Scenes From 2010 Roosevelt Island Fall For Arts Festival - Fun Time For Kids And Adults Of All Ages, Can't Wait For The 2011 Version!

 

Image of Oedipus Rex Faux Real Theater Performers

It was a beautiful day last Saturday for the 2010 Roosevelt Island Fall For Arts Festival. There were fun things for children and adults of all ages to see and do.

You could paint on a big canvas while standing up,

on a small canvas with your friends while sitting down or

 

have your face painted by a clown.

 

There were Arts and Crafts to make,

funny clowns

 

balloon artists,

and Giants walking among us.

You could learn how to make fresh butter,

watch a puppet show,

play hacky sack,

learn about a new clean energy electricity program,

talk issues or just say hello to Assembly Member Micah Kellner,

have some Heavenly Delights to eat,

listen to music,

and take a look at the big butterfly sculpture on the Rivercross Lawn.

There were also poetry readings at the Gallery RIVAA. Despite some initial difficulties getting started, blogger/poet Ocean Vuong

Image From Ocean Vuong

describes what it was like to read at the 2010 Roosevelt Island Fall For Arts Festival:

... Despite the loss of time, the gallery filled up and became standing room-only. The readers who did get to read were well received by a diverse and attentive crowd. It turned out quite well. I just hope curators and program directors do their homework before making impulsive decisions. There are so few people listening to poetry as it is, the least we can have is a decent place to read and be heard. However, to be fair with the director, she tried really hard to produce the program and clearly had the best intentions, in which, regardless of the outcome, I truly appreciate.

All in all, it was a great day: I got to see a wonderful little island which I never would have known without the invitation to read, I got to spend intimate and quality time with wonderful people and friends, and alas, I'd take muted poetry over no poetry at all any day.

Not to mention the Oedipus Rex performance staged by Faux-Real Theater Company.

You Tube Video of Oedipus Rex at 2010 Roosevelt Island Fall For Arts Festival

All in all a great Roosevelt Island day during the 2010 Fall For Arts Festival.

Can't wait for the 2011 version.