Kickoff the holiday season with a festive and charming evening of caroling, warm beverages and sweet treats with your Battery Park City community! If you wish, donate to those in need by bringing a new, unwrapped gift for Stockings With Care. You may also drop off gift donations in advance at 75 Battery Place.
DIY GIFT MAKING WORKSHOP*
Handmade gifts never go out of style. Create your own designs and customize totes, tees, wrapping paper, beaded jewelry, greeting cards and so much more. Projects not suitable for young children. Materials provided (while they last), and light refreshments will be served.
FRIDAY NIGHT FILM NOIR: KILLER’S KISS
Film noir is a style of American crime film originating in the 1940’s. Often made on shoestring budgets, these low light, high intrigue detective stories are now regarded as classics from Hollywood’s Golden Age. Killer’s Kiss (1955, Stanley Kubrick), Kubrick’s second feature film, is the story of an aging boxer who gets mixed up with a nightclub dancer and her violent boss.
Free popcorn will be served, and a discussion will follow the screening.
PYLONS AND WATERFRONT PLAZA
Join contemporary art historian Dorothea Basile in a thoughtful and reflective tour of celebrated artist Martin Puryear’s stately Pylons, which act as a symbolic portal connecting water and land. Explore the written poetry of Walt Whitman and Frank O’Hara surrounding North Cove with poet/literature professor Jon Curley.
OUTDOOR ED–VENTURES: CAMPFIRE STORIES & SONGS
Cozy up around a makeshift campfire with friends for a night of singing and storytelling. Create your own personalized journal and save your current and future campfire memories for a lifetime! Hot chocolate and snacks served (while supplies last).
GO FISH!
Join experienced anglers for catch-and release fishing and learn about life in the Hudson River. The day also features an art project and a nature walk. Don’t miss an unforgettable performance sung in Spanish and English by Sonia De Los Santos and her band! Plus: BPCA’s Zero Waste Committee will be on hand to share their exciting initiatives in environmental responsibility.
10AM–1PM: CATCH–AND–RELEASE FISHING
11AM: ART PROJECT
11AM: NATURE WALK
12PM: FAMILY CONCERT
DOCKAPPELLA
Join us for an autumn celebration of intricately woven harmonies along the Hudson River. Get inspired by the vocal stylings of the finest college a cappella groups in the Northeast. Six ensembles will showcase their pitch-perfect vocal renditions from a diverse mix of musical genres. Bring a blanket, a picnic lunch and enjoy the music with New York Harbor and the Statue of Liberty as backdrop!
FEATURED PERFORMERS:
THE N’HARMONICS THE NOR’EASTERS
New York University Northeastern University
NOTES AND KEYS OFF THE BEAT
Columbia University Univerity of Pennsylvania
THE OPPORTUNES PITCH SLAPPED
Harvard University Berklee College of Music
Family Dance: AFRO-SOCA
Join Kwabs Dance Company and award winning dancer/choreographer Kwabena Safo-Agyekum for a high energy celebration of Afro-Soca. This colorful and rhythmic experience fuses together the music and dance of Soca, Dancehall, Afrobeats, and Hip-Hop with central African movement and Caribbean traditional dance. Enjoy a live performance of Carnival classics and favorite tunes of the 2019 Soca playlist.
THE STRING QUEENS
Praised for its “authentic, soulful, and orchestral sound”, The String Queens is a dynamic trio that creates stimulating musical experiences that inspire diverse audiences to love, hope, feel, and imagine! Their repertoire spans from the Baroque era to the Jazz Age to today’s Billboard Hot 100 Chart.
BATTERY DANCE FESTIVAL
Celebrate the 38th year of NYC’s longest running public dance festival presented by Battery Dance. Enjoy six days of exciting international and local dance companies against one of the most
beautiful backgrounds in the city. For more information: batterydance.org/battery-dance-festival.
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