Riverside Park Music & Other Events 2009

8th Annual NYC Irish Dance Festival
Sunday, May 3 from 1:00pm - 8:00pm
Rain Or Shine

Pier I, Riverside Park South, Manhattan (food and drink available)
Join in on the fun with live music, master workshops in traditional Irish dance, a Singers Circle, Irish language classes, face-painting and more!

Summer on the Hudson: Let's Dance!
at the 70th Street Pier Plaza
Learn to dance like a pro at these salsa, swing and hustle lessons and group dances led by top instructors from Soho Dance Studio.  Weather permitting. 
Taking place from 6:00 - 9:00 pm

• Sunday, June 07
• Sunday, June 14
• Sunday, June 21
• Sunday, June 28

Special Events:

• Annual Mamapalooza Outdoor Extravaganza
  at Pier 1, 70th Street
  Sunday, May 31
  from 12:00 - 5:00 pm
  Moms Rock! Celebrate mothers and the people who love them at our annual music and art-filled afternoon featuring mom bands Swingset Mamas, AudraRox and Moey's Music Party, as well as a Gymboree Play Tent, arts & crafts, eco-environmental information, food, fun, and more!
  Special PURE yoga-thon pre-event, 11:00 a.m. Bring your own  mat.
  

Summer on the Hudson: Acoustic Sundays
at the 70th Street Pier Plaza
Sundays, July 12 – August 16
at 7:00 pm
Offering free musical performances by some of New York City’s most celebrated local artists.

• Sunday, July 12
  La Cumbiamba NY/ Colombian woodwind, brass and drums

• Sunday, July 19
  Frank London’s Klezmer Brass All Stars

• Sunday, July 26
  WAAW Band /Mbalax music from Senegal, West Africa

• Sunday, August 2
  JAZZ at LINCOLN CENTER presents pianist Jonathan Batiste

• Sunday, August 9
  Romashka  /Gypsy dance party

• Sunday, August 16
  Los Soneros de Oriente /Cuban son

4th Annual NYC Main Squeeze Accordion Festival
Saturday, July 11, 3:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
at Pier I, 70th Street

The squeeze box masters are back! Don’t forget your dancing shoes for this all day festival of traditional and eclectic music from around the globe.  Kids can get in on the act too, at the Accordion Kids Corner. Browse the Accordion Flea Market and dance, dance, dance!

Movies Under the Stars
at the 70th Street Pier Plaza
8:30 pm or Dusk

• Wednesday, July 8
  The Age of Innocence (1993)
  Daniel Day-Lewis, Michelle Pfeiffer, Winona Ryder

• Wednesday, July 15
  Wall Street (1987)
  Michael Douglass, Charlie Sheen, Darryl Hannah

• Wednesday, July 22
  Dinner at Eight (1933)
  Marie Dressler, John Barrymore, Jean Harlow, Wallace Berry, Lionel

• Wednesday, July 29
  The Out-of-Towners (1970)
  Jack Lemmon, Sandy Dennis

• Wednesday, August 5
  Drums Along the Mohawk (1939)
  Henry Fonda, Claudette Colbert, Edna May Oliver

• Wednesday, August 12
  Sweet Smell of Success (1957)
  Burt Lancaster, Tony Curtis, Susan Harrison

RCTA Sunset Concert Series:
on the Lawn at 97th Street Tennis Courts
Taking place from 7:00 - 9:00 pm