City Parks Foundation (CPF) is the only independent, nonprofit organization to offer park programs throughout the five boroughs of New York City. We work in over 750 parks citywide, presenting a broad range of free arts, sports, and education programs, and empowering citizens to support their parks on a local level. Our programs and community building initiatives reach more than 600,000 people each year, contributing to the revitalization of neighborhoods throughout New York City.
Musical highlights from the 2011 season include the celebrated classical institution The Silk Road Project featuring YO-YO MA, THE SILK ROAD ENSEMBLE and SILK ROAD CONNECT STUDENTS, hip-hop legends EPMD, FUNKMASTER FLEX, TALIB KWELI and RAKIM, contemporary R&B stars RYAN LESLIE, CHRISETTE MICHELE and JAGGED EDGE, indie rockers WE ARE SCIENTISTS and FRIENDLY FIRES, politically charged reggae star TIKEN JAH FAKOLY, comedian and music impresario REGGIE WATTS, gospel greats HEZEKIAH WALKER and DONALD LAWRENCE, a global cast of the best Latin rockers, salseros and bachata singers including JARABE DE PALO, CHOCQUIBTOWN, JOE BATAAN, JOHNNY COLÓN, and HENRY SANTOS, jazz greats TOOTS THIELMANS and THE ARCHIE SHEPP QUARTET, among dozens of other top notch artists.
When: Monday, June 11, 2012 at 6:00PM
Where: Central Park/Mainstage
Proceeds from this concert help make possible over 100 free SummerStage programs.
Foster The People came together in late 2009 when Mark Foster met band mates Cubbie Fink and Mark Ponitus through mutual friends in the Los Angeles music scene. Foster hailing from Cleveland, OH had been writing and recording music since his youth but it wasn’t until the three members came together that Foster’s music for the bands upcoming debut release, Torches, was ready for friends to hear.
In early 2010, Foster The People posted their first song “Pumped Up Kicks” on the internet. Days later it was used to score a friend’s fashion video, days after that it showed up on Hype Machine and a year later it had seemed to make its way into the ears of millions of listeners around the world.
Foster The People released their first EP this January to give fans a taste of what they’ll hear on Torches which is out this May! Until then the band will be on the road playing a completely sold out U.S. tour with stops including SXSW, Coachella and Sasquatch music festivals.
Tickets on sale Friday, January 13 at Noon. Tickets can be purchased online at www.ticketmaster.com, by calling 1-800-745-3000, at the Mercury Lounge box office at 217 E. Houston St. (between Ludlow & Essex Sts.) Monday-Saturday noon to 7 pm or the Music Hall of Williamsburg box office at 66 N. 6th St. Saturdays 11 am to 6 pm. All times are subject to change and ticket prices subject to service fees.
When: Wednesday, August 8, 2012 at 6:30PM
Where: Central Park/Mainstage
SOLD OUT!
Tickets on sale Friday, January 20 at Noon. Tickets can be purchased online at www.ticketmaster.com or by calling 1-800-745-3000, All times are subject to change and ticket prices subject to service fees.
In all of its programming and activities, City Parks Foundation partners with the New York City Department of Parks & Recreation to improve neighborhood parks and the communities they serve.
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