Mayor thomas m. menino - city of boston boston arts festival
PERFORMING
ARTS
schedule
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11
(WATERFRONT STAGE)
5:30 pm
Community Music Center of BostoN
Celebrating 100 years of music!
6:15 pm
Performing their hit concert “Boys Just
Wanna Have Fun : Totally 80s”
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 12
12:30 - 1 PM
Garden Stage
Boston’s Poet Laureate reads from his original work.
1 - 1:45 PM
Waterfront Stage
Dance from all over the world.
1:45 - 2:15 PM
Garden Stage
A taste of Shakespeare from a fine collection of young actors.
2:15 - 3:00 PM
Waterfront stage
Boston’s beloved ballet company has consistently wowed audiences in festivals past.
3:00 - 3:30 PM
Garden Stage
Originally from Mexico and now residing in Boston,
Meneses is considered one of the best
classical guitarists on the live circuit.
3:30 - 4:15 PM
Waterfront Stage
Opera finds its voice in Christopher Columbus Park
always and nobody delivers it better
than Boston’s hot opera company.
4:15 - 4:45 PM
Garden Stage
A highly original, high spirited local rock
group- lead vocalist, Hayley Jane, has a voice to die for.
4:45 - 5:30 PM
Waterfront Stage
Popular award-winning local group bring a unique sound to the Arts Festival tipping it’s cap to Kurt Vonnegut.
5:45 - 6:30 PM
Waterfront Stage
This up and coming indie act have just released their
second album “The Sky.”
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 13
12:00 - 12:25 PM
Garden Stage
A highly original, high spirited local rock
group- lead vocalist, Hayley Jane, has a voice to die for.
12:30 - 1 PM
Garden Stage
Throwing open the doors to arts participation, the much loved City Stage provide fun for all the family.
1 - 1:45 PM
Waterfront Stage
The cutting edge dance company who re-imagined the Nutcracker into the refreshingly crisp “Urban Nutcracker.”
1:45 - 2:15 PM
Garden Stage
Local up and coming rock band well known on the local scene.
2:15 - 3:00 PM
Waterfront Stage
Boston’s beloved ballet company has consistently wowed audiences in festivals past.
3:00 - 3:30 PM
Garden Stage
One of the country’s top saxophonists is already a star and still in her teens.
3:30 - 4:15 PM
Waterfront Stage
Lively and vibrant classical music delivered with an energy not seen in typical classical music set-ups.
4:15 - 4:45 PM
Garden Stage
Up and coming local rock group.
4:45 - 6 PM
Waterfront Stage
Introducing a wall of sound from the history of rock n’ roll, this group received rave reviews in its Boston run early in 2009.
INTERACTIVE / family fun
Arts play an important part in the development of children and the Boston Arts Festival features a full program designed to involve families directly in the arts.
Click here for more information on the interactive program.
