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Pig Island BBQ festival at Governors Island: food, drink from NY state farmers, brewers, wineries

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Governors Island gets renamed as Pig Island this weekend for the second annual Pig Island BBQ festival.  This is a locavore celebration, featuring New York State food, craft beer, wine and chefs.  Eighty upstate  hogs are being prepared by 20 top NYC chefs, including from Dinosaur BBQ,  Jimmy’s No. 43, Joe Doe, [...]

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Rock the Bells all-day music fest Labor Day weekend

Rock the Bells fest at Governors Island

Four stages, more than 30 acts, one ticket.  Rock the Bells International Festival pumps out top sounds at Governors Island on Saturday, September 3rd with an all-star line-up including Nas, Lauryn Hill, Erykah Badu, Black Star, Mobb Depp, Souls of Mischief, Exile, Immnortal Technique, Roc Marciano [...]

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Rock the Bells music festival Labor Day weekend on Governors Island

Tickets are still available for the Rock the Bells  all-day outdoor rock, R&B and hip-hop music festival with more than 30 performers and groups on four stages.  It’s all happening at Governors Island on Saturday of Labor Day weekend, September 3, 2011.  Performers include Ms. Lauren Hill, NAS, Erykah Badu, Cypress Hill, Mobb Deep, [...]

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See Dave Matthews Band free at Governors Island

Tickets are $85 per day, or $195 for the three-day Dave Matthews Band Caravan music festival at Governors Island, August 26-28.  Or, you could attend the entire concert for free — by volunteering to work at gates, stands, and so on.  You must pay a deposit for the conference price, which will be [...]

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Rock the Bells all-day music fest Labor Day weekend

Rock the Bells fest at Governors Island

Four stages, more than 30 acts, one ticket.  Rock the Bells International Festival pumps out top sounds at Governors Island on Saturday, September 3rd with an all-star line-up including Nas, Lauryn Hill, Erykah Badu, Black Star, Mobb Depp, Souls of Mischief, Exile, Immnortal Technique, Roc Marciano [...]

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Free all day yoga festival on Governors Island Saturday, August 6th

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Governors Island is changing its name to Yoga Island on Saturday, August 6th, for a full day of FREE yoga classes by some of  New York City’s top yogis.  There are more than one dozen classes, beginning at  10 a.m. and ending at 5:00 p.m.  The classes are a mix of main [...]

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Rock the Bells music festival Labor Day weekend on Governors Island

Rock the Bells is an all-day outdoor rock, R&B and hip-hop music festival with more than 30 performers and groups on four stages.  It’s all happening at Governors Island on Saturday of Labor Day weekend, September 3, 2011.  Performers include Ms. Lauren Hill, NAS, Erykah Badu, Cypress Hill, Mobb Deep, Black Moon, Fashawn, Blu, [...]

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NYC free and frugal street fairs and parades this weekend

There’s a June bouquet of free street fairs, festivals, parades and other activities in NYC this weekend for the entire family to enjoy.

Saturday –

Head to Harlem for the Hamilton Heights-Sugar Hill Cultural Festival, an all-day party with live entertainment, arts and crafts by local artisans, a heritage walking tour, pony rides and [...]

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New apps for Governors Island and Highline parks in NYC

Governors Island and Highline are two of New York City’s newest and most popular parks, and there are apps for both of them.  That’s handy (pardon the pun) since both parks are growing and changing each season.

The Governors Island app is called, simply, Gov Island, by Janet Garingo.  The app for the Highline [...]

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Craft beer and food festival at Governors Island on Memorial Day Weekend

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It’s called Brewer’s PicNyc, which I think is a dreadful name for a food and drink festival featuring New York City’s best micro-breweries and gourmet food. The event takes place on Governors Island, along historic Colonel’s Row, with its elegant 19th century Officer’s Quarters buildings.  Brewer’s PicNyc also features entertainment, [...]

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Veuve Clicquot Polo Classic returns to Governors Island on June 5th; Prince Harry attended last year

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Save the date — Sunday, June 5, 2011.  That’s when the Veuve Clicquot Polo Classic returns to Governors Island for one of the most highly-anticipated social events of the season, attracting a fashionable and international crowd.  Last year, Britain’s Prince Harry attended and played, when the event supported a charity [...]

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Join Britain's Prince Harry on Governors Island

Britain’s Prince Harry is in New York City this weekend.  He’s playing polo on Governors Island on Sunday, June, 27th.  It’s the third annual Veuve Cliquot Polo Classic,  a fund-raiser for the American Friends of Sentebale, a charity which he founded with the prince of Lesotho to support at-risk children in the tiny African nation.  Prince [...]

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