Tales transforms the windows of the ONYP Art Space into a giant architectural storybook with the work of four New York-based artists, Amy Kao, Colin O’Con, Butcher Walsh, and Charmaine Wheatley, who stretch beyond their primary mediums to create narrative works in vinyl. Lyrical imagery, line, color, and motion combine to create worlds filled with delight and mystery. Viewers are simultaneously invited to momentarily escape and to reflect on their own stories.

Edmar Castaneda was born in Bogota, Columbia where he began playing the Colombian harp at age thirteen. He moved to the United States in 1994 and was quickly recognized for his unmatched style and sound. He produces cross-rhythms like a drummer, chordal flourishes like a flamenco guitarist, and seamlessly collates bebop and traditional Columbian music together.

Angelo M is a humble blue collar man from a Pennsylvania steel mill, but there’s nothing understated about the talent of this bluesy virtuoso fingerstyle player and award-winning songwriter. Armed with a six-string, Dobro, mandolin, and harp, he is down and dirty – no holds barred. He is an authentic link in the roots-Americana chain as a singer, player, and songwriter.

Megan travels the world relentlessly seeking the moments of grit and grace that make every day precious, capturing these emotional experiences in song. Megan is joined by her band, The Cure For Love, featuring Louis Cato, Adam Tressler, and James Williams.

The Dana Leong Trio, featuring Dana (cello/trombone/laptop), John Shannon (guitar) and DJ Icewater (turntables), is the latest incarnation of Dana’s ever-expansive compositions, bringing together an exciting electro-acoustic blend of jazz, classical, and pop. The trio recently performed at Orange County Performing Arts, the 2011 Blue Note Jazz Festival in New York City, and the Sleepless Night Miami Beach festival in November 2011.

The Downtown Dance Festival is NYC’s longest-running dance festival. Initiated in 1982 by Battery Dance Company, it has thrilled audiences in the hundreds of thousands and showcased great dance companies from around the world as well as the best New York City has to offer. As Battery Dance Company’s signature downtown community program, DDF has featured over 200 dance companies ranging in style from classical ballet to post-modern, Indian classical to Afro-Cuban.