HUDSON RIVER PAGEANT WORKSHOPS
EARTH CELEBRATIONS’ PUPPET
& COSTUME WORKSHOPS
TO RAISE AWARENESS FOR THE RESTORATION OF THE HUDSON RIVER & ADDRESS CLIMATE CHANGE IN NEW YORK CITY – FREE
Earth Celebrations Puppet & Costume Workshops March 3 – May 19th, for teens & adults create the spectacular costumes, masks, and giant puppets for the Hudson River Pageant, inspired by the diverse marine species of the Hudson River. Workshops culminate in Earth Celebrations’ Hudson River Pageant, on Saturday, May 22nd, 2010 (raindate: Sunday May 23rd).
HUDSON RIVER PAGEANT - PUPPET & COSTUME WORKSHOPS
MARCH 3 – MAY 19th
FREE (Adults &Teens)
- Create Spectacular Costume and Puppets for Hudson River Pageant
- Wednesdays 6-9pm: Costume Workshops with artists Michele Brody
- Saturdays 12-4pm: Puppet Workshops with artist Lucrecia Novoa
- At the Courtyard Gallery, The World Financial Center
200 Vesey Street ( 2nd floor-near the Winter Garden) just off the Hudson River.
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED & FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT US
Directions to Workshops
Courtyard Gallery at the World Financial Center, 200 Vesey Street, New York
A, C, J, M, Z, 2, 3, 4 or 5 to Fulton Street/Broadway-Nassau
Exit onto Fulton Street and walk west to Church St.; turn right and walk to Vesey St.; turn left and continue across West St. to the WFC.
E to World Trade Center
Exit onto Church Street and walk north to Vesey St.; turn left and continue across West St. to the WFC.R or W to City Hall
Exit onto Broadway and walk south to Vesey St.; turn right and continue to the WFC.PATH to World Trade Center
Exit onto Vesey St.; turn left and walk across West St. to the WFC.Here is how to get to the Courtyard Gallery of the World Financial Center. There are two entrances – one from Vesey Street and one from the River side – Marina side.
If you walk on Vesey Street, you will pass the American Express Building and then there is an entrance to Shopping and Restaurants – World Financial Center, which is a food court atrium. Walk straight through and next to Starbucks, take the escalator up to the 2nd floor. Turn left and you will see the Courtyard Gallery across the atrium in front of you – go around the balcony to the Courtyard Gallery.
If you are coming from the River / Marina side, the Starbucks and the escalator to go to the 2nd floor will be on your left once you enter the food court atrium.
Call Michele Brody @ 646-522-9924 for Wednesday costume workshops and directions.
Looking forward to working on the marvelous costumes and puppets with you.
Earth Celebrations’ Puppet and Costume Workshops at the World Financial Center are presented by arts>World Financial Center which is sponsored by American Express, Battery Park City Authority, Brookfield Properties, and Bank of America. For information, visit http://www.ArtsworldFinancialCenter.com
PARTICIPATING PARTNERS: The Hudson River Park Trust (Sponsor), Brookfield Properties/arts> World Financial Center (Sponsor- which is sponsored by American Express, Battery Park City Authority, Brookfield Properties and Bank of America.), Manhattan Youth Downtown Community Center, The River Project, Friends of Hudson River Park, Battery Park City Parks Conservancy, Metropolitan Waterfront Alliance, Village Community Boathouse, Downtown Boathouse, New York Harbor School, New York Kayak Company, Solar One, LES Ecology Center, NYC & Company, ACA Galleries, We, the World, Henry Street Settlement/ Abrons Arts Center, Boys and Girls Republic, Poets House, Mercy Corps Action Center, Church Street School for Music & Art, Clean Air NY, Greenpeace, Bronx River Arts Center, One Brick, BuildOn, NY Cares, CB1, PS234, PS150, PS89, School at Columbia, Stuyvesant High School, NYU, Riverkeeper, and Clearwater.
Link to Hudson RIver Pageant Participating Partners
SUPPORT provided by arts>World Financial Center (which is sponsored by American Express, Battery Park City Authority, Brookfield Properties and Bank of America), Manhattan Youth Downtown Community Center, The Fund For Creative Communities supported by New York State Council on the Arts and administered by Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, Howard Bayne Fund, Puffin Foundation, Con Edison, Colgate-Palmolive, Eileen Fisher, and individual supporters.
Link to Hudson River Pageant Sponsors
