Stuyvesant Cove Park Association Music Event: Jazzmobile Presents the Harlem Renaissance Orchestra
Monday, July 19th, 2010| July 27, 2010 | ||
| 7:00 pm | to | 8:30 pm |
Jazzmobile is a 45-year-old NYC nonprofit dedicated to presenting, preserving, promoting and propagating jazz music as “America’s classical music”. Their programs include a summer festival, a jazz vocal competition and workshops, seminars and lectures to raise awareness of jazz as a unique American art form.
The Harlem Renaissance Orchestra’s mission is to revive the music of the Big Band Era and to preserve this music in its living form by giving recognition to the following great creators: Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Pops Louie Armstrong, Benny Goodman, Lucky Millinder, Earl Fatha Hines, Billy Eckstine, Lionel Hampton, and others. Our goal is to reestablish Harlem as the Big Band Mecca of the world.
The orchestra maintains a nucleus of ten veteran musicians. These musicians have engaged in performances around the world and acquired college degrees in Music Performance and in Education. As a result, their contributions have provided a firm foundation over a span of twenty years. Collectively and with conscious effort, we have been able to blend the talents of fine young musicians with more mature musicians, thus producing a sound that is enjoyed by music lovers of all ages.
Presented by the Stuyvesant Cove Park association as part of the Helen W. Collins Music Series.
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Solar-Powered Electric Music Video Screening with WFMU & Astralwerks
Thursday, July 8th, 2010| July 12, 2010 9:00 pm | to | July 13, 2010 12:00 am |
Civilian space exploration is still prohibitively expensive (for most of us), but intergalactic travel can be closely approximated by a simple journey to the East River on the evening of July 12th.
Join Solar One, Astralwerks Records, and WFMU’s DJ Trent for a 100% solar-powered evening of electronic music videos of every vintage, including the amazing new audiovisual experience by the Chemical Brothers, “Further.” Free Sixpoint Beer for everyone 21+ while supplies last. Solar One is located on 23rd Street @ the East River.
If you can’t make it in person, tune in to live audio and video streams at 91.1 in NYC, 90.1FM in the Catskills, and WFMU.org all over this planet. RAIN DATE: July 19th.
Now a Facebook event!
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Rutkowski Trio & Friends at Solar One
Monday, June 21st, 2010| July 15, 2010 | ||
| 7:00 pm | to | 8:30 pm |
It’s time once again to join our favorite local father-and-sons jazz act as the Rutkowski Trio return to Solar One for a triumphant 6th year playing outdoor classic jazz tunes by the likes of Miles Davis, Charlie Parker, Dexter Gordon and many more illustrious jazz composers.
Performance will begin at 7pm, and the concert is free, open to the public and suitable for all ages.
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Celebrate Build it Green!NYC’s 5th Birthday at Solar One
Tuesday, May 18th, 2010| June 12, 2010 | ||
| 6:00 pm | to | 10:00 pm |
It’s Build it Green’s 5th birthday, and we’re celebrating with a joint fundraiser under the tents! Come and enjoy delicious organic vegetable and lamb bar-b-que, beer, live music with the amazing Amayo’s Fu-Arkestra, the DJ skills of Tony Lowe and entertainment from the always-entertaining BIG!NYC team. Tickets are a wallet-friendly $20 adv/$25 at the door, and all proceeds will be split between Solar One and Build it Green! Show us how much you care about a sustainable NYC, come party at Solar One!
Advance tickets available HERE or at the BIG!NYC warehouse in Astoria.
Under the Solar One Tents Map/Directions
Saturday June 12 from 6pm-10pm
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NYC Wildflower Week Interactive Plant Fair This Saturday at Solar One
Monday, May 3rd, 2010| May 8, 2010 | ||
| 10:00 am | to | 2:00 pm |
Join Solar One for our first Family Day, this Saturday May 8 from 10am to 2pm. Pot your own native plant, make a seed bomb, or a flower costume, or a watercolor painting, have your face painted and learn about worm composting! All free, all at Solar One- we hope to see you there!
RSVP to daisy@solar1.org or dina@solar1.org
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