The Entire Weekend Line Up For HOWL! 2010 Tompkins Square Park:
FRIDAY 10 SEPTEMBER
Group Reading Of Allen Ginsberg's HOWL
Friday, Sep 10 5 PM - 7 PM $FREE
Tompkins Square Park, South Stage, Avenue A at 7th Street
Annual reading of the Allen Ginsberg poem, “Howl”, originally published in 1956, to commemorate the opening of the Howl! Festival, featuring: Anne Waldman, Ambrose Bye, John Giorno, and many more. Host and MC Bob Holman.
SATURDAY 11 SEPTEMBER
OPEN MUSIC ENSEMBLE's Awakening the Senses
Saturday, Sep 11 1 PM - 1:30 PM $FREE
Tompkins Square Park, South Stage, Avenue A at 7th Street
This pioneering cooperative of acoustic improv musicians guides the heart and spirit in meditation, relaxation and healing.
Finding Sukha Yoga
Saturday, Sep 11 11 AM - 7 PM $FREE
Tompkins Square Park, In Front Of the Park Office, Approximately 9th Street, Between Avenues A & B
A day of yoga in the park. Bring your mat or borrow one.
The LES Girls Club’s East Village Earth Circus
Saturday, Sep 11 12 PM - 7 PM $FREE
Tompkins Square Park, (Children’s) North Stage , Avenue A at 10th Street
A multi-ringed. planet-conscious all day circus for children and their parents, featuring wild and wacky costumes, rides, musicians, art programs, kids activities, and environmental/community organization booths.
BILL KUSHNER
Saturday, Sep 11 1:40 PM - 2 PM $FREE
Tompkins Square Park, South Stage, Avenue A at 7th Street
Poetry Reading by Bill Kushner, author of 'In the Hairy Arms Of Whitman' and 'They Call Me Assassin'.
VANGELINE THEATER
Saturday, Sep 11 2:10 PM - 2:40 PM $FREE
Tompkins Square Park, South Stage, Avenue A at 7th Street
Vangeline Theater performs MOSAIC, a resonant butoh dance piece to commemorate 9/11.
EILEEN MYLES
Saturday, Sep 11 2:45 PM - 3 PM $FREE
Tompkins Square Park, South Stage, Avenue A at 7th Street
Poetry by Eileen Myles, whose 'Inferno (a poet's novel)' is just out from OR books.
Tyler Burba's VISIT
Saturday, Sep 11 3:10 PM - 3:40 PM $FREE
Tompkins Square Park, South Stage, Avenue A at 7th Street
Tyler Burba pays tribute to Allen Ginsberg’s lesser-known musical side performing the songs that Allen wrote.
EMMANUEL XAVIER
Saturday, Sep 11 3:45 PM - 4:15 PM $FREE
Tompkins Square Park, South Stage, Avenue A at 7th Street
Poetry reading by Emanuel Xavier, author of 'Pier Queen', 'Americano' and 'If Jesus Were Gay & Other Poems'.
TIMBILA
Saturday, Sep 11 4:25 PM - 4:55 PM $FREE
Tompkins Square Park, South Stage, Avenue A at 7th Street
Ecstatic African rock with an East Village edge, Timbila soars with stinging guitar riffs and sassy, celestial vocals.
CHRIS RAEL
Saturday, Sep 11 5:05 PM - 5:35 PM $FREE
Tompkins Square Park, South Stage, Avenue A at 7th Street
This dynamic composer and sitar afficionado turns Indian and Western music into a mix of highly refined pop.
VANGELINE THEATER
Saturday, Sep 11 5:45 PM - 6:15 PM $FREE
Tompkins Square Park, South Stage, Avenue A at 7th Street
Vangeline Theater reprises MOSAIC, a resonant butoh dance piece to commemorate 9/11.
ARTHUR'S LANDING: A Tribute To The Musical Genius Of Arthur Russell
Saturday, Sep 11 6:30 PM - 7 PM $FREE
Tompkins Square Park, South Stage, Avenue A at 7th Street
ARTHUR'S LANDING is a group of musicians, all of whom have worked with the late, legendary and eclectic composer Arthur Russell. With special guest Nomi Ruiz from Hercules and Love Affair & Jessica 6.
SUNDAY 12 SEPTEMBER
Finding Sukha Yoga
Sunday, Sep 12 11 AM - 7 PM $FREE
Tompkins Square Park, In Front Of the Park Office, Approximately 9th Street, Between Avenues A & B
A day of yoga in the park. Bring your mat or borrow one.
The LES Girls Club’s East Village Earth Circus
Sunday, Sep 12 12 PM - 7 PM $FREE
Tompkins Square Park, (Children’s) North Stage , Avenue A at 10th Street
A multi-ringed. planet-conscious all day circus for children and their parents, featuring wild and wacky costumes, rides, musicians, art programs, kids activities, and environmental/community organization booths.
ROSIE'S BROADWAY KIDS
Sunday, Sep 12 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM $FREE
Tompkins Square Park, South Stage, Avenue A at 7th Street
Rosie's Broadway Kids presents their most senior students performing a cabaret-style show of Broadway classics!
LOWER EAST SIDE BOYS CHOIR
Sunday, Sep 12 12:35 PM - 12:55 PM $FREE
Tompkins Square Park, South Stage, Avenue A at 7th Street
Straight off the stage from their triumphant performance at Lincoln Center, the choir from The Boys Club of New York on Avenue A bring their beautiful harmonies to Tompkins Square Park!
HIP-HOP HOWL!
Sunday, Sep 12 1 PM - 2:15 PM $FREE
Tompkins Square Park, South Stage, Avenue A at 7th Street
A massive live mixtape showcase featuring the hottest up and coming hip-hop artists in the country.
HOUSE OF HOWL!
Sunday, Sep 12 3 PM - 4:30 PM $FREE
Tompkins Square Park, South Stage, Avenue A at 7th Street
A flurry of color, costume and cavortin', Riki Colon's House of Howl! is a vivacious variety show featuring voguers, vocalists, dancers and trendy fashion designers.
LOW LIFE 4: BEAT GIRL
Sunday, Sep 12 5PM - 7PM $FREE
Main Stage, Tompkins Square Park, Avenue A and 7th Street
This year's much-anticipated JACKIE FACTORY extravaganza pays homage to homegrown fifties beatnik culture: the rebel painters, poets and performers of the East Village, with a colorful all-star cast.
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