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

Jul 2, 2013 4:24 pm
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/​2​0​1​3​/​0​6​/​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 AM – 7 PM on Sat­ur­day, July 6 and Sun­day, July 7. See you on the Island!
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