Open Stages 2023
$100.00 – $1,000.00
Saturday, May 13, 2023 — 3-8 pm (15+ Stages Throughout the Streets of Park Slope)
Join us on Saturday, May 13 for Open Stages 2023, BKCM’s spring music festival! Stoops, schoolyards, parks and local cafes throughout Park Slope will host 150+ inspiring artists sure to amaze families. Past acts have included Grammy Award-winners, talented teen rockers, high-octane marching bands, hip-hop artists, and music-makers of all kinds. And after a day of exploring the festival, families are invited to join BKCM from 7-8 pm for one massive celebratory closing concert.
The music at this event is FREE for all. However, proceeds from ticket sales help to support BKCM’s community programs, which bring music education and music therapy to thousands of people across all five boroughs of New York City. TICKETS ARE SOLD OUT!
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MAP | INTERACTIVE MAP | SCHEDULE | PERFORMERS | HOST COMMITTEE | SPONSORS | SPONSOR OPPORTUNITIES | FOOD & DRINK | COMMUNITY PARTNERS
To learn about an act, click on their name below!
Schedule | Address | Lineup |
Stoop-endous Students | 58 7th Ave | 3:00: Suzuki Strings
4:00: Music Therapy solos 5:00: BKCM Blues Band + CMS |
Schoola-palooza | 180 6th Ave | 3:00-6:00: Music Partners
Ensembles & The New Chestnut Band Academy |
Gen-Z Fren-Z | 204 6th Ave | 3:00: Wind in the Pines
4:00: Kids Rock for Kids: Back Pocket 4:30: BKCM Jazz Travelers 5:00: EKC Teen Rock Band 5:30: Kids Rock for Kids: House Band |
Strings in Spring | 222 5th Ave | 3:30: Classique
4:30: prettypretty 5:30: TRIX |
Classical Cavalcade | 729 Carroll St | 3:00:Emphatic Operatics
4:00: BKCM Chamber Ensembles 4:30: Suzuki Students 5:30: Bachtopus |
Bright Lights, Big Sound | 857 Carroll St | 3:00: Brownstone Brass
4:00: Elayna Garner 5:00: Broadway Sing-a-long Ft. Charlie Romano |
The Party on 5th | 247 5th Ave | 3:00-5:00: Niall Connolly
5:00: Yesterday’s News 6:00: paris_monster |
Guitar-field | 96 Garfield | 3:30: Fife and Drom
4:30: Vinicius Gomes 5:30: Ice Cream Club |
Corner Beats | 287 6th Ave | 3:30: Forró Da Nêgah
4:30: Jonathan Michel 5:30: Riley Mulherker |
Puppets & Petting Zoo | 336 3rd St | 3:00: Miss Sara and Max
3:30: Instrument Petting Zoo 4:30: Miss Sara and Max 5:00: Instrument Petting Zoo |
Surf & Turf: Kids Meal | 336 3rd St | 3:00: The Little Mermaid
Sing-a-long with Zina Ellis 4:00: King Henry & the Cyclones Surf Squad, Dance Party |
The Artist Collective | 450 3rd Street | 3:00: DANCEWAVE
4:00: Issue Project Room: Leila Bordreuil 5:00: Drawing Music |
Fierce Femme Funk | 331 4th Street | 3:30: Caroline Davis
4:30: Ajada Reigns 5:00: Alexis Hightower |
Real Tunes, Imitation Crab | 287 5th Ave | 3:00: Gabriele Leite
4:00: Hannah Murphy 5:00: Romulo Viana |
Espresso Yourself | 814 Union St | 3:00: Pablo Masis Trio
4:00: Miranda Sielaff / Mario Gotoh 5:00: Sun Li |
The Main Stage | 180 7th Ave |
3:00: The Hook Club |
We are ecstatic to welcome student performers to this year’s festival, with performers representing all five of our flagship programs — Suzuki, Music Therapy, Community Music School, Music Partners and our Community Music Center.
The festival will feature many of BKCM’s excellent ensembles, including but not limited to our Blues Band, members from our Chamber Ensembles program, our Chestnut Band Academy, our bluegrass ensemble “Wind in the Pines”, the BKCM Jazz Travelers, and the Extreme Kids & Crew/BKCM Teen Rock Band.
To learn more about sponsorship opportunities, please review our OS23 deck or contact Rose Crichton-White, our Director of Marketing & Development, at rose.crichton@bkcm.org
Additional information
Tickets | Comp General Admission, Comp VIP, GA Family Ticket, GA Ticket, Local Limelight, Presenting Sponsor, Slope Star, Spotlight Sponsor, Stage Sponsor, Stoop Host, Test Ticket, VIP Family Ticket, VIP Ticket |
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