Fwd: Block party!

Our Wednesday night Uptown Bounce block party series with El Museo del Barrio begins this week! View this email in your browser Uptown Bounce Wednesdays, July 22 & 29, August 5 & 12 from 6:00–9:00 pm As featured in this week's New York Times, the City Museum and El Museo del Barrio kick off our second annual joint summer series Wednesday. Enjoy live music, dancing, gallery talks, art workshops, summer drinks, and local food. Free and open to visitors of all ages; advanced registration required! Register Now Wednesday's Opening Night Schedule 6:00–9:00 pm, FREE! Operator EMZ & DJ Joey Carvello of Mobile Mondays! spin classic disco vinyl '45s Conga player Gabriel Tomasini keeps the beat Chalk art on the sidewalk by artist Kady Perry 6:30 pm Learn the New Style Hustle with dance maestro Jeff Selby Tour Hip-Hop Revolution with Curator Sean Corcoran 7:30 pm Tour Hip-Hop Revolution with Curator Sean Corcoran  8:00 pm Tour Activist New York with Curator Sarah Seidman Share Tweet Forward Copyright © 2015 Museum of the City of New York, All rights reserved. Our mailing address is: Museum of the City of New York 1220 Fifth Ave New York, NY 10029 Add us to your address book

Three-Year-Old Girl Abandoned At Harlem Subway Sandwich Shop

 

The police are hoping the public can help them identify an adorable little girl who was found abandoned at a Harlem Subway shop late last night—and offer details about the man who left her there. [ more › ]

Three-Year-Old Girl Abandoned At Harlem Subway Sandwich Shop
Jen Chung
Sun, 12 Jul 2015 14:01:04 GMT

Fwd: Upcoming lineup for Family Performance Festival!

Join us for upcoming sessions of Family Performance Festival! View this message online.

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Central Park Conservancy's Family Performance Festival is running all summer long! You and your family are invited to experience learning through music, storytelling, Park adventures, puppetry, and more! Free; open to all ages. RSVP to let us know you're coming. Tickets are not required. Family Performance Festival Dates: Sundays through September 6 Time: 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm Location: Central Park's Great Hill, inside the Park on the west side 103rd to 106th Streets Click the links below to learn more about the wonderful lineup of artists that will be gracing the Family Performance Festival stage this summer! July 12 Wild About Water Musical Storytelling by Ira McIntosh July 19 Tales of Nature Stories by Story Crafter July 26 Clementine the Hipster explores Central Park Puppetry by Puppetsburg August 2 Nature in the City Musical Performance by Billy B August 9 Butterfly Boogie Puppetry by Central Park Zoo Wildlife Theater August 16 Nature Songs and Stories Musical Performance and walk led by George Steele August 23 The Case of the Missing Chipmunk Puppetry by WonderSpark Puppets August 30 Hook, Line, and Sinker Musical Puppetry by Arm of the SeaTheater September 6 Park Discovery! Hands on activities led by Conservancy Environmental Educators

Woman removes Confederate flag in front of South Carolina statehouse

 

Police arrest unidentified woman after she climbed up the 30ft steel flagpole and removed the flag before returning to the ground

The Confederate flag was temporarily removed from in front of the South Carolina Statehouse on Saturday.

An unidentified black woman was about halfway up the more than 30ft steel flagpole just after dawn on Saturday when State Capitol police told her to come down. Instead, she continued up and removed the flag before returning to the ground.

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Woman removes Confederate flag in front of South Carolina statehouse
Associated Press in Columbia, South Carolina
Sat, 27 Jun 2015 12:17:24 GMT