SummerStage to Start Two-Week Extravaganza in The Bronx 

SummerStage is a great, free summer program of performing arts in NYC / image by Alan Roche

Starting July 5th, New York City’s largest performing arts festival, SummerStage, will kick off their Bronx season. 

From Latin Jazz to Hip Hop to Opera, Crotona and St Mary’s Parks will be lit with music! 

The schedule is as follows so mark your calendars and get your 

Tuesday

Jul 5

7:00 PM

George
Lamond / DJ Lucho

Crotona Park

Music


Wednesday

Jul 6

7:00 PM

Fat
Joe / Tony Touch hosted by Lyricist Lounge

Crotona Park

Music


Thursday

Jul 7

7:00 PM

Tribute
to Latin Jazz Great Dave Valentin

Crotona Park

Music


Friday

Jul 8

7:00 PM

Nuyorican
Poets Cafe: Craig ‘muMs’ Grant’s “A Sucker Emcee”

Crotona Park

Theater


Saturday

Jul 9

7:00 PM

Acrobuffos
/ Rob & Miss Jane / Sxip’s Hour of Charm / It’s Showtime NYC

Crotona Park

Circus


Sunday

Jul 10

7:00 PM

DJ
Kool Herc / Little Shalimar / Screening:
Rubble Kings

Crotona Park

Music & Film


Tuesday

Jul 12

7:00 PM

Johnny
Rivera / Joan Català

St. Mary’s Park

Music


Wednesday

Jul 13

7:00 PM

Joe
Bataan Meets Setenta / Joan Català

St. Mary’s Park

Music


Wednesday

Jul 13

7:00 PM

The
Metropolitan Opera Summer Recital Series featuring Michelle Bradley, Kang Wang, Yunpeng Wang, and Dan Saunders

Crotona Park

Music


Thursday

Jul 14

7:00 PM

Tito
Rojas

St. Mary’s Park

Music


Friday

Jul 15

7:00 PM

Felix
Hernandez’s Rhythm Revue / Screening:
We
Like It Like That

St. Mary’s Park

Music & Film


Saturday

Jul 16

7:00 PM

Full
Circle Souljahs Presents: From The Streets To The Stage/Behind the Groove
/
Master Class: Kwikstep and Rokafella

St. Mary’s Park

Dance


Sunday

Jul 17

4:00 PM

Legacy
Women / Recess Monkey / Music with a Message / Double Dutch Dreamz

St. Mary’s Park

Family

Ed García Conde

Ed García Conde is a life-long Bronxite who spends his time documenting the people, places, and things that make the borough a special place in the hopes of dispelling the negative stereotypes associated with The Bronx. His writings are often cited by mainstream media and is often consulted for his expertise on the borough's rich history.