Full schedule for this weekend’s The Festival of the River

The Festival of the River is a three-day celebration of Music, Art, and Environment taking place on Brown’s Island June 8 -10, 2018. We are pleased to announce the final
schedule for the weekend, below.

Visit www.festivaloftheriver.org for tickets and information.

Friday, June 8, 2018
Friday Cheers from 6:00pm – 9:30pm

• • 6:00pm – No BS! Brass Band

• 7:00pm – No BS! Brass Band with the Richmond Symphony
• 8:00pm – Rhiannon Giddens performing with the Richmond Symphony
  o Grammy Award-winner Rhiannon Giddens is known for her elegant bearing, prodigious
  voice, and fierce spirit. She is the lead singer, violinist, banjo player and a founding member
  of the country, blues and old-time music band Carolina Chocolate Drops. In addition to her
  work with the Drops, Giddens has been featured on the popular television series Nashville,
  and has released two solo albums: Tomorrow Is My Turn (2015) and Freedom Highway (2017)
  displaying an emotional range to match her dazzling vocal prowess.
• Dusk – Lighting Installations by Jacob Stanley and the 1708 Gallery on the T. Tyler Potterfield and 7th Street Truss Bridges (lit for full weekend)

Saturday, June 9, 2018
2:00pm – 9:00pm

• 11:00am – Region-wide cleanups along the James River and Chesapeake Bay Watershed
• 2:00pm – Island officially opens to public with Back to the Bay, family-friendly and educational
  activities in celebration of Chesapeake Bay Awareness Week.
• 2:45pm – Sweet Potatoes Performance under the “Big Tent”
• 3:00pm – 6:00pm – Performances by Contemporary Artists presented as part of VCU’s Institute
  for Contemporary Art’s opening exhibition Declaration, in collaboration with the Richmond
  Symphony and Sound Arts Richmond
  o 3:00pm Hope Ginsburg, East End Bay Scape
  o 4:00pm Marinella Senatore, on Brown’s island and under the “Big Tent”
  o 5:30pm Paul Rucker, under the “Big Tent”
  • 3:45pm – Oyster Shucker Deborah Pratt under the “Big Tent”
  • 3:00pm – 6:30pm – Guided Walking Tours gathering at the Brown’s Island entrance to the T.
• Tyler Potterfield Memorial Bridge:
  o 3:00pm – 4:15pm: Capital Trees
  o 3:45pm – 4:30pm: The Valentine
  o 4:30pm – 5:15pm: American Civil War Museum
  o 5:30pm – 6:30pm: James River Park System
• 6:00pm – Charles Owens Quartet under the “Big Tent”
• 7:30pm – Richmond Symphony performing with tap-dancing phenomenon, Savion Glover and the
  Richmond Symphony Chorus under the “Big Tent” o Savion Glover is a Tony Award-winning tap dancer and choreographer described as “possibly the best tap dancer that ever lived.” Mr. Glover has a growing list of Broadway and film credits including The Tap Dance Kid, Black & Blue, Jelly’s Last Jam, Bring in ‘da Noise
  Bring in ‘da Funk, the movie Tap with Gregory Hines and Sammy Davis, Jr., Spike Lee’s
  Bamboozled, and the acclaimed Academy Award Winning 2006 Warner Brothers release of Happy Feet and Happy Feet 2.
  o Full programs for all Richmond Symphony performances are listed below this schedule
• Dusk: Lighting Installations by Jacob Stanley and the 1708 Gallery on the T. Tyler Potterfield and 7th Street Truss Bridges

Sunday, June 10, 2018
11:00am – 3:00pm

• 11:00am – Island officially opens to public with a Community Picnic with Art on Wheels
  o Create a ‘Richmond Community Mosaic Quilt’ on Brown’s Island
• o Bring Your Own Blanket, Blanket Drive information: http://artonwheels-va.org/community-picnic/
• o Aerial photography will capture images of the mosaic quilt

• 11:15am – Host of Sparrows Aerial Circus with Glass Twin
• 1:00pm – Richmond Symphony Family Concert