Bloomfest!
Location: Essex County Branch Brook Park, Oval, Northern Division, Newark + Prudential Concert Grove, Clifton Avenue Entrance, Newark
Cost: FREE!
Enjoy a family day in New Jersey’s pinkest park! A packed schedule of events includes Japanese cultural demonstrations, children's activities, live music, a crafter's marketplace, food and more!
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
MAIN STAGE
11:00am Soh Daiko
12:00pm Welcome Ceremony
1:00pm Cobu/Japanese Taiko Drumming & Dance Troupe
2:00pm Masayo Ishigure and MIAYBI koto shamisen Ensemble
3:00pm Taikoza Performance
4:00pm Sachiyo Ito & Company—Japanese Classical and Contemporary Dance Performance
PRUDENTIAL CONCERT GROVE
11:00am to 12:00pm TD Jazz for Teens—George Wein Scholars Ensemble Conducted by Director of Jazz Instruction Mark Gross
12:15pm to 1:00pm "Kuni Mikami & East of the Sun" Contemporary Japanese Music Performance
1:15pm to 2:15pm Youth Orchestras of Essex County Lou Kosma, Artistic Director presents The Essex Wind Ensemble Conducted by Peter Abazia and The Always Be Creative! Ensemble Conducted by Rick Faulkner
2:30pm to 3:00pm Samurai Sword Soul Demonstration and Samurai Bootcamp
3:15pm to 3:45pm 10tecomai—Yosakoi Dance Project with Audience Participation
Sponsored by RWJBarnabas Health
