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  • The Governors Island Alliance is a coalition of organizations and individuals working to celebrate the Island's rich history, create memorable parks and public spaces, and ensure appropriate reuse of the Island and its historic structures.

June 16, 2008

Governors Island Alliance Cocktail Reception

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June 17, 6:00pm - 8:30pm

The Governors Island Alliance requests the pleasure of your company for a cocktail reception honoring the JM Kaplan Fund & Harry Poulakakos and Family. Join us for a special tour of Governors Island from 5:00 - 6:30pm with the award winning designer, Adriaan Geuze of West 8, as he presents his vision for the Island's future parks and public spaces. Tours leave and return from the Battery Maritime Building Slip 7. Get your tickets today!

   To register online, click here. For a printer friendly version, click here.
 


Folks on the Island: An American Folk Music Festival

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Come and enjoy the Folks on the Island Concert Series, presented by Trinity Wall Street and the Governors Island Alliance!

This summer, you will see:
Janis Ian July 5
Slaid Cleaves July 12
Bearfoot July 19
Eric Bibb July 26
Ronny Cox August 2

All performances are free, and will be held outdoors beginning at 1:30.

Click here for more information.

It's FIGMENT 2008!

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The group that calls itself FIGMENT will bring its eclectic mix of participatory arts and performances to the Island again for the three-day weekend of June 27-29. Their successful debut last summer drew 2,800 visitors - let's call them "enjoyers." More than 200 artists have signed up to do their thing this year.
    FIGMENT invites the public to take part in extremely interactive art exhibits, live performances, fixed art installations, mixed-media presentations and workshops throughout
the island. Everything is free.

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