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Summer in the City 2011 - Performance Schedule
 Tuesday, July 12 at 10:00 a.m.
Jungle Jim's Wild about Balloons & Agenda for Children's StoryWalk
Donnelly Field, 67 Berkshire St.
Rain Site: Frisoli Youth Center, 61 Willow St.
Jungle Jim, a family entertainer and professional balloon artist, puts on an engaging and interactive performance, featuring music and elaborate balloon-making. After the performance, join the StoryWalk Cambridge kick-off event in Vellucci Plaza featuring arts & crafts activities and snacks. Free copies of the StoryWalk books will be handed out (while supplies last) of Stick by Steve Breen and Turtle Splash! by Cathryn Falwell. As part of the program, participating businesses will display a page from the same children's book in their street-front windows and offer discounts and giveaways to children and families. Co-sponsored by Inman Sq. Business Association.
Thursday, July 14 at 5:15 p.m.
Boomtown Festival - Centanni Courtyard, 2nd St. & Centanni Way
Rain Site: Multicultural Arts Center, 41 2nd St.
For this performance, Summer in the City takes you to the Boomtown Festival, a summer community arts festival featuring free music, dance, visual arts and kid-friendly activities.
 At 5:15 p.m., Monkeyhouse: Jump-In!
A dance performance along with an audience participation & movement segment.
At 6:00 p.m., The Organ Quartet - On the Latin Side!
Jazz-infused world music.
Co-sponsored by the Multicultural Arts Center
 Monday, July 18 at 10:00 a.m.
The Little Red Wagon, Strega Nona
Dana Park, 74 Magazine St.
Rain Site: Morse School 40 Granite St.
This adaptation of Tomie dePaola's 1976 Caldecott Honor book brings the story to life through music and puppetry for children from Pre-k through grade 4.
Thursday, July 21 at 6:00 p.m.
Boomtown Festival - Centanni Courtyard, 2nd St. & Centanni Way
Rain Site: Multicultural Arts Center, 41 2nd St.
For this performance, Summer in the City takes you to the Boomtown Festival, a summer community arts festival featuring free music, dance, visual arts and kid-friendly activities.
At 5:15 p.m., Monkeyhouse: Jump-In!
A dance performance along with an audience participation & movement segment.
 At 6:00 p.m., Duppy Conquerors
Boston's best reggae musicians perform the music of Bob Marley
Co-sponsored by the Multicultural Arts Center
 Tuesday, July 26 at 10:00 a.m.
Rona Leventhal - Travelin' Shoes: A Multicultural Storytelling Extravaganza
Sacramento Field, 19 Sacramento St.
Rain Site: Baldwin School, 28 Sacramento St.
Rona Leventhal is one person, but many voices. Through her, skies talk, turtles sing, and magic happens! Rona has a talent for relating educational messages in a captivating and entertaining fashion through multicultural tales, songs and audience participation.
Thursday, July 28 at 7 p.m.
Performance by Eric Royer: One Man Band & Movie Night*
East Cambridge Savings Bank Parking Lot, 292 Cambridge St.
Rain Date: Thursday, August 4, 7:00 p.m.
Eric Royer's One Man Band performs authentic bluegrass and old-time country music. The "band" creates a unique sound using a five-string banjo (Scruggs and claw hammer), dobro, harmonica, vocals, kazoo, and the one-of-a-kind foot controlled "Guitar Machine," all played at the same time. Co-sponsored by the East Cambridge Business Association.
 Monday, August 1 at 10:00 a.m.
Ron Goldman's humorous, musical learning experience
Bergin Park, 80 Haskell St.
Rain Site: Fitzgerald Peabody School, 70 Rindge Ave.
Children's music is a specialty of Ron Goldman's programs. He connects easily with children and enjoys involving them in his music. Songs may be original and from traditional and contemporary sources. Children are encouraged to repond, participate, move, sing, and dance. Humor, learning, and high energy are regularly part of the musical experience.
 Wednesday, August 3 at 10:00 a.m.
