Elma Lewis Playhouse in the Park

Summer 2008 Season

 

Opening Night - Tuesday, July 8th 6:00 pm
Odetta!
Welcome back longtime favorite folk, gospel and blues singer who first performed at the Elma Lewis Playhouse in 1968 – 40 years ago. Odetta still offers a powerful voice for freedom and justice. Don’t miss this historic event!

Tuesday, July 15th
10:30 am Children's Show: Frederick Hayes Dance Company
6:00 pm Evening Show: Makanda Project (jazz)

Tuesday, July 22nd
10:30 am Children's Show: Stephen O'Neal & IntaAfrika / Marcos Santos and ButuAxe (drumming)
6:00 pm Evening Show: Wyatt Jackson Urban Liturgical Dance opening for Adrienne Hawkins & Larry Roland BASSLINE MOTION (dance, music, spoken word)

Tuesday, July 29th
10:30 am Children's Show: Fuerza International (dance) & Estrellas Tropicales (baton twirling)
6:00 pm Evening Show: Mango Blue (Afro-Latin jazz)

Tuesday, August 5th - Free admission to the Zoo, all shows just inside the Zoo main entrance.
10:30 am Children's Show: A. Major Dance Company
5:00 pm Evening Show: Vivian Cooley Trio (jazz) opening & Boston Community Choir (gospel)

Tuesday, August 12th
10:30 am Children's Show: The Art of Black Dance and Music
6:00 pm Evening Show: Andre Ward (smooth jazz)

Monday, August 18th at dusk
Mayor Menino's Monday Night at the Movies - see animated family hit, Flushed Away, on the big screen in the park!

Tuesday, August 19th
10:30 am - 1:00 pm Boston Children's Festival: Music, crafts, hands-on activities, food. Call 617-635-4505 for more information. Presented by ParkARTS, Boston Parks Department.

The Elma Lewis Playhouse in the Park is produced for the Franklin Park Coalition by First Night, in cooperation with the City of Boston and the National Center for Afro-American Artists. Thanks to generous contributors, the Playhouse is back! We are grateful to The Boston Foundation, Clipper Ship Foundation, A.C. Ratshesky Foundation, Mabel Louise Riley Foundation, an anonymous donor, and many local Franklin Park arts supporters.