There are two great opportunities for high caliber music and fun this Sunday, May 20th. One is the Greenwich Village Orchestra’s final concert of the season at Washington Irving Auditorium with a discounted rate – only $5 – if you mention Washington Square Park Blog! In addition, there will a fundraiser for the Washington Square [...]
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Music This Sunday 5/20: Washington Square Music Festival Fundraiser and Greenwich Village Orchestra Concert (Mention WSP Blog at the Latter & Get in for Discounted Rate!)
Posted by cathryn on May 18, 2012
http://washingtonsquareparkblog.com/2012/05/18/music-this-sunday-520-washington-square-music-festival-fundraiser-and-greenwich-village-orchestra-concert-mention-wsp-blog-at-the-latter-get-in-for-discounted-rate/
“Beauty Makeover Bus” Stops at Washington Square Park Thursday, May 17th 10 a.m. (Yes, you read that right.)
Jane Jacobs stopped traffic running through Washington Square Park and she certainly would not have known what to make of this “Beauty Makeover Bus” headed to the perimeter of the Park tomorrow, Thursday, May 17th for “Get Glam in Manhattan.” But, it’s almost summer, NYU students graduated today at Yankee Stadium (as previously reported in [...]
Posted by cathryn on May 16, 2012
http://washingtonsquareparkblog.com/2012/05/16/beauty-makeover-bus-stops-at-washington-square-park-thursday-may-17th-10-a-m-yes-you-read-that-right/
“Do The Light Thing/Occupy Chanukah” Event Lit Up Fountain Plaza Tuesday
The New Schul held “Do the Light Thing in Washington Square Park,” an annual event to celebrate Chanukah, on Tuesday 12/20. This year it also had the theme “Occupy Chanukah.” Chanukah is the “festival of lights” so the “progressive synagogue,” located on West 10th Street, set out to “create a public Light Sculpture in the [...]
Posted by cathryn on December 22, 2011
http://washingtonsquareparkblog.com/2011/12/22/do-the-light-thingoccupy-chanukah-event-lit-up-fountain-plaza-tuesday/
Holiday Events — Tree Arrives by the Washington Square Arch Monday, November 28th!
More info on the holiday events at the Park to come but here are the basics: Monday, November 28th Christmas tree arrives from Vermont by the Arch (at 4 a.m.!) (It’s unclear if it gets decorated that day but swing on by!) Friday, December 2nd 8 p.m. Washington Square Music Festival Holiday Concert FREE in [...]
Posted by cathryn on November 23, 2011
http://washingtonsquareparkblog.com/2011/11/23/holiday-events-tree-arrives-by-the-washington-square-arch-monday-november-28th/
Arundhati Roy at Washington Square Park Wednesday, November 16th 12:30 p.m.
If you’ve ever heard Arundhati Roy speak – and I had the opportunity at Riverside Church in 2003 – then you know that she is worth any effort involved to do so ! If not, you will have your chance on Wednesday afternoon, November 16th at Washington Square Park from 12:30 – 1:15 p.m. when [...]
Posted by cathryn on November 14, 2011
http://washingtonsquareparkblog.com/2011/11/14/arundhati-roy-at-washington-square-park-wednesday-november-16th-1230-p-m/
Village Children’s Halloween Parade Marches Around Washington Square Today
The 21st Annual Greenwich Village Children’s Halloween Parade precedes the big one which starts at 7 p.m.! and winds its way around Washington Square Park this afternoon. Children and families gather at 3 p.m. at the Arch. Hosted by Community Board 2 and N.Y.U., the parade starts marching at 3:30 p.m. It will make its [...]
Posted by cathryn on October 31, 2011
http://washingtonsquareparkblog.com/2011/10/31/village-childrens-halloween-parade-marches-around-washington-square-today/
Washington Square Park Folk Festival – Interview with Organizer Eli Smith + Photos from Day 1
This weekend there’s a new music event at the park, the Washington Square Park Folk Festival. The two day event, which began yesterday, is being produced by Eli Smith, organizer of the Brooklyn Folk Festival in Red Hook for the last three years and host of the Down Home Radio Show. The festival was the [...]
Posted by cathryn on September 18, 2011
http://washingtonsquareparkblog.com/2011/09/18/washington-square-park-folk-festival-interview-with-organizer-eli-smith-photos-from-day-1/
Washington Square Park Folk Festival This Weekend September 17th-18th
Eli Smith, host of the DownHome Radio Show, was hired by the city’s Parks Department to produce the first ever Washington Square Park Folk Festival this coming weekend Saturday, September 17th and Sunday, September 18th on the Garibaldi Stage (eastern end). Smith will be MC and also perform on Sunday with his band, the Dust [...]
Posted by cathryn on September 15, 2011
http://washingtonsquareparkblog.com/2011/09/15/washington-square-park-folk-festival-this-weekend-september-17-18/
Update — Postponed — “Hair” Tonight, September 15th, 7:30 p.m. — filmed in WSP
Update: Postponed due to Rain; Rescheduled date not yet announced — The Parks Department’s film series of musicals at the Park kicks off tonight, Thursday, September 15th; it’s scheduled to begin 1/2 hour after sunset — around 7:40 p.m. — with classic flick “Hair.” Filmed and released in the ’70s, Washington Square Park of yore [...]
Posted by cathryn on September 15, 2011
http://washingtonsquareparkblog.com/2011/09/15/film-tonight-september-15th-at-the-park-hair-filmed-in-wsp/
This weekend at Washington Square – Sept. 10th & 11th; Community Wellness Fair and Theater for the New City Street Theater Production
Saturday, September 10th 1-5 p.m. Holley Plaza (Western end of the Park) – “Get Your Wellness On” Suicide Awareness & Prevention The NYC Chapter of The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention is a main sponsor of this Fair, which will consist of music, yoga classes, massages, and tables with important information on mental health and [...]
Posted by cathryn on September 9, 2011
http://washingtonsquareparkblog.com/2011/09/09/this-weekend-at-washington-square-sept-10th-11th-community-wellness-fair-and-theater-for-the-new-city-street-theater/
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