta
DATE: July 7, 2007
TIME: 1:30pm
LOCATION: Governors Island

SambaSunda
DATE: July 10, 2007
TIME: 7:00pm
LOCATION: WFC Plaza

Spoon
DATE: July 11, 2007
TIME: 7:00pm
LOCATION: Rockefeller Park

Ron Sexsmith
DATE: July 12, 2007
TIME: 7:00pm
LOCATION: Castle Clinton National Monument, Battery Park

Check out the full summer lineup, courtesy of the official River to River Fest site,
for a listing of everyone and their brother participating in this year's fest.

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