It’s official now folks…
Celebrate Brooklyn! 2008 Official Schedule
Thursday, June 12
ISAAC HAYES
Saturday, June 14
MIRIAM MAKEBA / SIBONGILE KHUMALO /BAKITHI KUMALO & FRIENDS
Thursday, June 19
MEDESKI MARTIN & WOOD / MARC RIBOT’S CERAMIC DOG / TAYLOR MCFERRIN & THE CELL THEORY
Sunday, June 22
SALIF KEITA / HAALE
Thursday, June 26
CAROLINA CHOCOLATE DROPS / DIXIE HUMMINGBIRDS
Friday, June 27
COLD WAR KIDS / ELVIS PERKINS IN DEARLAND / SAM CHAMPION
Saturday, June 28
CROOKLYN DODGERS REUNION with O.C. / JERU THE DAMAJA / CHUBB ROCK / EMC featuring MASTA ACE / DJ PREMIER / ALI SHAHEED MOHAAMAD / hosted by BUCKSHOT of BLACK MOON and SPECIAL ED
Saturday, July 5
MICHAEL STUART / WILLIAM CEPEDA’S GRUPO ESSENCIA / ZEMOG EL GALLO BUENO
Wednesday, July 9
FEIST (Buy Tickets $35)
Thursday, July 10
FREDDIE McGREGOR / SOUL STEPS
Friday, July 11
BRAZILIAN GIRLS / MIRANDA! / TICKLAH
Saturday, July 12
BETH ORTON / MATT MUNISTERI
Tuesday, July 15
SPOON (Buy Tickets $32.50, $35 DOS)
Thursday, July 17
JERRY DOUGLAS / THE HOLMES BROTHERS
Friday, July 18
DEERHOOF / METROPOLIS ENSEMBLE: STRAVINSKY’S RITE OF SPRING
Saturday, July 19
ENTER THE DRAGON with KARSH KALE / SOH DAIKO
Sunday, July 20
GOLEM / SWAY MACHINERY / MICHAEL SHOWALTER / DELEON / SOULICO / & Special Guests
Thursday, July 24
BRAVE NEW WORLD REPERTORY THEATRE: FAHRENHEIT 451
Friday, July 25
THE PHILIP GLASS ENSEMBLE: POWAQQATSI: LIFE IN TRANSFORMATION with THE BROOKLYN YOUTH CHORUS / MARTA TOPFEROVA
Saturday, July 26
GHOSTLAND OBSERVATORY / JEALOUS GIRLFRIENDS / BEAR HANDS
Thursday, July 31
MARK MORRIS DANCE GROUP
Friday, August 1
CARL DAVIS: THE CHARLIE CHAPLIN MUTUALS with THE KNIGHTS / CHRISTINA COURTIN
Saturday, August 2
FATHER GOOSE / THE SIPPY CUPS / SONIA MANZANO / JAMES McDANIEL
Sunday, August 3
AFRICAN GUITAR FESTIVAL with OLIVER MTUKUDZI & BLACK SPIRITS, HABIB KOITÉ & BAMADA / DABY TOURÉ / YOSSI FINE & AFRIKAN BASS / EXTRA GOLDEN
Thursday, August 7
AILEY II – ALVIN AILEY AMERICAN DANCE THEATER
Friday, August 8
LILA DOWNS / THE VILLA – LOBOS BROTHERS/ GRUPO NORTENO
Saturday, August 9
HAL WILLNER’S BILL WITHERS PROJECT
Tuesday, August 12
BOB DYLAN (Buy Tickets)
For more information go to www.briconline.org/cb.
Is the Ghostland Observatory concert on July 26 free?
Yup, that GO show is free.
I’ve heard that Miriam Makeba has hurt herself and can’t travel. She therefore will not be performing on June 14. Is this true?
Sibongile Khumalo, June 14, 8PM
A fall sustained by Miriam Makeba late last week has forced the cancellation of her U.S. dates. Although it makes her deeply sorry to disappoint her loyal fans, Ms. Makeba’s doctors are not allowing her to travel. Makeba’s fellow South African and renowned vocalist Sibongile Khumalo has agreed to step in and will travel to the U.S. specifically to perform at Celebrate Brooklyn!