May 29, 2007
Free folk music festival for Governors Island in July
Governors Island, which opens for the season this Saturday, has added another free concert series for July: Folks on the Island: An American Folk Music Festival.
The free concerts are set for every Saturday afternoon in July starting at 1:30 p.m.
The schedule:
July 7 - Odetta
July 14 - tribute to Harry Chapin
July 21 - Richie Havens
July 28 - Ribbon of Highway, Endless Skyway: A Tribute in the Spirit of Woody Guthrie (link in pdf)
The July concerts are sponsored by Trinity Church and the Governors Island Alliance. Several other free events are scheduled for the island this summer, including the "Great Gatsby"-inspired picnic (June 9,) and the Civil War Living History Weekend (August 12 and 13.)
Access to Governors Island is free again this summer, including the short ferry ride from Lower Manhattan.
Related: The latest batch of long-term plans for the island.
Earlier: Free summer concerts, events for Governors Island
Governors Island, still free, expands access for 2007
2006 pictures of Governors Island
May 29, 2007 10:32 AM in Cheap Stuff, Downtown, Kids, Out of Manhattan, Romance, Sightsology
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