Event

Strings for Stewart Park

STRINGS FOR STEWART PARK is a benefit concert in support of the Friends of Stewart Park's plans to recreate the historic performance venue in Stewart Park between the Picnic 'Large' Pavilion and the Wharton Studio/Park Maintenance Building. In the early days of Renwick Park and Stewart Park there was a beautiful bandshell between the Pavilions that hosted nightly and well-attended summer concerts often featuring the renowned Paddy Conway Orchestra. Now the area is a parking lot, but FSP would like create the Renwick Performance Plaza with a Cayuga Lake Overlook on the lake edge, between the Pavilions.

The concert features an eclectic blend of fiddle and violin music with guitar, mandolin and bass accompaniment. Performers include Cornell's Ariana Kim, Ithaca College's Susan Waterbury, and Ithaca musicians Judy Hyman, Tim Ball, Dave Davies, and Rick Manning.
Will Russell will be doing the sound engineering and La Tourelle will host this special event.