GrowNYC and BIG!NYC Costume Swap Plus BIG!NYC Hallowe’en Fundraiser This Friday
Tuesday, October 25th, 2011
Get your spooky fun on this Friday at BuildItGreen!NYC’s brand-new space in Gowanus, Brooklyn! From 3-6pm, kids can stop by the BIG!NYC/GrowNYC costume swap and trade their old finery for new, plus watch family-friendly Hallowe’en films, do some eco-crafts (Solar One will be making cardboard animal masks), play games and much more!
Then at 7pm, it’s time for more adult fun at BIG’s costume fundraiser. Tickets start at just $10 and are available HERE!
BIG!NYC Costume Swap and Fundraiser
Friday October 28, 2011
Costume Swap at 3pm, Fundraiser at 6pm
69 9th Street, Brooklyn
Get directions HERE!
Posted in Build It Green, Design, Film, Food, Green Building, Music, New York City, Recycling, Sustainability, Waste | Permalink
Sun To Stars South Asian Festival Returns to Solar One Saturday September 10
Thursday, September 1st, 2011| September 10, 2011 | ||
| 2:00 pm | to | 10:00 pm |
Sun to Stars returns to Solar One for its 6th season on September 10, 2011 from 2-10 pm [Rain Date September 11]
This year’s performers include: Neel Murgai │ Shobana Ram│Indrajit Roy-Chowdhury│Gaurav Shah│ Parul Shah Dance Company│Malini Srinivasan│ Rujuta Vaidya │Jay Gandhi │Nitin Mitta
Please click on the links above to learn more about the artists!
This year’s Festival will have a special emphasis on children, with special activities for them in the early part of the Festival (2pm-4pm). These activities will include traditional kite and lamp making, coloring South Asian deity puppets, learning to wrap a sari and a special storytelling performance.
Curated by Parul Shah with Reena Shah
Artistic Direction by Tamar Rogoff
Food from Five Star Banquet and Catering
East India Pale Ale from Brroklyn Brewery
For more information about Sun To Stars, click HERE.
Saturday September 10 from 2pm-10pm with special activities for kids from 2pm-4pm
Schedule (subject to change):
2pm Kids Program: Student Performers, Arts & Crafts, Storytelling, Kite Making
4pm Dance Performances: Malini Shrinivasan, Shobana Ram, Parul Shah Dance company, Rujuta Vaidya
6:30pm Music Performances: Neel Murgai, Jay Gandhi & Nitin Mitta, Indrajit Roy-Chowdhury, Gaurav Shah
Sun To Stars Video by Andrew Baker
Posted in Dance, East River, Food, Music, New York City, Solar One Events | Permalink
TONIGHT & TOMORROW! Stuyvesant Cove Park Association Presents Paul Sachs on Monday August 29 and Folk Dancing with Evelyn Diamond on Tuesday August 30
Monday, August 29th, 2011| August 29, 2011 | ||
| 6:00 pm | to | 8:00 pm |
| August 30, 2011 | ||
| 7:00 pm | to | 9:00 pm |
Hello, world! Beautiful day today, isn’t it? You’re probably out enjoying it, after being cooped up all weekend. This evening, join the Stuyvesant Cove Park Association for the next event in the Margaret D, Lawrence and Helen W.Collins Memorial Music and Dance Series at Solar One. On Monday, local singer-songwriter Paul Sachs returns with his band, and on Tuesday, we’ll have informal dance lessons and open dancing with local legend Evelyn Diamond. Both events are free and open to the public!
Paul Sachs & Band
Monday August 29 at 6pm
Folk Dancing with Evelyn Diamond
Tuesday August 30 at 7pm
Posted in Dance, Music, Solar One, Solar One Events, Stuyvesant Cove Park | Permalink
Folk Dancing with Evelyn Diamond – August 6 @ 7pm – Free
Tuesday, August 2nd, 2011| August 6, 2011 | ||
| 7:00 pm | to | 8:30 pm |
An evening of free dance classes and open dancing with local legend Evelyn Diamond. You’ve never experienced folk dancing like this before! Presented by the Stuyvesant Cove Park Association.
Posted in Dance, Music, Solar One Events, Stuyvesant Cove Park | Permalink
Rutkowski Trio and Friends – July 21st from 7-9pm – Free!
Monday, July 18th, 2011| July 21, 2011 | ||
| 7:00 pm | to | 9:00 pm |
Enjoy an evening of traditional jazz music with our favorite father-and-sons-trio. Rain date Friday, July 22nd.
Posted in Music, Solar One Events | Permalink
