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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.

This Week­end on Gov­er­nors Island: 4 Cham­bers Orches­tra, FIG­MENT, and More!

Cour­tesy 4 Chambers
This week­end, on Gov­er­nors Island, expe­ri­ence a dance per­for­mance like nev­er before as Jody Ober­felder trans­forms the cor­ri­dors of Gov­er­nors Island into metaphor­ic arter­ies and veins allow­ing audi­ences to inti­mate­ly mon­i­tor their own hearts. For reser­va­tions, con­tact: Mercedes@​jodyoberfelder.​com on or after July 3rd or vis­it http://​www​.jody​ober​felder​.com/ for more information. 
Out on the Parade Ground, the art expe­ri­ence con­tin­ues with FIG­MENT! The sum­mer-long instal­la­tions include a Sculp­ture Gar­den, artist-designed Minigolf Course, City of Dreams Pavil­ion and the Tree­house, back by pop­u­lar demand for the third year. These expan­sive and inter­ac­tive exhibits are appre­ci­at­ed by kids and adults alike, with inspi­ra­tion tak­en from the infi­nite pos­si­bil­i­ties of the imagination 
Oth­er Events:
  • Chil­dren’s Muse­um of the Arts Free Art Island Out­post Pro­gram: 11am to 3 pm, All Sea­son, Nolan Park Join CMA’s Teach­ing Artists for free hands on art-mak­ing each week­end. For more infor­ma­tion vis­itwww​.cmany​.org.
  • Ris­ing Tide pre­sent­ed by the Sculp­tors Guild, 11 am to 5 pm, Nolan Park, Build­ing 19 Almost nine months after Hur­ri­cane Sandy, artists across the region are still putting the pieces of their lives back togeth­er. This show will acknowl­edge ris­ing tides of all stripes (polit­i­cal, social, psy­cho­log­i­cal) in the hope of draw­ing atten­tion to the new forms that result.
  • WWII & NYC: Pho­tog­ra­phy and Pro­pa­gan­da, Pre­sent­ed by the New York His­tor­i­cal Soci­ety, 10am to 6:30pm, Nolan Park, Build­ing 18 This exhi­bi­tion paints a vivid pic­ture of life in war-mobi­lized New York, when vir­tu­al­ly every indus­try, insti­tu­tion and home was trans­formed into a ven­ture to sup­port Allied victory.
  • Ter­reform ONE: Gov­er­nors Hook Urba­neer­ing Exhib­it, All Day, Build­ing 110 Check out LMCC’s art cen­ter exhib­it por­tray­ing future inno­v­a­tive archi­tec­ture, urban design and land­scapes. For more infor­ma­tion vis­it: http://​ter​reform​.blogspot​.com/​2013​/​06​/​g​o​v​e​r​n​o​r​s​-​i​s​l​a​n​d​-​l​m​c​c​-​g​a​l​l​e​r​y​.html
  • Empire His­toric Arts presents Ship­wrecked! A His­to­ry of Mar­itime Dis­as­ters in NYC Har­bor, All Day, Nolan Park, Build­ing 20B Ship­wrecked!” pro­vides thou­sands of vis­i­tors to Gov­er­nors Island an inside look at local mar­itime may­hem using arti­facts pulled up from the depths of New York City’s har­bors and relat­ed sea and sailor materials.
  • Bet­ter Than Jam: Hand­made Gifts Shop, 11am to 6pm, Nolan Park, Build­ing 16 The Brook­lyn bou­tique of all local­ly hand­made prod­ucts brings the cre­ations of New York City’s most tal­ent­ed artists and crafters to the beau­ti­ful and his­toric hous­es of Nolan Park.
  • Mü-Math: The Mobile Unit to Pro­mote Math­e­mat­i­cal Think­ing, 11am to 5pm, Nolan Park, Build­ing 20A Mü-Math returns for its sec­ond sum­mer on Gov­er­nors Island with a bak­er’s dozen of hands on, minds on” brain stumpers designed to engage chil­dren from 8 to 80.
  • Low­er Man­hat­tan Cul­tur­al Coun­cil Presents Build­ing 110: LMCC’s Arts Cen­ter at Gov­er­nors Island,11am to 5pm, Build­ing 110 LMCC and its artists-in-res­i­dence wel­come audi­ence to dis­cov­er new artists, engage in the artis­tic process and sim­ply enjoy the art in this stun­ning set­ting this sum­mer. For more infor­ma­tion vis­it www​.lmcc​.net andriver​torivernyc​.com.
  • Pop Up Library pre­sent­ed by Brook­lyn Pub­lic Library, New York Pub­lic Library, and Queens Library, 12pm to 6pm, Green next to Build­ing 114 With­in New York City’s portable out­door read­ing room, vis­i­tors will be pro­vid­ed with books, children’s pro­grams and learn­ing activities. 
For the com­plete list of pro­grams com­ing to Gov­er­nors Island check out our full events cal­en­dar and don’t for­get to stay updat­ed by fol­low­ing us on Twit­ter: @Gov_Island. Gov­er­nors Island will CLOSED to the pub­lic on Thurs­day, July 4. We will be open from 10 AM7 PM on Sat­ur­day, July 6 and Sun­day, July 7. See you on the Island!