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Mick McKiernan for Cycropia Aerial Dance

Cycropia Aerial Dance

Orton Park Fest is back for its 53rd annual celebration under the oaks with a stacked lineup over four nights. In addition to the gravity-defying aerialists of Cycropia (pictured), there’s music galore, with frequent festival dwellers such as People Brothers Band (Friday, 7 pm), Driveway Thriftdwellers (Sunday, 3 pm) and Dead Horses (Sunday, 4:30 pm) are set to appear, and don’t miss headlining sets by rock songsmith Chuck Prophet (Saturday, 8:15 pm) and Chicago’s raucous honky tonkers The Waco Brothers (Sunday, 6:15 pm). For a real treat, don’t miss the midafternoon set by local fuzz rockers (and one of Madison’s most underrated bands) Squarewave (Saturday, 2:45 pm).

5-10 pm on Thursday-Friday; noon-10 pm on Saturday; and 9 am-8 pm Sunday.

press release: One of the country’s longest-running outdoor music festivals, Orton returns with four days of festival fun in the heart of Madison’s east side. This MNA-sponsored event is known for great music, an array of terrific vendors from local restaurants and businesses, kids games, an elegant Jazz Brunch, a rather quirky auction, and magical aerial trapeze performances under one of the park’s great oaks.

Here’s what’s in store for the 53rd annual Orton Park Festival…

THURSDAY, AUGUST 23 – FAMILY NIGHT: 5:30 pm Pizza & ice cream social, 7:30 pm Cycropia Aerial Dance

FRIDAY, AUGUST 24: 5:15 pm Shakey, 7 pm People Brothers Band, 8:30 pm Cycropia Aerial Dance

SATURDAY, AUGUST 25: 11:45 am Evan Murdock & The Imperfect Strangers, 1:15 pm Reverend Rectifier & The Sinners, 2:45 pm Squarewave, 4 pm MNA Auction, 5 pm Acoplados Latin Jazz Project, 6:30 pm Clyde Stubblefield All Stars, 8:15 pm Chuck Prophet

SUNDAY, AUGUST 26: 9 am Jazz Brunch featuring The Carolynn Black Trio, noon Panchromatic Steel, 1:30 pm Furious Bongos, 3 pm Driveway Thriftdwellers, 4:30 pm Dead Horses, 6:15 pm Waco Brothers

For full details on the weekend’s music and other events, READ MORE

Cycropia Aerial Dance proudly brings its magical blend of dance and circus arts to the 2018 Orton Park Festival in a performance of spectacular works. Audiences will have two chances to see this FREE performance, on Thursday, August 23rd, at 7:30 pm, and Friday, August 24th, at 8:30 pm.

Using trapeze, aerial straps, Spanish web, stilts, and other custom-designed aerial apparatus (including a flying boat!), dancers will play with gravity and verticality as they perform below and within the canopy of one of Orton Park’s majestic oak trees.

Cycropia has been performing at the Orton Park Festival for over 20 years, creating a Madison community dance tradition. The show is appropriate for all ages, and Thursday’s performance during “family night” at the Orton Park Festival will feature pizza, ice cream, and activities for kids prior to the performance. This performance is a great way to cap off your summer! To learn more about Cycropia, visit www.cycropia.org.