Dogwood Dell Festival of the Arts 2010

*Update 6/9* The official brochure has been posted here (PDF)

I’ve been getting a lot of traffic from searches for this year’s Dogwood Dell Festival of the Arts schedule. Well, here’s the summer lineup you’re looking for (source: Festival of the Arts Facebook Group, courtesy of Thomas Nowlin!)-

Dell Main Stage

June
11 – Upper East Side Big Band – Big Band sounds – 8 pm – OFFICIAL OPENING
12 – Elegba Folklore Society – African Dance, music – 8:30 pm (Minds Wide Open)
13 – Podium – Spoken word, Richmond Public School students’ literary journal – 7:30 pm.
17 – Faculty Lounge Lizards – Pop – 8 pm
18 – Sharon North – jazz vocals – 8 pm (Minds Wide Open)
19 – KOS – pop, swing – 8 pm
20 – “Porgy and Bess under the Stars” (rights pending) 7:30 pm
24 – 27 – Henley Street Theatre, “Servant of Two Masters” – 8:30 pm

July
1 – Elmer Smith Quintet – jazz – 8 pm
2 – David Esleck – jazz – 8 pm
4 – Bak N Da Day – R & B Harmonies – 5 pm
– Rachel Leyco – vocalist – 6:15 pm
– Carillon Bell Concert – 6:45 pm
– Richmond Concert Band – Patriotic and popular music – 7:15 pm (Fireworks to follow)
9 – Plunky and Oneness – jazz fusion – 8 pm
10 – The Celtbillies – 8 pm
11 – Gospel Festival – Gospel –
16 – City Dance Theatre – dance – 8:30 pm
17 – English Channel – British pop – 8 pm
18 – Words and Music Festival – concert bands, storytellers, family fun – 2 pm
– Balloon art and face painting
– Family games
– 2:00 All-Metro Community Band directed by Mike Goldberg — Dell Stage
– 3:00 Story telling – Dylan Pritchett
– 3:30 Festival Brass Band — Dell area
– 4:30 European Wind Ensemble — Dell Stage
– 5:30 Poetry – Stanley Alston
– 6:00 Original Dixieland Strutters Band — Carillon patio
– 6:30 Richmond Concert Band — Dell Stage
– 7:30 Jonathan Austin, juggler
– 8:00 Original Dixieland Strutters — Carillon patio
– 8:30 Prime Time Swing (big band music) — Dell Stage
23 – VOCAL – original songs — 8:00 pm
24 – Joe Tan – R & B – 8 pm
25 – Dogwood Dell Drive-In – Movies at the Carillon – 8 pm
30 – 31 – “Pippin” – Musical – 8:30 pm

August
1 – “Pippin” – Musical – 8:30 pm
6 – 7 – “Pippin” – Musical – 8:30 pm
8 – Groove Stu – 8 pm
14 – Latin Jazz Festival – latino jazz, dance – 1 pm

Tuesday Blue Plate Specials – Ha’Penny Stage

June 15 – Sweet Adelines’ Extension Chords – choral music – 12:30 pm
July 13 – Indigenous Gourd Orchestra – vegetable instrumental – 12:30 pm
August 3 – Bill Wellington – Radio WOOF – songs, stories – 12:30 p.m.

Larry Robinson Carillon Concert Series

June 20 – Larry Robinson – 4 pm
June 27 – Lon Mitchell – 2 pm
July 25 – Ryan Hebert – 2 pm
August 1 – Ed Nassor – 2 pm

Ha’Penny Series (for children)

June
13 – Kidz in da Biz – hip-hop, R & B – 3 pm
13 – Richmond Boys Choir – choral music – 4 pm
20 – Lawrence Robinson – carillon bell concert – 4 pm
25 – TyRone Travis – ventriloquist – 11 am
27 – Comedy Festival – 3:30 – Tessitura the Opera Clown
– 5:00 – Jonathan Austin — juggling
– 6:30 – Applause Unlimited — puppetry
30 – Priti Patil – East Indian dance – 11 am

July
2 – Applause Unlimited – “Aesop’s Fables” – puppetry – 11 am
9 – Red Hawk – Native American storyteller – 11 am
21 – Safety House – Richmond Fire Department – 11 am
25 – Dance for Joy: A Chinese Celebration – 4 pm
30 – SPARC Summerstarz – “Willy Wonka, Jr.” – theatre – 11 am

August
1 – Michael Hawkins Chorus – 4 pm
8 – Life Stage – theatre – 4 pm

Dogwood Dell
Byrd Park
6000 S. Blvd.
Richmond, VA 23220

Dogwood Dell is a 2,400 seat amphitheatre owned and operated by the Department of Parks, Recreation & Community Facilities and located in Byrd Park. Since 1956, it has been home to the Festival of Arts; a summer long celebration of the arts featuring art exhibits, concerts, dance and theatre. In addition to these events, the Festival of Arts also incorporates a children’s series with performances at our Ha’ Penny stage.

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