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Week­end Update: NYC Poet­ry Fes­ti­val, Glass­Lab, Library of Imme­di­a­cy Open­ing, Coop­er-Hewitt Art Work­shops and so much more!

Jul 19, 2012 8:30 pm

Tired of the hus­tle and bus­tle of New York City? Fer­ry over to Gov­er­nors Island this week­end for a nice lit­tle retreat. Go for a bike ride, have a pic­nic, or just sit by the water and enjoy the incred­i­ble views. We also have plen­ty of art exhibits, art work­shops, and even a poet­ry fes­ti­val! Hope to see you here!

Check out our spe­cial events for this week­end below! The rest of the events (which last for mul­ti­ple weekends/​all sea­son) can be found on the Events tab! See you soon!

Glass­Lab pre­sent­ed by The Corn­ing Muse­um of Glass, 11:00 AM – 6:30 PM
Watch dynam­ic hot glass­mak­ing per­for­mances with top con­tem­po­rary design­ers as they bring new ideas to life in col­lab­o­ra­tion with mas­ter glass­mak­ers from The Corn­ing Muse­um of Glass. Look for lead­ing names from the Cooper-Hewitt’s exhi­bi­tion Graph­ic Design — Now in Pro­duc­tion. For infor­ma­tion, vis­it www​.cmog​.org/​g​l​a​sslab.

Open­ing of PUB­LIC SUM­MER: Library of Imme­di­a­cy by SUPER­FRONT, Sat­ur­day, 2 PM – 5 PM on the Parade Ground
Join SUPER­FRONT and Fig­ment in cel­e­brat­ing the open­ing of the out­door instal­la­tion, PUB­LIC SUM­MER: Library of Imme­di­a­cy, on Gov­er­nors Island. The Library of Imme­di­a­cy was designed and con­struct­ed by the archi­tec­tur­al duo, saA, who are Amy Chang and Seo Young Shin. The event will include a per­for­mance by artist Devin Ken­ny, a read­ing by Nicole Wal­lace and Will Edmis­ton, and live music. The instil­la­tion will remain on Gov­er­nors Island until Sep­tem­ber 23.

Coop­er Hewitt Indie Pub­lish­ing: Books, Mag­a­zines, and Mon­sters, Sat­ur­day, 2 – 4 PM, in Build­ing 110
Meet edi­tors, design­ers, and authors of inde­pen­dent books and mag­a­zines. Learn about the ups and downs of print and media in the new mil­len­ni­um. For more infor­ma­tion and to reg­is­ter for the event, vis­ithttp://​www​.coop​er​he​witt​.org/​c​a​l​endar

Sec­ond Annu­al New York Poet­ry Fes­ti­val, Sat­ur­day & Sun­day, 11 AM – 5:30 PM, Colonels Row
Come out for this $5 poet­ry fes­ti­val for read­ings and per­for­mances by The Poet­ry Broth­el, Cave Canem, Poets House, EARSHOT!, The Inspired Word and much more. For more infor­ma­tion vis­it www​.tpsny​.org.

Coop­er Hewitt Drop-in Fam­i­ly Pro­gram: Stamps and Mono­prints, Sat­ur­day & Sun­day, 2 – 4 PM, in Build­ing 110
Design totes and tees as you stamp and print your own designs. Using basic mono­print­ing tech­niques cre­ate inspired graph­ics on your Gov­er­nors Island sou­venirs. For more infor­ma­tion and to reg­is­ter for the event, vis­ithttp://​www​.coop​er​he​witt​.org/​c​a​l​endar