Roosevelt Island Fall For Arts Festival Saturday October 2 - Fun Filled Day Of Outdoor Events For Kids Of All Ages

Roosevelt Island Fall For Arts 2010 Image From RIOC

Received the following announcement of the 2010 Roosevelt Island Fall For Arts Festival from Roosevelt Island Operating Corp (RIOC) Community Relations Assistant Luther Clement:

Roosevelt Island’s
5th Annual Fall Arts Festival
Explore Fun, Music and Hands-on Crafts this Fall Season

The 5th Annual Fall for Arts Festival, a FREE outdoor event presented by the Roosevelt Island Operating Corporation, is a one-of-a-kind outdoor gallery with a highly acclaimed mix of visual, performing, culinary, and interactive arts. The festival will take place on Saturday, October 2nd from 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM.

The festival weekend has plenty to offer children and adults alike. Young aspiring artists can create their very own masterpiece by spending the entire day immersed in a world of art and creativity as they visit the "Imagination Station" and discover their own artistic talents. They can create sidewalk chalk murals, make fresh butter and/or fresh apple juice, and participate in a variety of arts and crafts projects. The "Imagination Station" will also be host to storytelling and to popular English-Spanish bilingual children’s musician “Louie.” The “Imagination Station” will come to life with the help of the Children’s Museum of the Arts, Materials for the Arts, the Wyckoff Farmhouse Museum, Roosevelt Island based as well as other local NYC artists. Widely popular Drum and Bass duo, Hank & Cupcakes will perform live at Blackwell Park at 12:45 PM. The Roosevelt Island Visual Arts Gallery will host an open mic poetry event beginning at 12:00 PM. Audiences can expect a diverse chorus of voices and a vast array of professional spoken word performers, open mic newcomers and musicians. Also performing is The Faux-Real Theatre Company with their rendition of Oedipus Rex “in brightly colored wigs, fantastical costumes, and masks that [act] as megaphones…exactly as Sophocles intended it to be performed when he wrote it 2400 years ago,” according to troupe director Mark Greenfield. This classic theatrical tale of man-versus-destiny will take place outdoors at the Roosevelt Landings Amphitheater, 540 Main Street, with shows on Saturday October 2nd and Sunday October 3rd at 2:00 PM. The activities will be engrossing; the shows will be thrilling; and you will have fun. Experience Roosevelt Island’s premier fall arts festival, a celebration you won’t want to miss.

Location: Blackwell Park and the lawn across the street, south of Rivercross
This event is FREE and open to the public with convenient parking close to the outdoor exhibits.

Here are some scenes from the 2009 Roosevelt Island Fall For Arts Festival.