Schedule (2011)

Friday, September 30th

10:00p We kickstarted the weekend with a HONK! Revue, featuring players from HONK! bands sitting in with host band
Revolutionary Snake Ensemble

Johnny D’s Uptown
17 Holland Street
Davis Square, Somerville
617-776-2004

Tickets available at Johnny D’s Uptown

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Saturday, Oct 1, 12:00 – 9 pm

HONK! on Davis Square: 28 activist street bands, from around the world, performed outdoors for free.

Opening Ceremonies were at 12:00 pm in 7 Hills Park (behind the Davis Sq. T stop)

7 Hills Park Statue Park Winter Street Davis Sq Plaza Chester Street VFW Dilboy Hall Kenney Park
1:00p Second Line Social Aid & Pleasure Society Brass Band Extraordinary Rendition Band Springville All-Star Marching Band Leftist Marching Band Chaotic Insurrection Forward! and The Milwaukee Molotov Marchers Open Hand Orchestra
2:00p Rude Mechanical Orchestra Emperor Norton Detroit Party Marching Band Young Fellaz Brass Band Bread & Puppet Circus Band Brass Messengers The Expandable Brass Band
3:00p Minor Mishap Seed & Feed Marching Abominable Titanium Sporkestra The Brass Balagan Factory Seconds Dirty Water Brass Band Hungry March Band
4:00p Carnival Band Environmental Encroachment Pick Up Band Rehearsal AfroBrazil Leftist Marching Band Caka!ak Thunder DJA-Rara
5:00p Detroit Party Marching Band What Cheer? Brigade Open Hand Orchestra The Expandable Brass Band Blem Sou Blem Springville All-Star Marching Band Forward! and The Milwaukee Molotov Marchers
6:00p Extraordinary Rendition Band Brass Messengers Factory Seconds Second Line Social Aid & Pleasure Society Brass Band The Brass Balagan Young Fellaz Brass Band Chaotic Insurrection
7:00p Titanium Sporkestra Hungry March Band Caka!ak Thunder Bread & Puppet Circus Band DJA-Rara Environmental Encroachment Seed & Feed Marching Abominable
8:00p What Cheer? Brigade Minor Mishap Dirty Water Brass Band Emperor Norton Rude Mechanical Orchestra Carnival Band

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Sunday, Oct 2, Noon – 2 pm

HONK! Parade to “Reclaim the Streets for Horns, Bikes and Feet” featuring HONK! bands and community groups, from Davis Square to Harvard Square’s Oktoberfest celebration. The parade left Davis Square at 12 noon, travels down Elm Street, then Beech Street onto Massachusetts Ave to Harvard Square.

Sunday, Oct 2, 2:15 – 6 pm

HONK! bands performed at Harvard Square Oktoberfest (www.harvardsquare.com).

Eliot Triangle Winthrop Park Palmer Street Alley Main Stage
2:15p Carnival Band The Expandable Brass Band Detroit Party Marching Band
3:00p Young Fellaz Brass Band Forward! and
The Milwaukee Molotov Marchers		 Extraordinary Rendition Band
3:45p Minor Mishap DJA-Rara Titanium Sporkestra
4:30p Environmental Encroachment Brass Messengers Rude Mechanical Orchestra
5:15p What Cheer? Brigade Open Hand Orchestra Seed & Feed Marching Abominable Hungry March Band @ 5:00p

Sunday, Oct 2, 7:30-11p

HONK! on the Water
We hoped you joined us on a fabulous cruise in Boston Harbor aboard the Provincetown II with performances by most of the bands from the HONK! 2011 Festival.

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Monday, October 3rd

10:00a-2:00p Symposium at Harvard University Graduate School of Education
3:00p-5:00p Bands play at Boys and Girls Clubs around greater Boston