All stage schedules are still being finalized, please check back with us in the early spring of 2012 for more information.
OPENING CEREMONY & PARADE
11:00am; Parade begins at 11:20am
Winthrop Park in Harvard Square (JFK & Mt. Auburn St.) to Charles River
Meet in Winthrop Park to celebrate the opening of the 2012 Cambridge River Festival and welcome in the summer season with Revels singers, musicians and puppeteers. After this opening ceremony, follow the giant puppet of local legend Brother Blue, created by Behind the Mask Theater, along with a majestic burst of puppet butterflies down to the riverside. Everyone is invited to participate in the parade. Bring a drum or a kazoo! If you think you can’t carry a tune, carry a puppet!
CONNECT: FOLK & ROOTS STAGE
Weeks Footbridge at DeWolfe Street (Riverside)
Coordinators: TOAD and The Lizard Lounge
Host: Tom Bianchi, Cambridge-based Musician
Schedule: TBA
CREATE: JAZZ & GOSPEL STAGE
Weld Boathouse at JFK Street (Riverside)
Coordinator: The Jazz Club at the Multicultural Arts Center
Host: Eric Jackson of 89.7 WGBH and Shelley Neill of Multicultural Arts Center
Schedule: TBA
INSPIRE: THEATER STAGE
Memorial Drive between JFK Street and Plympton Street (Harvard University Side)
Coordinator: Central Square Theater
Host: Central Square Theater
Schedule: TBA
ENGAGE: INTERACTIVE DANCE STAGE
Memorial Drive across from Flagg Street (Rverside)
Coordinator: José Mateo Ballet Theatre & Dance for World Community
Host: Dance for World Community
Schedule: TBA
IMAGINE: FAMILY & CHILDREN STAGE
Memorial Drive between JFK Street and Plympton Street (Harvard University Side)
Coordinator: Cambridge Arts Council
Schedule: TBA
INTERACTIVE AREAS, ART DEMONSTRATIONS & WORKSHOPS:
Ongoing throughout the day all along the festival site.
