The CATCH 5th of July Weekend Spectacular! kicks off with CATCHBALL: an entirely made-up, participatory, all-ages, abjectly amateur, viciously competitive wiffleball→kickball game on the Governors Island Parade Ground. 

Yes, CATCHBALL playfully engages themes of American identity, belonging, and competition, but honestly it’s just a fun summer game. John Adams said “Games and Shews.” We listened.

It’s The Nutten Island Batteries versus The Emancipation Day Revivalists and anyone can play! Play-by-play, color commentary, and umpiring (when we remember the rules) will be provided by downtown luminaries, anchored by Theresa Buchheister. The game will feature transitional tunes from The Vintage DJ (Jonathan E. Jacobs). Picnickers welcome along the 1st and 3rd base lines — BYOBlanket.

Whether you wanna play Center or Commissioner — or seriously just want some crackerjacks — we hope you’ll join us for the best goddamned game of CATCHBALL this raggedy-ass democracy has ever imagined!

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CATCH is everyone’s favorite Obie Award–winning, itinerant, rough-and-ready series of performance parties. Satisfying the promise of New York City since 2003, CATCH gives stage to an ever-expanding universe of emerging artists and downtown luminaries — pouring equal portions of community, love, and beer.    catchseries.org   @catchperfseries 

About River To River

The River to River Festival was created in the aftermath of 9/11 to heal and celebrate New Yorkers’ resiliency through the power of art. Since 2002, hundreds of thousands of attendees have experienced the work of hundreds of artists and performers. River To River is a celebration of what is possible when artistic creativity, cultural institutions, civic bodies and corporate entities come together in mutual support.

Sponsors

Funding for the River To River Festival is provided by The NYC Department of Cultural Affairs, Howard Gilman Foundation, Lily Auchincloss Foundation, and The Robert Lehman Foundation. River To River is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature. Additional funding for Leslie Wayne: The Unintended Blues is provided by The Deborah Buck Foundation, Morgan Stanley Blue Rider Group and New York State Council on the Arts Support for Artists Grant. Additional funding for esperanza spalding: In Concert is provided by Battery Park City Authority.  Additional funding for the Bill T. Jones project is provided by Battery Park City Authority, The National Endowment for the Arts, and Harkness Foundation for Dance.