Backstage

This summer, immerse yourself in the arts and culture. There’s nonstop entertainment during these lively festivals and events, which feature an eclectic mix of dance, live music, theatre, film and art.

· Arts Festivals + Events

May 28-June 26: New Works Festival – Kitchen Dog Theater, Dallas, TX -http://www.kitchendogtheater.org/

June 11-26: Columbia Festival of the Arts Columbia, MD http://www.columbiafestival.com/

June 12-26: International Festival of Arts and Ideas – New Haven, CT - http://www.artidea.org/

June 16-26: Florida Dance Festival – New World School of the Arts, Miami, FL - http://www.floridadanceassociation.org

June 24-July4: Milwaukee’s Summerfest – Marcus Amphitheatre, Milwaukee, WI -http://www.summerfest.com/flash/

June 25: San Francisco Theatre Festival – Yerba Buena Gardens, San Francisco, CA -http://www.sftheaterfestival.org/

June 25-27: Omaha Summer Arts Festival – Omaha, NE - http://www.summerarts.org/2010/

June 25-27: Des Moines Arts Festival – Western Gateway Park, Des Moines, IA -http://www.desmoinesartsfestival.org/

June 26-27: Manayunk Arts Festival – Manayunk, Philadelphia, PA - http://www.manayunk.com/

June 27: Ki Hoalu Festival – Maui Arts & Cultural Center, Kahului, HI - http://www.mauiarts.org/

· Music Festivals

June 24: Concerts under the Stars – San Antonio Botanical Gardens, San Antonio, CA - http://www.sabot.org/

June 25: Frist Fridays – Frist Center for the Visual Arts, Nashville, TN - http://www.fristcenter.org/site/default.aspx

June 25-27: Monterey Bay Blues Festival – Monterey Fairgrounds, Monterey, CA - http://www.montereyblues.com/

June 27: Bang on a Can Marathon – World Financial Center Winter Garden, New York, NY - http://bangonacan.org/marathon/schedule

· Film Festivals

June 10-24: The Human Rights Watch International Film Festival – The Walter Reade Theater, New York , NY - http://www.hrw.org/iff

July 15-July 24: Asian American International Film Festival – New York, New York http://www.asiancinevision.org/

June 17-27: Los Angeles Independent Film Festival – Landmark Regent Theatre, Los Angeles, CA - http://www.lafilmfest.com/2010/

June 22-28: Palm Springs International ShortFest – Palm Springs, CA - http://www.psfilmfest.org/index.aspx

June 23-26: American Black Film Festival – Miami, Fl - http://www.abff.com/festival/

June 24-July 1: Chicago Underground Film Festival – Gene Siskel Film Center, Chicago, IL - http://www.cuff.org/

July 27- Aug 1: New York International Latino Film Festival – New York, NY http://nylatinofilm.com/index.html

· Cultural Festivals + Events

June 5-27 (weekends): The San Francisco Ethnic Dance Festival – San Francisco, CA - http://www.sftheaterfestival.org/

June 1920: Bay Area Juneteenth Celebration in the Park – San Jose, CA http://www.bayareajuneteenth.org/home.html

June 24-28: Smithsonian Folklife Festival – National Mall, Washington D.C. - http://www.festival.si.edu/

June 26-July 4: Houston CaribFest – Houston, TX - http://www.houstoncaribfest.com/

June 26: Boricua Festival. Salsa at the Waterfront – 58th Street Pier, New York, NY -http://www.boricuafestival.com/

June 26-27: DC Caribbean Carnival – Washington D.C. - http://www.dccaribbeancarnival.org/