June 30, 2008
Central Park summer lineup - now with free Bon Jovi
 Central Park is getting crowded this summer, with the usual Summerstage sharing the spotlight with Bon Jovi free ticketed concert on Central Park’s Great Lawn on July 12 at 8 p.m., Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced today.
Tickets will be handed out starting this Wednesday “at baseball parks and events throughout New York City. The bulk of tickets distributed at the ballparks will be found at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, with others made available in Queens at Shea Stadium, in Brooklyn at the home of the Cyclones and in Staten Island at the home of the Staten Island Yankees. Tickets will also be available at MLB.com.”
The free Bon Jovi concert is tied to the Major League Baseball 2008 All-Star Game, which will be played at Yankee Stadium on July 15 but celebrated throughout the city from July 11 -15.
 Here’s the remaining schedule for the mostly free 2008 Summerstage shows:
July 5 - Global rock from Rachid Taha, Dengue Fever and Apollo Heights at 3 p.m.
July 6 - Seun Kuti & Egypt 80, Afrika Bambaataa, and Love Trio with U-Roy at 3 p.m.
July 9 - Music & Film: Screenings of “Machito: A Latin Jazz Legacy” and “Bragging Rights: Stickball Stories” with music from Cuban vocalist Cucu Diamantes at 7 p.m.
July 10 - Music & Film: “The Harder They Come,” with I-Wayne, hosted by Dahved Levy at 7 p.m.
July 11 - Rennie Harris Puremovement, The Francesca Harper Project at 8 p.m.
July 12 - Julieta Venegas, Plastilina Mosh and DJ Bitman at 3 p.m.
July 13 - Global Family Day with Little Maestros,Big Nazo, Baby Loves Salsa and Cinderella Samba at 3 p.m.
July 17 - Pulitzer winner Junot Diaz and “genius grant” honoree Aleksandar Hemon readings, moderated by Saskia Sassen at 7 p.m.
July 18 - Video Music Box 25th Anniversary Concert at 7 p.m.
July 19 - Gospel Day with Marvin Sapp, Hezekiah Walker, Dorinda Clark-Cole, Kurt Carr
and 21:03 at 3 p.m. ($5 suggested donation.)
July 20 - Santogold, Diplo, A-Trak and Kid Cudi at 3 p.m.
July 23 - Mark Knopfler and Jesca Hoop at 7 p.m. ($70)
July 26 - Kibbutz Contemporary Dance Company and Nimrod Freed/Tami Dance Company’s PeepDance at 7 p.m.
July 27 - Taj Mahal, Skatalites and Los Pinguos at 3 p.m.
July 29 - Crosby, Stills & Nash at 7 p.m. ($66)
July 31 - Novelists Richard Price and Charles Bock at 7 p.m.
August 1 - DanceBrazil and Max Pollak and RumbaTap at 8 p.m.
August 2- Roy Hargrove Big Band and special guests at 7 p.m.
August 3 - Jamie Lidell, Janelle Monáe, Little Jackie, Jose James and Gilles Peterson at 3 p.m. ($5 suggested donation)
August 4 - The National, Yeasayer, Plants and Animals at 6:30 p.m. ($35)
August 6 - Sonny Rollins at 8 p.m. ($55/$75)
August 8 - Jennifer Muller / The Works, Erica Essner Performance Co-Op at 8 p.m.
August 9 - An Unexpected Mexico, Kinky, Alejandro Escovedo with Strings, Pistolera at 3 p.m.
August 10 - CineFest Brasil screening of The House of Tom - Mundo, Monde, Mondo with music by at Maria Rita at 7 p.m.
August 12 - Jill Scott and Wyclef Jean ($65)
August 14 - Brotherhood Tour: featuring Los Lonely Boys & Los Lobos at 7 p.m. ($5 suggested donation)
August 15 - Bajofondo, Osunlade & The Yoruba Soul Orchestra at 7 p.m.
August 16 - Battles, Black Dice and Gang Gang Dance at 3 p.m.
August 17 - Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings, Menahan Street Band, Naomi Shelton & The Gospel Queens at 3 p.m.
In addition to the SummerStage concerts, Central Park also hosts events at Rumsey Playfield:
Central Park Conservancy Film Festival - free:
August 19: Working Girl
August 20: The French Connection
August 21: Strangers on a Train
August 22: Moonstruck
August 23: August Rush, with a live pre-screening performance by Impact, the choir from the film
August 24 - Fiesta Folclorica Puertorriqueña (donation requested)
August 28 - Paramore & Jack’s Mannequin ($35)
September 10 - The Kooks ($32.50)
September 13 - Fiesta Familia
September 17 - Swell Season
September 20 - German-American Friendship Party
Shakespeare in the Park resumes July 22 with “Hair: The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical” through August 31.
Image source: Ticketmaster
Earlier: Bon Jovi to play Central Park in mid-July or later
NY Philharmonic sets free summer park concert dates
NYC’s (mostly free) summer concerts and film series
June 30, 2008 12:11 PM in Cheap Stuff, Sightsology, Upper East Side, Upper West Side
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