PLAYGROUND BOSTON

Starting Friday, September 11th, the Boston (ähts) fest will be rolling all weekend long in Christopher Columbus Park. This annual event features some of the most stimulating visual and performance art in Boston. With offerings from rock, to ballet, to opera, this is sure to be a scintillating celebration of local music, art and culture. The lineup showcases some excellent bands that have been featured on PGB in the past, and some that are sure to be in the future, including Mean Creek, The Motion Sick, Cars on Mars and many more! We’ve got the full schedule below…

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11
5:30 pm

Community Music Center of Boston (Waterfront Stage)
Celebrating 100 years of music!

6:15 pm

BOSTON GAY MEN’S CHORUS (Waterfront Stage)
Performing their hit concert “Boys Just Wanna Have Fun : Totally 80s”

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 12

12:30 – 1 PM

SAM CORNISH (Garden Stage)
Boston’s Poet Laureate reads from his original work.

1 – 1:45 PM

WORLD RHYTHMS (Garden Stage)
Dance from all over the world.

1:45 – 2:15 PM

CITY STAGE (Garden Stage)
A taste of Shakespeare from a fine collection of young actors.

2:15 – 3:00 PM

BOSTON BALLET (Waterfront stage)
Boston’s beloved ballet company has consistently wowed audiences in festivals past.

3:00 – 3:30 PM

ZAIRA MENESES (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

OPERA BOSTON (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

HAYLEY JANE AND THE PRIMATES (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

THE MOTION SICK (Waterfront Stage)
Popular award-winning local group bring a unique sound to the Arts Festival tipping it’s cap to Kurt Vonnegut.

5:45 – 6:45 PM

MEAN CREEK (Waterfront Stage)
This up and coming indie act have just released their second album “The Sky.”

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 13

12:30 – 1 PM

CITY STAGE (Garden Stage)
Throwing open the doors to arts participation, the much loved City Stage provide fun for all the family.

1 – 1:45 PM

BALLETROX (Waterfront Stage)
The cutting edge dance company who re-imagined the Nutcracker into the refreshingly crisp “Urban Nutcracker.”

1:45 – 2:15 PM

IN LIKE LIONS (Garden Stage)
Local up and coming rock band well known on the local scene.

2:15 – 3:00 PM

BOSTON BALLET (Waterfront Stage)
Boston’s beloved ballet company has consistently wowed audiences in festivals past.

3:00 – 3:30 PM

GRACE KELLY (Garden Stage)
One of the country’s top saxophonists is already a star and still in her teens.

3:30 – 4:15 PM

A FAR CRY (Waterfront Stage)
Lively and vibrant classical music delivered with an energy not seen in typical classical music set-ups.

4:15 – 4:45 PM

CARS ON MARS (Garden Stage)
Up and coming local rock group.

4:45 – 6 PM

A NIGHT AT THE ROCK OPERA (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.

For more information visit the (ähts) website!

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