Stern Grove Festival
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| Country and Region | United States — California |
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| Type of Festival | Dance, Music |
| Location of Festival | San Francisco, California USA |
| Festival Contact Information | Stern Grove Festival |
| Festival Description | The Stern Grove Festival presents a variety of music and performing arts, including classical, jazz, rock, hip-hop, blues, and world music, in addition to dance performances. The festival take place at Sigmund Stern Grove—a beautiful, 33-acre park with a natural amphitheater, picnic areas, meadows, a lake, and hiking trails, located at 19th Avenue and Sloat Boulevard in San Francisco’s Sunset/Parkside District. Today Stern Grove, a natural amphitheater surrounded by giant eucalyptus, redwood, and fir trees, is one of Northern California’s favorite concert sites. A beloved Bay Area tradition for nearly seven decades—every Sunday during the summer, family and friends gather to relax, picnic, and enjoy performances by some of the world’s greatest artists in this glorious natural setting. All events are free to the public. |
| Festival Dates | June 16- August 2013 |
| Festival Links | http://www.sterngrove.org |
Festival Events:
76th Season Lineup 2013:
- June 16
- The Big Picnic
- Michael McDonald & Boz Scaggs
- June 23
- Ramsey Lewis & Dee Dee Bridgewater
- Quadron
- June 30
- Deltron 3030
- Featuring Dan the Automator, Del the Funky Homosapien, and
Kid Koala, with Orchestra
- July 7
- San Francisco Symphony
- Edwin Outwater conducting
- Measha Brueggergosman, soprano
- July 14
- Kronos Quartet
- Celebrating 40 Years
- Geographer with Magik*Magik Orchestra
- Real Vocal String Quartet
- July 21
- Red Baraat
- Fanfare Ciocarlia
- July 28
- San Francisco Ballet
- August 4
- Shuggie Otis
- The Relatives
- August 11
- Pink Martini
- La Santa Cecilia
- August 18
- San Francisco Opera
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Podcast interviews:
- If you like this festival — listen to…
- Steve Haines, executive director Stern Grove Festival
http://kadmusarts.com/podcasts/?p=1714 - Tarun ‘Tspoon’ Nayer, DJ/producer
http://kadmusarts.com/podcasts/?p=1654 - Sharon Jones of Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings
http://kadmusarts.com/podcasts/?p=934
- Steve Haines, executive director Stern Grove Festival
Practical Info:
Photo slideshow credits:
- In order of appearance
- OKGo, ©Jeremy & Claire Weiss/Day19
- San Francisco Ballet
- Stern Grove Festival logo
- SMOD
- Stern Grove Festival, photo by Scott Wall (Sharon Jones and Dap-Kings in concert)
- Anita Baker
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