Celebrating the rich musical and ethnic tapestries of Queens in boisterous style, “Live at the Gantries”, the borough’s newest free summer performance series will kick off in Long Island on June 24th.

The free, outdoor performances will feature some of the borough’s most celebrated entertainers, from Afro-Brazilian jazz musicians to Japanese punk rockers, with acts for audience members of all ages. Live at the Gantries’ nine nights will take place on Tuesdays at 7 o’clock at Gantry Plaza State Park, a 2.5-acre waterside oasis between 49th and 50th Avenues along the East River. The series will run from June 24th to August 26th.  

Event Schedule:

June 24 - Corina Bartra, Afro-Brazilian Jazz

July 1 - The F# Miners, Irish Traditional Music

July 8 - Blue Pipa, Chinese Folk Music

July 15 - Bliminal, Indie Rock

July 22 - Calpulli Mexican Dance, Traditional Mexican Dance

July 29 - York College Summer Big Band

August 5 - Mahina Movement, Folk, Rock and Rhymes

August 12 - No event scheduled

August 19 - Zikrayat, Arabic Music and Belly Dancers

August 26 - Noirceur and Uzuhi, Punk

For additional information, please visit, www.queenscouncilarts.org or http://queenscouncilarts.org/liveatthegantries/index.html.

The series is sponsored by The New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation, Queens Council on the Arts, Queens Theatre in the Park, and New York Water Taxi. Live at the Gantries is funded in full by Rockrose Development.