Roosevelt Island Cherry Blossom Walk With Historical Society and 2nd Annual Cherry Blossom Festival With Japanese Performers, Activities and Food On Saturday April 21

Image From Gallery RIVAA

Saturday is Cherry Blossom Day on Roosevelt Island. The Roosevelt Island Historical Society (RIHS) will be having a Cherry Blossom walk at 11 AM and Gallery RIVAA will be participating in the 2nd Annual Roosevelt Island Cherry Blossom Festival with Origami and Calligraphy workshops from 1 - 3 PM as well as Japanese performances on the waterfront promenade in Southtown. From Gallery RIVAA:

The 2nd Annual

Roosevelt Island Cherry Blossom Festival

Saturday, April, 21, 2112

1:00 to 3:00 pm 

The Promenade outside of the Roosevelt Island Subway Station

Performers
Masayo Ishigure & Miyabi
(Japanese string orchestra)
Kumiko Martin & Sancyokai
(Japanese string quartet)
Yoko Shirakata & Ichi Fuji-kai Dance Association
Samurai Sword (Presented By the Resobox Gallery)

Activities
Tea Ceremony Courtesy of Nihonwasou USA
Calligraphy
Masako Inkyo - Calligrapher from Japan society Origami

Japanese food Presentation
By Mr. Ishkawa, Owner of Shiro of Japan &
Mr. Suzuki, President of Nishimoto Trading Co.,Ltd.
Ippodo Tea Company from Kyoto, Japan

With Special Thanks To Our
Community of friends on Roosevelt Island

The Child School, which is organizing this year's Cherry Blossom Festival, adds:

The festival will have something for both adults and children to enjoy. Attendance is free for performances. $5 admission to RIVAA gallery events. All proceeds will benefit Japanese relief efforts.

We look forward to seeing our neighbors and their friends at what promises to be a fun educational and tasty event. Please tweet, email, facebook and call the old fashioned way to invite your friends to come and join us and support our Japanese community and our neighbors on Roosevelt Island.

From RIHS:

Spring is in the air -- with all its glory -- on the Cherry Blossom Walk to be held on Roosevelt Island on Saturday, April 21, at 11:00 a.m.

Take a 75-minute tour of the beautiful cherry trees on Roosevelt Island and rejoice in the abundant color of the cherry trees in full bloom.
The tour, led by Judith Berdy, President of the Roosevelt Island Historical Society, offers close-ups on the Island's flowering trees for photographers and flower-lovers alike. This is the second in a series of two walks offering botanical and historical observations about Roosevelt Island. The Magnolia Blossom Walk was held on March 25.

For reservations, please contact rooseveltislandhistory@usa.com or 212-688-4836. A donation of $10 to the RIHS is requested. Payment is accepted via PayPal at the RIHS website.

DIRECTIONS: Take the Tram at 59th Street and Second Avenue. Meet at the Visitor Center Kiosk at the Tram Plaza.

The Roosevelt Island Historical Society promotes awareness of our Island’s unique story and pursues preservation of its landmarks and artifacts. For more information, please visit www.rihs.us.

Here's what happened at the inaugural Roosevelt Island Cherry Blossom Festival last year including these scenes:

You Tube Video of Roosevelt Island Cherry Blossom Festival

Have a good time this weekend.