Friends of Sunset Park

Brooklyn


Welcome to the Friends of Sunset Park. We trust you're enjoying the most beautifully-sited park in NYC and we are looking forward to keeping you in the loop about all that's happening in our park and our neighborhood.
Check-in often. Till then...
JOIN US TO PRESERVE OUR WONDERFUL COMMUNITY BY BRINGING BEAUTY, EDUCATIONAL + SERVICE PROGRAMS, RECREATION AND ENTERTAINMENT TO A
SAFE, CLEAN + RESTORED PARK...
with the best views in New York City
+ 9/11 Living Memorial Grove

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Sunday, December 21, 2014

There's still time to celebrate the Winter Solstice with Make Music NY / Todavía hay tiempo de celebrar el Solsticio de Invierno (día mas corto del año) con Hacer Música Nueva York.

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  • 4:00 PM: Kalimbascope in Williamsburg: Composer JC King's psychedelic thumb piano parade along Grand Street in North Brooklyn. Kalimbas will be available to the first 20 participants. 
  • 4:00 PM: Parranda con Paranda at 1330 Intervale Ave in the Bronx: Join WHEDCO and the Bronx Music Heritage Center for an afternoon parranda celebrating Puerto Rican and Garifuna traditions. 
  • 4:00 PM: Prelude at Cadman Plaza (William Jay Gaynor Memorial): James Holt's slow-motion Bach procession through DUMBO, guided by your smartphone. Download the tracks in advance here. Brooklyn
  • 4:00 PM: Village in Volume in the West VIllage: Celebrate fifty years of Terry Riley's iconic piece In C with its first-ever mobile performance. Manhattan
  • 4:00 PM: Wheels in Prospect Park: Bring your bike to participate in Nissim Schaul's parade for bicycle bells, with a score transmitted by computer-controlled helmets with lights. Tuned bike bells will be distributed to the first 50 participants. Brooklyn
  • 5:00 PM: Bell by Bell from 55th St and 6 1/2 Ave: Wander through the enigmatic 6 1/2 Ave with Tom Peyton, playing pieces for the colored handbells he supplies. Manhattan
  • 5:00 PM: The Gaits: A High Line Soundwalk: Walk the High Line with this smartphone-powered parade, and turn your footsteps into twinkling music. Download the app for iOS or Android in advance. Manhattan 
  • 6:30 PM: Pilgrimage from the Metropolitan Museum of Art: Walk through Central Park singing medieval songs once sung along the route to Santiago de Compostela with conductor Malcolm J. Merriweather. Download the music here. Manhattan

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