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This Week­end: The Jazz Age Lawn Par­ty, Art Exhibits and So Much More!

Aug 14, 2013 5:24 pm
[cap­tion id=“attachment_7251” align=“aligncenter” width=“300”]Michael Arenella and the Dreamland Orchestra bring the 1920's back to Governors Island! Michael Arenel­la and the Dream­land Orches­tra bring the 1920’s back to Gov­er­nors Island![/caption] This week­end on Gov­er­nors Island, enjoy arts and cul­ture for all ages! Sat­ur­day, August 17th and Sun­day, August 18th, come to the Jazz Age Lawn Par­ty in Colonels Row. Jazz Age Lawn Par­ty: August 17 — 18, All Day, Colonels Row Michael Arenel­la and His Dream­land Orches­tra invite you to the beloved Jazz Age Lawn Par­ty — a dream of the 1920s nes­tled right in the heart of New York Har­bor! Now in its eighth year, the event has become the quin­tes­sen­tial out­door cel­e­bra­tion of the Jazz Age and its liv­ing lega­cy. Under a canopy of cen­tu­ry-old trees, caressed by fresh sea air, a delight­ful array of offer­ings abound through­out the day includ­ing: live music and dance per­for­mances, dance instruc­tion for the hottest dance steps of the time, games for all ages, and a wide vari­ety of 1920’s inspired refresh­ments and gourmet food for pur­chase. Tick­ets are required for this event and it often sells out. Advance Gen­er­al Admis­sion tick­ets can be pur­chased online and if space is avail­able, tick­ets will be sold at the door. Remem­ber, the East Riv­er Fer­ry is a great way to get from Queens, Brook­lyn, and Mid­town to Gov­er­nors Island. Check the full sched­ule to plan your next trip! Oth­er Events This Week­end Include: Fête Par­adiso, 10:30 am to 6:30 pm, Nolan Park For the first time in the US, a spec­tac­u­lar col­lec­tion of vin­tage French car­ni­val rides is open to the pub­lic here on Gov­er­nors Island! The Parisian expe­ri­ence is free to vis­i­tors both young and old at this mag­nifique fair­ground fes­ti­val com­plete with French music and cui­sine! FIG­MENT Sum­mer-Long Instal­la­tions, Sat­ur­day and Sun­day, 12 pm to 5:30 pm, Parade Ground All week­end enjoy the inter­ac­tive Sculp­ture Gar­den, artist-designed Minigolf Course, City of Dreams Pavil­ion, and the Tree­house in the the Parade Grounds. Bet­ter Than Jam Hand­made Gifts Shop, 11 am to 6 pm, 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. This week­end, the craft­ing gets cre­ative at a free work­shop of col­lage card mak­ing with Astro­dub on Sat­ur­day from 1 pm to 4 pm! The Skate Truck NYC, Sun­day, 11 am to 6 pm, Buoy Park­ing Lot The Skate Truck NYC pro­vides roller-skat­ing equip­ment, hel­mets, and safe­ty equip­ment to skaters of any age. Skate for fun. Skate for health. Skate for life! 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. Children’s Muse­um of the Arts, Sat­ur­day and Sun­day, 11 am to 3 pm, Nolan Park  Come to Nolan Park for the Children’s Muse­um of the Arts’ Free Art Island Out­post. Pop-up Library & Out­door Read­ing Room, Sat­ur­day and Sun­day, 12 pm to 6 pm Set­tle in with a good book at the pop-up library and out­door read­ing room pre­sent­ed by the Brook­lyn Pub­lic Library, Queens Pub­lic Library, and NY Pub­lic Library. Free Kayak­ing, Sat­ur­day, 10 am to 3 pm, Pier 101 Brought to you by the Down­town Boathouse, enjoy some fun time out on the water with this sum­mery activ­i­ty fea­tur­ing beau­ti­ful views of New York Har­bor! WWII & NYC: Pho­tog­ra­phy and Pro­pogan­da, 10 am to 6:30 pm, Build­ing 18 Through hands-on activ­i­ties and mov­ing pho­tos, this exhi­bi­tion, pre­sent­ed by the New York His­tor­i­cal Soci­ety, 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. Ris­ing Tide, Sat­ur­day and Sun­day, 11 am to 5 pm, Build­ing 110 This show calls upon artists to react to ris­ing tides of all stripes and draw atten­tion to the new forms that result. 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 Build­ing 110′s Gallery and their stu­dios. Dis­cov­er new artists, engage in the artis­tic process, and sim­ply enjoy the art in this stun­ning set­ting this sum­mer. LMCC is also the lead pre­sen­ter of the Riv­er to Riv­er Fes­ti­val, a four-week, mul­ti­dis­ci­pli­nary arts fes­ti­val through­out Low­er Man­hat­tan. Bike Gov­er­nors Island, 10 am to 6 pm, Colonels Row and Yan­kee Pier Landing Expe­ri­ence miles of car-free bik­ing with a set of rent­ed wheels fit just for you. Bike and Roll has bikes for all sizes and abil­i­ties, includ­ing kids’ bikes, kids’ trail­ers, and four-seater quad­cy­cles. Get the full list of Gov­er­nors Island exhibits and pro­grams on our web­site. Look­ing for­ward to see­ing you on the Island!
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