Guy Mendilow, Around the World in Song
Greene-Rose Heritage Park, 238 Broadway
Rain Site: Fletcher-Maynard Academy, 225 Windsor St.
In this performance workshop, children meet some of the most important members of the band, the instruments themselves, such as the berimbau, the munnharpa (jaw harp), and overtone singing. Fun stories, exciting rhythm games and joyous sing-alongs, performed in up to six languages, introduce children to music from around the world in an interactive performance.
 Tuesday, August 9 at 10:00 a.m.
Zanyacts
Glacken Field, near 691 Huron Ave.
Rain Site: Haggerty School, 110 Cushing St.
Become entranced by the magic and comedy of this group while they perform an array of entertaining and theatrical circus illusions and mime.
Thursday, August 11 at 10:00 a.m.
Gaston Bogomolni & Friends
Danehy Park, 99 Sherman St.
Rain Site: Tobin School, 197 Vassal Lane
A Jewish world music adventure! Fasten your seat belts and "fly" around the world as Gaston and his band take you on an energizing and fun-filled musical adventure around the world. Co-sponsored by the Jewish Community Centers of Greater Boston.
 Monday, August 15 at 10 a.m.
Puppet Showplace Theatre, The Carrot Salesman
Cambridge Common Tot Lot, 7 Waterhouse St.
Rain Site: Graham and Parks School, 44 Linnaean St.
The Carrot Salesman is the original story of a door-to-door carrot salesrabbit who is not very good at his job. But through his unsuccessful efforts to sell carrots to elephants, jellyfish, moles, and robots, he discovers a way to help all of the animals. Performed with colorful two-dimensional table-top puppets and fun audience interaction, this show is recommended for ages 3 and up.
Thursday, August 18 at 7:00 p.m.
Jungle Jim & Brett Silvia's Op The Cyclops followed by Movie Night*
East Cambridge Savings Bank Parking Lot, 1310 Cambridge St.
Rain Date: Thursday, August 25, 7:00pm
Jungle Jim, a family entertainer and professional balloon artist, puts on an engaging and interactive performance, featuring music and elaborate balloon-making. A movie follows the performance. Co-sponsored by Inman Square Business Association. Click here for information on this movie night.
MOVIE HINT* - With a golden ticket, you can take an adventure to discover the magical word world of chocolate.
 Wednesday, August 24 at 7:00 p.m.
SOUTH END SHOWSTOPPERZ & Movie Night*
Raymond Park, corner of Walden St. & Raymond St
Rain Date: Wednesday, August 31, 6:30 p.m.
Performance by an all-girls dance group, ages 10-15, based out of small neighborhood, the Villa Victoria in Boston. An outdoor movie follows the performance. Co-sponsored by the Friends of Raymond Park.
 Thursday, September 1 at 7:00 p.m.
Performance by Junktronic & Movie Night*
Technology Square Court Yard, near 500 Technology Square on Main St.
Rain Date: Thursday, September 8, 7pm
Junktronic plays and samples found sounds with electronic instruments, made of everyday objects, creating original music and new re-mixes from familiar and not-so-familiar songs and ideas. This interactive performance for all ages will be followed by an outdoor movie. Co-sponsored by the Kendall Square Business Association.
MOVIE HINT* - Take a deep-space adventure with Robby the Robot in this sci-fi thriller
* Due to copyright laws. the titles of these free films cannot be publicized by the presenting organization.
Summer in the City is produced by the Cambridge Arts Council, the official arts agency for the City of Cambridge. Funding and support for this year's Summer in the City program is provided by the Cambridge Community Foundation; City of Cambridge, Honorable Mayor David P. Maher; Community Development Department/Economic Development Division; Electrical Department; Department of Human Services/Parks & Recreation Division; Department of Public Works; Inman Square Business Association; East Cambridge Business Association; Kendall Square Association; Jewish Community Centers of Greater Boston; Multicultural Arts Center; and Friends of Raymond Park.
:: Summer in the City press release (August events) - July 21, 2011
:: Summer in the City press release - June 16, 2011
:: Press Photos: Download Performer Photos
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