NYC - Downtown NYC River to River Festival 2009 Events

THE 2009 RIVER TO RIVER® FESTIVAL UNVEILS ROBUST SCHEDULE
OF COMPLETELY FREE MUSIC, DANCE, FILM AND CULTURAL EVENTS

New York’s Largest Free Summer Arts Festival Kicks Off May 31st with Bang on A Can Marathon; Festival Highlights Include Conor Oberst, Arlo Guthrie, Merce Cunningham Dance Company, New York City Opera, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Zvi Dance, The Pains of Being Pure at Heart

Making music to the ears of budget-conscious audiences, the River To River® Festival today unveiled a stellar line-up of completely free music, dance, and cultural events that firmly establishes Lower Manhattan as the city’s summer arts capital.

Named one of the ten New York cultural institutions “we can’t live without” by Time Out New York and a "must-visit for urban arts aficionados" by the New York Post, the River To River Festival is New York’s largest free summer arts festival. Founded in 2002 to revitalize Lower Manhattan by bringing the arts to new audiences and new artists to public attention, the festival draws hundreds of thousands of people each year to venues along downtown’s spectacular waterfront, including the World Financial Center, The Seaport, Rockefeller Park, Battery Park, and Castle Clinton National Monument.

The 2009 River To River Festival’s schedule is just as ambitious as years past, with free events – from established stars like Arlo Guthrie, Conor Oberst, Brian Stokes Mitchell, and the Merce Cunningham Dance Company to hotly-tipped artists like The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, Jenny Lewis, and choreographer Jonah Bokaer to wildly fun, cutting edge extravaganzas like The Bang on a Can Marathon and The Big Draw – taking place almost daily.

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