Upcoming Local Events
The Sunset-Ridge Waterfront Alliance is proud to support
these local events:
Kagero - Music in the Park, City of Water, and Art in the Park!
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Wednesday, July 23rd at 7:00pm
Narrows Botanical Gardens is excited to announce that our garden will be the location to hear a FREE and NEW and EXCITING MUSICAL EVENT and hope you can plan to come down and enjoy !! Bring a chair or blanket and get ready for the new sounds of the band “KAGERO “ …..Japanese Gypsy Rock !!!!
They have been written up as “….a haunting yet upbeat violin and guitar that is edgy yet with a little of the gypsy travelling within its strings. This band is cool ” - ANIMEFOOD MAGAZINE
Date: Wed July 23
Time : 7:00 P.M.
Location: Narrows Botanical Gardens - off Shore Road between Bay Ridge Ave & 72 St
FREE
Check them out on these websites
www.kagero.com
www.myspace.com/kagero
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Saturday, July 26th 10am- 4pm
Celebrate the Waterfront and Waterways!
Saturday, July 26, 2008* - from 10:00am to 4:00pm on Governors Island
On July 26th, paddlers, sailors, mariners and many others from around the region will converge on Governors Island to eat, drink and have fun.
Highlights of the day will include:
• A symbolic and inspirational convergence of kayakers, boaters, sailors and ferry-riders onto Governors Island. New York Waterway and the New York Water Taxi will pick kids from across the city and bring them to the Island for this special day of fun, education and adventure.
• Boat parade of working vessels past and present including the retired fireboat John J. Harvey and the Seaport Museum’s tug W.O. Decker.
• Eco-tours of indigenous bird habitats hosted by NYC Audubon (click here to
register) and a Hidden Harbor Tour hosted by the Working Harbor Committee (click here to register). Space is limited; sign up today!
• Fishing clinics with I Fish New York.
• Live music by Eric Bibb.
• Lecture on Fuel from Algae by CUNY professor.
• Car free biking. Bring your own wheels or rent.
Photography by Bernie Ente and Paul Margolis. Video Documentation Squad by HABITATS.
We welcome everyone from the Tri State region to join us on this spectacular day at no cost. Free ferry transit will be available all day from Lower Manhattan. Click here for the ferry schedule.
BOAT TOURS - REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED
- NYC Audubon is offering a special eco-cruise past Hoffman and Swinburne Islands exploring the natural history of the area. Sign up for the NYC Audubon Eco-Tour of indigenous bird habitats here.
- The Working Harbor Committee hosts a 90-minute “Hidden Harbor Tour” aboard a New York Waterway Vessel. To register for the Working Harbor Tour, sign-up here.
PADDLERS: For paddlers converging on the Island, the cost is $100 per group (which covers ten people) and $10 for each additional person (to cover insurance, Coast Guard safety measures, lunch, etc.). All paddlers and rowers must submit a signed waiver in advance - click here. If you are not familiar with the Harbor or are new to paddling, we recommend that you connect with one of the many participating groups, listed below.
Participating groups currently include:
Arizona Iced Tea
Cypress Hills Local Development Corporation
Downtown Boathouse
East River CREW
Erie Basin Marine Associates
Food and Water Watch
Governors Island Alliance/RPA
Governors Island Preservation and Education
Corporation
Gowanus Dredgers Canoe Club
Greater Astoria Historical Society
Harlem River Community Rowing
Hoboken Cove Community Boathouse
Hoboken Historical Museum
Hudson Guild
Hudson River Community Sailing
Hudson River Paddlers Guild
Hudson River Water Trail
Hughes Brother Marine
I FISH NY
LAUNCH 5
Long Island City Community Boathouse
Manhattan Island Foundation
Metro Fuel
National Park Service
New York City Audubon
New York Kayak Company
New York River Sports
New York Water Taxi
New York Waterway
Fireboat John J. Harvey
North Shore Waterfront Conservancy of Staten Island
O.U.R. Waterfront Alliance/ Chinatown Tenants Union
Offshore Sailing School
Red Hook Boaters
Rocking the Boat
Shorewalkers
South Street Seaport Museum
Staten Island Kayakers
Theatre Museum
Union Settlement House
Urban Divers Estuary Conservancy
Village Community Boathouse
Working Harbor Committee
Sebago Canoe Club
Yonkers Paddling and Rowing Club
City of Water Day is presented in collaboration with Governors Island Preservation and Education Corp. and Governors Island Alliance.
For more information, contact Jen at (212) 935-9831 ext. 279 or info@waterfrontalliance.org.
* Rain date is Sunday, July 27th.
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Ongoing throughout Summer:
ART IN THE PARK at the Narrows Botanical Gardens
Announcing a very special outdoor art event open to all artists!
Joan Regan (volunteer and organizer), of Narrows Botanical Gardens (NBG),
and Georgine Benvenuto, photographer and Gallery 364 proprietor, have joined
forces to create “ART IN THE PARK,” a recurring event in Bay Ridge to
celebrate the Sundays of summer.
This very special series of shows will allow artists the opportunity to
display and sell their works in a unique and pastoral setting: the Narrows
Botanical Gardens - a 4.5 acre garden located at Shore Road and 71st St. in
the Bay Ridge area of Brooklyn.
“ART IN THE PARK” will be held the second Sunday of every month for the
summer of 2008, from June 8th through September 14, 2008. Show hours are
from 11 a.m. -4 p.m.; artists’ setup time begins at 10 a.m. Mark your
calendar for all four “ART IN THE PARK” dates for 2008: June 8, July 13,
August 10 and September 14. “ART IN THE PARK” will take place rain or
shine. Local photographers, painters, and a variety of mixed media artists
will be selling their latest original art pieces.
Artists interested in participating in “ART IN THE PARK” need to
pre-register by calling Joan Regan at 718-748-9848. Artists’ spots are
available only to those who have pre-registered. A $25 annual membership
fee payable to the NBG will get you a spot for all four Sundays. Be the
first to register - the first “ART IN THE PARK on June 8 is right around the
corner!
Gallery 364 is housed in an historic 1910 limestone, and is privately owned
and operated by Benvenuto, a longtime Bay Ridge resident. Gallery 364 is the
only fine arts studio/gallery in the Bay Ridge neighborhood and has been
featured on Brooklyn Community Access Television and Channel 12. Gallery
364 offers affordable classes in digital and film photography, digital
printing, painting, watercolor, drawing, and other media. Every month,
the gallery conducts open competitions and the winners’ artwork is displayed
in a group show. If you’d like more information about Gallery 364, contactGeorgine Benvenuto at 917-767-3848 or send an email togeorgine@gallery364.com.
The NBG was created in 1995 and is maintained by a group of dedicated
volunteers. Formerly an abandoned part of Shore Road Park that had been
allowed to decline, the NBG is now a meticulously-kept garden and greenspace
that has become a cornerstone of Bay Ridge. Every year, the NBG hosts major
events in the park: Outdoor Movies on the Lawn; the Halloween Canine Costume
Contest; and the Craft Fair and Art Show, to name a few. Overlooking the
Narrows, the NBG affords nature-lovers the chance to admire several Rose
Gardens, a Redwood Grove, an Alpine Garden, a Moon Garden, and a Butterfly
Garden, among others. For more information about the Narrows Botanical
Gardens, log on to www.narrowsbg.org.
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