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Enjoy Art and Music on Thursday Nights
Join us for live music by cutting edge First Nations and Native American artists from Canada and the U.S. Thursdays from 7–8:30pm on the Waterfront Terrace. Then stop by the Winter Garden to view Tepkik, a suspended installation by Jordan Bennett intersecting the artist’s Mi’kmaq ancestral and contemporary tradtions. Free and open to the public!
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July 11: Martha Redbone Roots Project
Martha Redbone (pictured above) is a multi award-winning musician and one of today’s most vital voices in American Roots Music. With the power of her gospel singing African-American father’s voice and the determined spirit of her Cherokee/Shawnee/Choctaw mother, Redbone broadens all boundaries of Americana.
July 25: DJ Shub
Considered to be the Godfather of PowWowStep, DJ-producer Shub continues to pioneer a growing genre of electronic music. Shub is Mohawk of the Six Nations reserve located in Ontario, Canada, and began his career with nationally-acclaimed electronic music trio A Tribe Called Red.
Presented in partnership with the Consulate General of Canada in NY.
August 15: Supaman
As a member of the “Apsaalooke Nation”, Supaman makes his home on the Crow reservation in Montana. “Supaman” is Christian Takes Gun Parrish, a Native American dancer and innovative hip hop artist who has dedicated his life to empowering and spreading a message of hope, pride and resilience through his original art form.
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