Red Hook Waterfront Festival Performance June 2
The Theatre Museum & the Waterfront Museum will present
SHOWBOAT ‘ROUND THE BEND
A unique exhibition extolling the glory of the American showboat
The exhibition which will run through December will have a grand opening on Saturday, June 2, 2007 from noon to 6 pm on board the Showboat Barge (at the foot of Conover Street in Red Hook, Brooklyn) The opening is in conjunction with the Red Hook Waterfront Festival.
Artists of exceptional ability will perform at the opening (entitled AHOY THERE!)
Performances include acrobatic fleas, a yodeling ukelele, butoh dance, and a whole lot more (See the performance schedule below)
Admission: Donations requested
PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE
Hosted by vaudeville scholar and performer Trav S.D. with Officer Crabtree
12:00 noon Moira Stone sings selections from “Show Boat”
(accompanied by Whitney Gardner)
12:30 Steve the Whistler America’s premier whistling entertainer
1:00 Acme Miniature Flea Circus
1:30 Sorcha Dorcha Celtic folk music ensemble
2:00 Uke Jackson (ukulele player, singer)
2:30 Nellie Tinder (country operetta)
2:45 Kate Magram (acrobalance)
3:00 Mr. Patrick (story teller)
3:30 Kathrine Adamenko (butoh dancer)
4:00 Scottie Davis of the Salt and Pepper Mime Company (mime and song)
4:30 Maestrocities (clown band)
Questions? Visit:
http://www.waterfrontmuseum.org
or http://www.ttmnyc.org