The City of Cambridge and the Central Square World's Fair Committee are pleased to announce:
15th Annual Central Square World's Fair
Celebrating Unity and Diversity in the Heart of Central Square
Sunday, September 25, Noon to 6 p.m. (Rain date: Oct. 9)
This FREE community event is brought to you by the City of Cambridge as part of its Destination: Cambridge series of events that highlight the city's art, history, diversity and culture.
This year, the Central Square World's Fair will feature eight stages of music and dance accompanied by a fashion show and dancers, roving performers, and performing artists.
Green Street Grill Stage (on Mass. Ave / hosted by Wannetta Jackson)
12:00 New England Skyscraper, conducted by Butch Morris
1:00 Special Performance by Nancy Ostrovsky – live painting with Glynis Lomon – Cello; Syd Smart – Drums
2:00 Bala Taunkara
3:15 Wannetta Jackson Quartet
4:15 Lincoln Conspiracy
5:15 The Mighty Clouds of Joy
Middle East Stage (on Mass Ave / hosted by Shred)
12:00 Emergency music
1:00 Rocketscience
2:00 The Rudds
3:00 Muck and the Mires
4:00 Reverend Glasseye
5:00 Juliana Hatfield
Gospel Stage (Carl Barron Plaza, Mass Ave / hosted by Joe-Lee Baker Bey)
12:00 Brothers in Christ
1:00 Silver Liner Gospel Singers
2:00 Gospel T’s
3:00 Gospel chorus
4:00 Mighty Clouds of Joy
5:00 Third Heaven Brass Band
Caribbean Stage (on Norfolk St. / hosted by Sir Cecil Esquire)
Roots & Reggae All Afternoon from 12:00 – 6:00pm
Groups include:
12:00 The Riddle Band
1:30 The Equalites
2:45 Kolors
3:45 Allstonians
4:45 Islandside
African Stage (on Essex St. / hosted by Joh Camara)
From 12:00 – 6:00pm
12:15 Jo Camara and Jama Jigi - Mali
2:30 Lamine Toure & Group Saloum – Senegal
3:45 Boubacar Diabate and Samba Lolo
5:00 Sali Oyugi - Kenya
Latin Stage (on Brookline St. / hosted by Marcello Ozain)
Latin Music All Afternoon from 12 – 6pm
Groups include:
12:00 Havana Club Salsa Lessons
1:15 Mariachi Mara
2:15 Leo Blanco World Trio
3:30 Brass Roots
4:45 Kilombo Mambo
Dance Stage (on Pearl St. / hosted by Rozann Kraus)
1:00-2:00
Day Job Dancers
Polynesian Dance Arts
Dance Center ofWaltham
JNJ
Improv Group
BoSoma
2:00-3:00
Rainbow Tribe
Trevini Dancers
Cambridge Youth Dance Program
Boston Dance Co
Rozann Kraus & Daniel Epstein
3:00-4:00
OrigiNations Girlz of IMANI
Synergy
Kelley Donovan
Center Studio
Disco Brats|
Jose Mateo's Ballet Theatre of Boston Youthworks
4:00-5:00
Eve Agush & Friends
BoSoma
Synergy
Collage
Boston Dance Co
5:00
Disco Brats
Collage
See headliner JULIANNA HATFIELD on the Middle East Stage.
The Green Street Grill is bringing back Lawrence D 'Butch' Morris to conduct his masterful Conduction series. He has been negotiating with Performance Artist Nancy Ostrovsky to collaborate on our artistic extravaganza.
For more information contact John Clifford 617-876-1655 or visit www.centralsqworldsfair.com.