New York, NY (Top40 Charts) The
Boston Globe, WGBH and Citizens Bank are teaming up again to host the 3rd annual
Boston Summer Arts Weekend. Grammy-Award winners and Arturo Sandoval will headline the festival, designed to celebrate and promote arts community. The free outdoor festival will take place on Copley
Square in the Back Bay on July 26-27 and will also feature special offers from arts organizations around the city, a series of Arts Walks and Talks and a Baroque Brunch featuring the Handel and Haydn Society.
Multi-Grammy Award winners will bring their hybrid of traditional Mexican folk music and American rock and roll to
Boston Summer Arts weekend on Saturday, July 26, 2014.
Music on the main stage starts at 11 a.m. on Saturday. They'll be joined by the Soul Rebels, an eight-piece based brass ensemble that brings soul, jazz, funk, hip-hop, rock and pop music into one performance. Canadian guitarist and Juno award winner
Jesse Cook will showcase the talent that makes him one of today's most influential guitarists in world music, and the dancers and musicians of The StepCrew are expected to exhilarate the audience with their versions of Ottawa Valley stepdance, Irish stepdance and Tap. Early in the day, the stage in Copley
Square will be the perfect destination for the entire family, with performances from local favorites Steve Songs, The Gizmo Guys and Debbie and Friends.
On Sunday, the day begins with the annual Baroque Brunch at the Fairmont Copley Plaza featuring a performance from the Handel and Hayden Society.
Music on the main stage in Copley
Square begins at Performances will include a contemporary dance review from The
Boston Conservatory, Cuban jazz trumpeter and Grammy award winner and The
Boston Landmarks Orchestra. Additional performers are expected to be announced soon.
"For more than 60 years, WGBH has connected the community with greater vibrant arts scene," said WGBH President and CEO . "Boston Summer Arts Weekend, with a diverse line-up of local, national, well-known and up-and-coming artists, is a fun, energetic event that showcases everything there is to love about summers in ."
In the week leading up to
Boston Summer Arts Weekend, WGBH, The
Boston Globe and Citizens Bank will extend the programming, featuring a series of
Boston Summer Arts Weekend Walks & Talks. This will include a Newbury Street gallery tour and art auction, as well as exclusive talks with artists and authors at venues across . More information on the Walks & Talks will be available soon at www.BostonSummerArts.com
"For the third year in a row, the arts will come to life in Copley Square," said , Chief Executive Officer of The
Boston Globe. "Artistic performances have a way of bringing people together and in the month of July, there will be incredible opportunities for residents and visitors alike to experience what the city has to offer. We are delighted to be working with WGBH and Citizens Bank to bring this celebration to ."
Local arts organizations will offer discounts and unique programming for the public, all of them featured in a special guide. All arts and entertainment organizations are invited to list their events in the guide and on the Summer Arts Weekend website free of charge. The guide will be distributed in The
Boston Sunday
Globe and the Worcester Telegram &
Gazette and will be available online at WGBH.org. To submit a listing, please visit www.BostonSummerArts.com.
"Boston Summer Arts Weekend is an amazing opportunity to showcase the rich and diverse culture of the city, and we are excited to be a part of it," said , Vice Chairman of Citizens Bank. "The collaboration with The
Boston Globe and WGBH is a great example of how local companies can come together to help enliven and enrich the community where we live and work."
Summer Arts Weekend is presented by Citizens Bank. Other supporting sponsors to date include The Lincoln Motor Company and The Greater
Boston Convention & Visitors Bureau. Sponsorship opportunities are still available and can be tailored for both small and large arts organizations. For more information about becoming a sponsor of Summer Arts Weekend, contact at
[email protected]. For more information, visit www.bostonsummerarts.com.
