Music to Read By
9 10:30 a.m.
96.3FM WQXR presents a special mix of recorded classical music customized for The Great Read in the Park. Meet the on-air personalities of the most listened-to classical station in the country as they host the stage and introduce performers.
Striking 12
10:45 11:30 a.m.
Rock concert meets musical theater in this imaginative version of the Hans Christian Andersen
story The Little Match Girl. Funky and fresh, Striking 12 features original music by acclaimed New York trio GrooveLily. Get a sneak preview before the show makes its Off-Broadway debut this November.
Korean Traditional Performing Arts Association
Noon 12:45 p.m.
Learn more about the artistic heritage and history of Korea as you enjoy the beauty and grace of traditional Korean dance, and listen to the powerful rhythms and melodies of Korean folk music.
Urban Word NYC
2 2:30 p.m.
Enjoy the raps, rhymes, rhythms and riffs of spoken-word poets as they share their experiences. Urban Word NYC inspires teens to discover and use their voices to bring to light the issues important to them.
Duwende: Pop/Funk A Cappella
2:45 3:15 p.m.
Duwende (Doo-WEN-day) uses pure lung power and soul to create bass-and-beatbox-driven funk/pop. With nothing between them and the audience but some microphones and monitors, the six members strip rock music down to its most essential elements for an experience unlike anything else on the music scene today.
Eve Ensler
Insecure At Last
3:30 4:15 p.m.
How do you find freedom and fulfillment in a security-obsessed world? Playwright and author Eve Ensler (The Vagina Monologues, The Good Body) joins New York Times culture reporter Lola Ogunnaike for a provocative and illuminating discussion.
Culture Shock New York
4:30 5:15 p.m.
Get into the groove with this nonprofit hip-hop dance and youth outreach organization, featuring its signature dance troupe, Future Shock New York. FSNY gets kids moving and encourages self-confidence, leadership and respect for others through its community dance programs.
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