The 20th Annual Charlie Parker Festival 2013

A Gathering of the Tribes presents:

THE 20^th ANNUAL

CHARLIE PARKER FESTIVAL

Now in its 20^th year, A Gathering of the Tribes is proud to celebrate the birthday of Charlie Parker/Early Bird. When Bird was alive, existentialism, blues jazz, and abstract art was the talk of the town. Nowadays anarchy, Buddhism, free jazz installation and conceptual art prevails. We celebrate the past and the present/the 1950s/the year 2013.

Saturday August 17^th- Walter Cotton celebration (memorial) w/Ishmael Reed 5-7PM.

Sunday August 18^th- Richard Clements on piano with Murray Wall and special guest John Marshall trumpet perform 7-9PM.

Sunday August 25^th – Poetry reading hosted by Chavisa Woods, with readers such as David Henderson, Yuko Otomo, Danny Shot, Steve Dalachinsky, and MANY more! 5-7PM

Saturday August 31^th -A Summer Garden of Delight with Dance, Poetry, Music. 7-9PM.

Light Installation by David Hammons, Gerald Jackson and Lorenzo Pace.

                                    Curated by “The Blind Guy” Steve Cannon

Check out our website: www.tribes.org

Located at 285 East 3^rd Street (between Ave. C and Ave. D)