8/11/12 + 8/12/12 Civil War Weekend, Classical Music and More @ Govenors Island

Saturday, August 11, 2012 and Sunday, August 12, 2012 from 10am to 4pm

Governor’s Island, NYC
The Governors Island Ferry departs from the Battery Maritime Building located adjacent to the Staten Island Ferry in Lower Manhattan. The ferry terminal is accessible as follows: 
By Subway: #1 to South Ferry Station, #4, 5 to Bowling Green, W, R to Whitehall St. Station; 
By Bus: M1 (weekdays only), M6, M9 and M15
Cost: Free
All ages

This weekend, the National Park Service hosts Civil War weekend on Governors Island. Visitors can meet living historians who will provide family-friendly activities, historic weapons demonstrations, music and other programs. Meet the Civil War soldiers and women of Governors Island from the summer of 1863.

After stopping by Fort Jay or Castle Williams, head down to Colonels Row on Saturday for the first ever Summer Winds concert at 2 PM. This concert features more than 80 wind instruments and is entirely free to the public.

On Sunday, meet the chickens and goats at Earth Matter Compost Learning Center and then see the Earth Tub outside the Harbor School. From 10am to 2pm, see where 8,000 pounds of scraps generated from Brooklyn green markets end up and how they are composted.

And then, from 2pm to 5pm, you can join a bike tour with artist Rob Swainston to see the Storm King exhibition of Mark di Suvero’s works while also discussing public art and stopping periodically to draw various “stop and look” moments.

All of these great programs are of course in addition to the ongoing art exhibits and programs happening throughout the Island.

Go to site for more directions, map and schedule of events:
http://govislandblog.com/2012/08/09/weekend-preview-civil-war-weekend-classical-music-and-so-much-more/