The Skaneateles Festival in collaboration with Auburn Public Theatre with the support of Cayuga County Tourism are proud to present an afternoon with Steven Banks featuring Xak Bjerken.

This afternoon performance will take place Wednesday August 16 at 1:00 pm on the Main Stage at Auburn Public Theatre.

This event is free and open to the public. No ticket necessary.

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Classical saxophonist and composer Steven Banks joins the Skaneateles Festival for a week long residency highlighted by a series of outreach performances in Onondaga and Cayuga Counties. This year the theme of the Skaneateles Festival’s outreach program is Following Harriet.

Following Harriet is an expression of our multi-year Widen the Circle initiative. Harriet Tubman touched the lives of many who fought for freedom. Yet the journey continues today as American society debates what freedom means for individuals and society at large. In 2023, the Following Harriet outreach project invites composers, performing artists, longtime and new listeners to learn from Tubman’s vision, courage, fortitude, and civic responsibility. This is a critical juncture as we emerge from the pandemic with focus, clarity, and vigor about the potential for music to move the needle towards wholeness and inclusion in the Central New York region and beyond.