River & Blues Concerts Back in BPC

Soul and counry music singer Maggie Rose performs in Wagner Park on Thursday, July 28.

River & Blues is back in Battery Park City this summer with another series of blues-inspired evening concerts. From a stage show by Grammy-nominated Cha Wa, whose sound is rooted in New Orleans Mardi Gras Indian music, to the Afro-Colombian ensemble Rebolu (instructor-led movement lessons included), there is a wide variety of entertainment coming to the neighborhood. Events conclude with the 41st Battery Dance Festival from Saturday, Aug. 13 to Friday, Aug. 19 in Rockefeller Park. Go here for a complete listing of events.