LIVE AT THE GANTRIES

Free outdoor performances featuring some of the borough's most celebrated entertainers

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Tuesdays from June 24 - August 26, 7pm

Gantry Plaza State Park, Long Island City, Queens

Presented by New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historical Preservation in association with Queens Council on the Arts, Queens Theatre in the Park and the New York Water Taxi Sponsored by Rockrose Development Corp.

Schedule

July 8 - Blue Pipa - Chinese Folk Music Along with her accompanying musicians, Min Xiao-Fen of Blue Pipa is renown for her exploration of traditional and modern music from all cultures. Famed for her virtuosity and fluid style on the pipa, she has recorded and performed with Björk. www.bluepipa.org

Directions to Gantry Plaza State Park:

Via New York Water Taxi:

Take the Water Taxi from West 44th St., Chelsea Piers, Greenwich Village, World Financial Center, Battery Park, South Street Seaport, Fulton Ferry Landing or East 34th Street to Hunter's Point. Exit the Water Taxi Beach parking lot to 2nd Street. Make a left on 2nd Street. Make a left on 50th Ave towards the city until you reach the river.

By subway, take the No. 7 train to the Vernon Blvd.-Jackson Ave. Station. Walk on 48th Avenue to the East River. The park is in front of the Citylights Building.

By car from the Queensboro Bridge or Queens Boulevard, turn south on 21st Avenue. Turn right on Jackson Avenue. Make another right on 48th Avenue and a left at the Citylights Building. Make a final right on 49th Avenue.

Contact: Chris Henderson, Arts Services Director, 347-505-3017 chenderson@queenscouncilarts.org

Sponsors

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David A. Patterson, Governor and Carol Ash, Commissioner Water Taxis logo