Ann Arbor Summer Festival: Top of the Park 2011

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Summary

The Ann Arbor Summer Festival is an exhilarating three-week celebration of performing arts, outdoor entertainment, and community spirit that attracts more than 60,000 people each year. Top of the Park, the admission-free outdoor component of the festival, features three (3) stages of local, regional and national artists. An average of 2,000 people attend the event each night. Compensation is available for selected performers, and ten (10) slots will be reserved for Sonicbids artists./n/nThe Ann Arbor Summer Festival is an exhilarating three-week celebration of performing arts, outdoor entertainment, and community spirit that attracts more than 60,000 people each year. This boutique music and arts festival runs mid-June through mid-July, and offers dozens of performances, events, activities, exhibitions, screenings, and more, featuring the best in music, dance, comedy, theater, spoken word, visual, fringe, performance and street arts.

During its three-week run, the festival produces two concurrent programs, one indoor and one outdoor, at various venues and public spaces across the University of Michigan campus and in downtown Ann Arbor. The indoor Mainstage series includes ticketed performances of world-class music, dance, theater, and comedy. The outdoor program, Top of the Park, is held along a beautiful campus green and offers admission-free concerts, movies under the stars, open-air spectacles, family attractions, and more.

Recent Mainstage seasons have featured such artists as; Elvis Costello, Willie Nelson, Gladys Knight, Chris Isaak, Diana Krall, Ani DiFranco, John Waters, Lily Tomlin, Cesaria Evora, MOMIX, Pink Martini, Lyle Lovett, k.d. lang, Devo, Buddy Guy, KT Tunstall, Mikhail Baryshnikov, A Prairie Home Companion, Natalie MacMaster, Manhattan Transfer, John Hiatt, The Funk Brothers, Meow Meow, Afro-Cuban All Stars, Los Lobos, Cinematic Titanic, Caravan Palace, Patty Griffin, and more.

Top of the Park, the admission-free outdoor component of the festival, features three (3) stages of local, regional and national artists. An average of 2,000 people attend the event each night. Compensation is available for selected performers, and ten (10) slots will be reserved for Sonicbids artists.

Stage Details:

Top of the Park: Rackham Stage - All genres are accepted including; Acoustic, Adult Contemporary, Alternative, Americana, Avant-garde, Bluegrass, Blues, Celtic, Children's Music, Classic Rock, Comedy, Contemporary Classical, Country, Cover Band, Electronic/Dance/DJ, Folk, Funk, Gospel, Hip-Hop/Rap, Jam Band, Jazz, Latin, Novelty/Variety, Pop, R&B, Reggae, Rock, Ska, Singer/Songwriter, Soul, Standards, Zydeco and World. National artists recently featured at Top of the Park include: Shawn Mullins, Serena Ryder, Tally Hall, Wayne "The Train" Hancock, the Red Elvises, Ari Hest, Stephen Kellogg & The Sixers, That 1 Guy, Carolyn Wonderland, NOMO, My Dear Disco, The Macpodz, Greensky Bluegrass, Mucca Pazza, JJ Grey & MoFro, and many others.

Full sound, stage, lights, tech staff, merch sellers, and festival promotion are provided for band performance sets ranging from 30-120 minutes. Bands on this admission-free stage are paid a modest flat fee.

Top of the Park: The Grove Stage -The festival seeks both acoustic performers (solo to quartet) and DJs (using digital format) for The Grove Stage in the beverage garden. This 21+ area of the admission-free event is a more intimate space for 200+ featuring select performers in a shaded, sociable setting.

Genres of interest for this stage include; Acoustic, Adult Contemporary, Alternative, Americana, Avant-garde, Bluegrass, Blues, Celtic, Classic Rock, Comedy, Contemporary Classical, Country, Cover Band, Electronic/Dance/DJ, Folk, Funk, Gospel, Hip-Hop/Rap, Jam Band, Jazz, Latin, Novelty/Variety, Pop, R&B, Reggae, Rock, Ska, Singer/Songwriter, Soul, Standards, Zydeco and World.

Artists on this stage are paid a modest honorarium. Basic technical production is provided. Performers are expected to self-promote their own shows.

Please note that this is a promotional opportunity and artists are not compensated for their performance on this stage.

Top of the Park: Roaming Street Performers - The festival accepts submissions from strolling and street performers such as: stilt walkers, jugglers, acrobats, sidewalk chalk artists, unicyclists, clowns, face painters, go-go dancers, hula hoopers, costumed strolling characters, contortionists, tumblers, magicians, balloon artists, storytellers, one-man bands, solo un-amplified musicians, and more. Some restrictions apply, including: no fire or pyrotechnics, no "busking" within one block of event footprint, and all performances must be family appropriate (PG-rated).

Select performers are paid a modest honorarium for their participation and are expected to self-promote their own shows.

All applicants will be notified of their status directly by someone on the festival staff. Please do not call or email the office to check on the status of your applications.

National artists recently featured at Top of the Park include: Shawn Mullins, Serena Ryder, Tally Hall, Wayne "The Train" Hancock, the Red Elvises, Ari Hest, Stephen Kellogg & The Sixers, That 1 Guy, Carolyn Wonderland, NOMO, My Dear Disco, The Macpodz, Greensky Bluegrass, Mucca Pazza, JJ Grey & MoFro, and many others.

Please note: This gig listing is accepting submissions for all three stages and for roaming performers. Please read about the stages below before submitting. You will be asked to specify to which stage you are applying.

And don't forget to check out the Ann Arbor Summer Festival's Rock the Mall competition.