Week­end Pre­view: Jazz Age Lawn Par­ty returns

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Michael Arenel­la and the Dream­land Orches­tra come back to Gov­er­nors Island this Sat­ur­day and Sun­day! So haul out the seer­suck­er and your best flap­per dress and head to Colonels Row for an awe­some after­noon ren­dezvous of live music and dance, instruc­tion in peri­od dances, pic­nick­ing, and games. This event requires tick­ets. They are $15 in advance. Chil­dren under 12 are free. After a rol­lick­ing after­noon of jazz music, drop into one of the Coop­er-Hewitt, Nation­al Design Muse­um’s fam­i­ly pro­grams in Build­ing 110 or take a bike ride down to Pic­nic Point to enjoy Storm King’s Mark di Suvero at Gov­er­nors Island exhi­bi­tion and meet res­i­dent goats Pearl and Brows­er at the Earth Mat­ter Com­post Learn­ing Cen­ter. There is some­thing for every­one this weekend!