New London Main Street is thrilled to launch its new Friday lunchtime series Previews on Parade. This free event will be held every Friday from 12-1pm, June 11-September 24 at the Parade Plaza across from the New London train station. The public is invited to get a sneak peek at upcoming arts and culture events while enjoying a boxed lunch delivered by one of several participating downtown restaurants.

The series is designed to introduce those working and living downtown to the extensive music, dance, and theatre scene that is taking place in New London. No two weeks will be the same. Audiences will be treated to preview performances by Flock Theatre, David Dorfman Dance, Garde Arts Center, Hygienic Art and the Eastern Connecticut Symphony Orchestra, to name just a few upcoming selections. If you like what you see, there will be a booth with information and tickets to buy for the full-length event.

Boxed lunches can be ordered over the phone by 11 am and picked up at the hospitality table on the Parade Plaza at noon. Meet friends, enjoy the sunshine, and experience what these arts and cultural groups have to offer!

Schedule

Previews are FREE and are approximately 15 minutes starting at 12:30. Rain cancels event.

June 11 Nordet previews Traditions at Hygienic Art Park and Mystic Seaport's Sea Music Festival

June 18 Jazz Underground previews the music of Kent Hewitt

June 25 New London County Historical Society previews Vintage Baseball and Historic Gardens Day

July 2 The Rivergods preview Hygienic Art Park's We Rock!

July 16 The Garde Arts Center previews Summer on Stage: Wizard of Oz

July 23 Geoff Kaufman previews Fish Tales, Tugs & Sails and the Garde Arts Center previews
Summer on Stage: Red Riding Hood

July 30 The Garde Arts Center previews Evening with the Celtic Crossroads and the Custom House Museum previews the music of John Mock

Aug. 6 Flock Theatre previews Shakespeare on the Pier

Aug. 13 Mystic Seaport previews Tale of a Whaler, an interactive play

Aug. 20 Shaw Mansion previews Secrets of a Locked Trunk: A Visit with Miss Jane Perkins

Aug. 27 Celts & Currachs previews Celtic music

Sept. 3 New London High School Dancers preview Hip-Hop

Sept. 10 David Dorfman Dance, Company in Residence at Connecticut College

Sept. 17 Hygienic Art previews Americana Fest

Sept. 24 Eastern CT Symphony Orchestra previews Season Opener: The People Are Heard

Participating Restaurants
Call in your order by 11 am, pay over the phone and pick up your boxed lunch at noon at the hospitality table.

Bean & Leaf: 860.701.0000, www.bean-leaf.com
Brie & Bleu: 860.437.2474, www.thamesriver.com
Hanafin’s Irish Pub: 860.437.9724, www.hanafinspub.com
Mangetout Organic Café: 860.444.2066, www.mangetoutorganic.com
Muddy Waters: 860.444.2232
Passion Coffee House & Restaurant: 860.447.9088
Subway Downtown: 860.443.0400
Thames River Greenery & Beanery: 860.443.6817, www.thamesrivergreenery.com
Snax Dragon cart will also be providing lunch on the Parade Plaza.

Sponsorsed by:
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Suisman Shapiro
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