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Stay safe in the heat: Drink plenty of water, spend time in the shade, and visit the first aid station at Soissons Landing if you feel unwell. Click here for important warm weather visitor information.

Stay safe in the heat: Drink plenty of water, spend time in the shade, and visit the first aid station at Soissons Landing if you feel unwell. Click here for important warm weather visitor information.

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Hap­py 4th of July!

Jul 4, 2014 2:28 pm
It may be a lit­tle rainy, but there are still plen­ty of great ways to enjoy Inde­pen­dence Day on Gov­er­nors Island! Rent a free bike dur­ing Free Bike Morn­ings from Blaz­ing Sad­dles today. Roller skate rentals are also avail­able. Cel­e­brate the 4th with some inspir­ing art! Many indoor exhibits are open today. See the Inter­na­tion­al Cen­ter for Pho­tog­ra­phy’s ​“Capa in Col­or and a Pre­view of Sebas­tiao: Gen­e­sis”. The New York His­tor­i­cal Soci­ety’s ​“The Civ­il War and New York City” opens today, as does Chashama’s ​“Flood Tides Art Show”. LMCC will be hav­ing open artists’ stu­dios from 12 – 5 pm. Bet­ter Than Jam and Brook­lyn ARTery, both sell­ing arti­sanal crafts and gifts, will be open. Enjoy your hol­i­day cheer­ing on your favorite team with oth­er fans, and head to Gov­er­nors Beach Club today to watch the World Cup! This week­end, if you can’t make it camp­ing your­self, check out Third Rail Projects’ Road­side Attrac­tion, a dance the­ater piece that takes place in a 1970s pop-up camper. There is an open rehearsal on Sat­ur­day from 1 – 5 pm and per­for­mances Sun­day at 2 & 4 pm out­side Build­ing 17 in Nolan Park. Our many deli­cious food ven­dors will be here, of course, and Lady Lib­er­ty always looks splen­did from the Island. Hap­py 4th!
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