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Last Night at Washington Square
Red-tailed Hawk Bobby Perched Atop the Judson Church Cross While… This is neighborhood Red-tailed hawk Bobby, I presume, atop the Judson Church cross. Previously noted as one of his favorite haunts...
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Washington Square Park Folk Festival – Interview with Organizer Eli Smith |...
Banner for the Festival This weekend there’s a new music event at the park, the Washington Square Park Folk Festival. The two day event, which began yesterday, is being produced by Eli Smith, organizer...
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Friday Night, Near Garibaldi …
Ingrid Vollset Two days after I wrote wondering where all the female singers at the park are, you rarely see any — other than the Opera Gals Under the Arch – one appeared! Ingrid Vollset – a non-NYU...
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Make Music NY comes to NYC Public Spaces including WSP's Garibaldi Stage...
Make Music NY — at which there are “over 1,000 free outdoor concerts on a single day” at NYC public spaces — will happen again this year on the first day of summer, Thursday, June 21st! The event comes...
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Washington Square Music Festival Dramatically Scaled Back Performances at...
Charles Mingus Orchestra on previous stage at WSP Updated-There is a story behind the scaled back number of concerts the Washington Square Music Festival is performing this year at Washington Square...
View ArticleWashington Square Music Festival Responds to Post on Scaling Back of...
On Tuesday (7/31), this post appeared on this blog: Washington Square Music Festival Dramatically Scaled Back Performances at Washington Square Park This Year Due to Park Redesign; Final Concert of...
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Bagpipes at the Park
On Saturday, I was sitting near the Arch and I heard bag pipes emanating from somewhere in the park. They stopped and so I basically forgot about them; my attention diverted elsewhere. As I was...
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Washington Square Park Folk Festival Returns for Year Two at WSP This Weekend...
For the second year in a row, the Washington Square Park Folk Festival will take place for 2 days at the park this coming weekend on September 15th and 16th. I spoke to Eli Smith, the organizer, a...
View ArticleMusicians Upstate Rubdown Perform at WSP
Earlier this week, Upstate Rubdown, self-described as “a diverse group of musicians dedicated to creating fun acoustic pop music with creative rhythms,” captivated an audience at the park. Note: I...
View ArticleSwiss Filmmaker Comes to NY, Films Over Eight Days and Encapsulates...
Swiss filmmaker Rolf Hellat came to New York last month and created this 3 minute and 23 second short film capturing “wonderful moment in Washington Square Park.” When I asked Hellat if he set out to...
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Fifty Years Later: Washington Square Park Fountain Jams Led to Fertile Career...
Maria Muldaur “Sunday was the big day at the big fountain,” Maria Muldaur recalled recently of Washington Square Park and a time when the park acted as gathering place and also as a musical career...
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Trio premieres “Chopin works with a modern twist” Live at (le) Poisson Rouge...
Chad Lawson Tonight, a few blocks from the park, you can catch the debut live performance of The Chopin Variations, an album by Chad Lawson, Judy Kang and Rubin Kodheli, featuring “Chopin works with a...
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Musician Steve Earle planning musical about Washington Square Park
Washington Square Serenade cover In a recent interview, musician and Greenwich Village resident Steve Earle said that he is working on a musical about… Washington Square Park. The material is based on...
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The Right to Perform Music at Washington Square Park – April 1961 Folk Riot...
That day 1961, Arch in background The Folk Riot at Washington Square Park – sometimes referred to as the Beatnik Riot – occurred on Sunday, April 9th, 1961 after the Parks Department of that time...
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Fate of Music at Washington Sq Park to be Discussed by Comm Bd 2: Public...
Not the kind of music people take issue with There are three topics on the June 3rd agenda of Community Board 2′s Parks Committee, one of which directly impacts Washington Square Park and performance...
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Washington Square Park Music Volume: Opinions Build in Crescendo | Report...
Rich Caccappolo, William Castro Community Board 2 held a public hearing last week on volume levels of music at the park. This is an issue that C.B.2 has brought up before – although curiously, over the...
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Washington Square Folk Festival Returns to Park for Year 5 on Sunday,...
The Washington Square Folk Festival first came to the park in 2011. It was created by previous WSP administrator Rebecca Ferguson. She had an idea for holding a folk music event in the park put on by...
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11th Annual Washington Square Bluegrass/Oldtime Reunion Sunday, September 27th
The 11th Annual Washington Square Bluegrass/Oldtime Reunion will take place Sunday, September 27th from 12 noon to 6 p.m. at the park. It is a reunion of musicians who played around the fountain in the...
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In the Swing! 11th Year for Bluegrass Oldtime Reunion at Washington Square...
Updated Bluegrass Oldtime Reunion Washington Square Park Late September 2015 Jeannie Myers, event organizer It has been a bit quiet here at the blog lately… I know! I’ve been working on a project (it...
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58 Years of Music in the Park: Washington Square Music Festival Season Debuts...
Washington Square Music Festival 2013 UPDATED: The 2016 season of the Washington Square Music Festival begins Tuesday June 7th and continues Tuesday nights throughout June in Washington Square Park for...
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