Museum Welcomes Summer with Fourth Annual Solstice, June 30

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  • Press Release
Friday April 27, 2012
exterior of the CMA building

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(216) 707-2261
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CLEVELAND (April 27, 2012) –The Cleveland Museum of Art invites the community to celebrate summer's long days and hot nights at Solstice, the region's premier music festival of its kind, on Saturday, June 30 from 7:30 p.m. to 2:00 a.m.

Enjoy global cosmopolitan music throughout the night on the main stage, get a sneak peek of the Youth and Beauty: Art of the American Twenties exhibition, and explore the permanent collection late into the night. From grooving to Ethiopian funk to rocking with Afro-Peruvian electronica, festival-goers will have the chance to see some of the most cutting-edge international musical acts performing today.

Tickets go on sale Tuesday, May 1 and may be purchased by calling the museum at 216-421-7340 or visiting www.clevelandart.org.

WHAT: Solstice

WHERE: Cleveland Museum of Art, 11150 East Boulevard, Cleveland

ADMISSION:

  • From 7:30 p.m. until 2:00 a.m., general admission is $60 per person, $30 for museum members.
  • From 10:00 p.m. until 2:00 a.m., general admission is $25 per person.

 

* Food and drinks will be available for purchase at Solstice all night long.

MUSICAL LINE-UP (in order of appearance):

Debo Band (7:30 p.m.) is an 11-member group devoted to Ethiopian funk of the 1960s and '70s, led by saxophonist Danny Mekonnen and fronted by charismatic singer Bruck Tesfaye. This is horn-heavy music, incorporating a mix of classic funk and trance-like African grooves.

Steven Bernstein's Millennial Territory Orchestra (9:00 p.m.) takes the guise of a 1920s-era big band, but is updated with an urbane sensibility and draws from American musical influences. A longtime fixture on the downtown jazz scene in New York, Steven Bernstein and MTO plays Sly Stone, Jelly Roll, and everything in between.

Gang Gang Dance (10:00 p.m.) has honed a type of electronica that is equal parts tribal-futurism and dance music based on perfectly controlled havoc, emphasizing the ritualistic elements of their sound.

Nortec Collective Presents Bostich & Fussible (11:00 p.m.). In Tijuana, Mexico, the so-called Nortec movement took shape when producers began fusing cutting-edge electronic music with traditional music of the region such as norteño and banda. This collective explores their take on the norteño and techno blend.

Novalima (12:30 a.m.) is the band that has revolutionized the music scene in their native Peru. Novalima combines a passion for traditional Afro-Peruvian music and modern DJ culture. Their shared fascination with afro beat, dub reggae, latin, and electronic music has resulted in platinum status and worldwide touring.

* Times subject to change.

SPONSORS: Solstice is sponsored by Great Lakes Brewing Company and Dix & Eaton.