By Alexandra Light Every year, SummerStage hosts over 100 performers in parks citywide. Many of these shows are free to the public, and feature unknown, up and coming artists. Did you know that the wonderfully talented Amos Lee performed at Rumsey Playfield? Probably not. And if you were at that show, you probably didn’t know [...]
Archive for the ‘CityParks Concerts’ Category
9 Dec
Life After SummerStage
By Clare Lanning “Welcome home Clare,” was the thought running through my head like a flashing sign as my Dad and I made the long, four-hour drive in his station wagon back to school at Ohio University in Athens, Ohio, for my senior year. What used to look so familiar and ordinary to me each [...]
2 Dec
Congrats SummerStage Alums Earning 2012 Grammy Nominations
SummerStage is thrilled to present the list of past SummerStage artists, from 1986 – 2011, who have been nominated for 2012 Grammy Awards. A note from SummerStage Artistic Director Erika Elliott on this year’s nominees: “As Artistic Director, my hope is that we are able to present the widest cross-section of contemporary music possible to [...]
19 Oct
Throughout the Years
By Maggie Margolis As I conclude my third summer working at SummerStage, I can’t help but reflect on each summer and how very different they have all been. My first summer was in 2009 and I was an Operations Intern and an usher for SummerStage. Through this position, I saw the behind the scenes work [...]
27 Sep
Singing in the Rain
By Katherine Reddington My first SummerStage experience took place in the summer of 2008 at the Vampire Weekend show. Even though it was crowded, hot and pouring rain, the show still remains one of the best I’ve been to. The combination of both the venue and general atmosphere provided the audience, even with the unfavorable [...]
8 Sep
Around the City in 87 Days
By Hana Raskin As a native New Yorker, SummerStage was always a quintessential part of Summer. But like many other New Yorkers I still didn’t fully process that SummerStage wasn’t just in Central Park- it’s in all five boroughs. Part of my responsibility as a Marketing/Public Relations intern at City Parks Foundation/SummerStage was to attend [...]
29 Aug
SummerStage in the City
By Avery Schael I love music and going to concerts, so naturally, I was pumped when I got offered a video internship with SummerStage. I couldn’t believe that I landed a “job” that allowed me to film live shows all summer, all over New York City. I have so much fun at these events that [...]
3 Nov
Photo Spotlight on: Black Sea Roma Festival
Photos courtesy of Jack Vartoogian. www.frontrowphotos.com
29 Oct
Photo Spotlight on: The Flaming Lips
Photos courtesy of David Atlas. www.davidatlasphotography.com
