Friday, April 24, 2015

Roosevelt Island Cherry Blossom Walking Tour And Festival Saturday April 25 - Enjoy The Beautiful Trees And Wonderful Events

The Roosevelt Island Cherry Blossom Walking Tour and Festival takes place Saturday, April 25.
Roosevelt Island Residents Association (RIRA) Social, Cultural & Educational Committee Chair Lynn Strong-Shinozaki details the event schedule below:
Saturday, 4/25 Cherry Blossom Walking Tour and Festival: Picnic, Food & Fun in Southpoint Park, plus Japanese Music and Dance at FDR Memorial.

Meet Island neighbors at a Community Picnic at Southpoint Park
Saturday, April 25 at 11:00 am
Bring a blanket, food and fun

See You There!!

Fourth Annual Cherry Blossom Festival

Roosevelt Island Historical Society

11:00am - 1:00pm Cherry Blossom Walk

Meet at the Visitor Center Kiosk at Tram Plaza

Suggested donation $10


Southpoint Park
11:00am - Community Picnic (bring your own food and blanket)

FDR Memorial Four Freedoms Park
1:00 pm Shamisen (Kicho Kai) Japanese String Ensemble
1:30 pm Japanese classical Dance (IchiFuji-kai Dance Association)

2:00 pm Samurai Swordsmanship (Iaikai)
2:25 pm Karate (JKA Karate Shiroma)

3:05 pm Koto (Masayo Ishigure and Koto Shamisen Ensemble)
3:40 pm Japanese blues (Kayo Yoshioka of Neo blues maki)
4:15 pm Japanese Taiko Drummers (Sohdaiko)

Gallery RIVAA (527 Main Street)
3:00 pm Japanese Ink Painting Workshop (open to all ages)
4:25 pm Gerald Starlight (Japanese flute)

Produced by The Roosevelt Island Residents Association
A photo posted by @namelynorm on

According to the MTA, there will be no Roosevelt Island F Train service from Manhattan this weekend.

UPDATE 1 PM:
UPDATE 2 PM:


UPDATE 5:55 PM - Douglas Dunn shares these pictures of an afternoon with the Roosevelt Island Cherry Blossoms.

An afternoon with the Cherry Blossoms on Roosevelt Island...
Posted by Douglas Dunn- NYC Loft, Townhouse and Apartment Rental and Sales on Friday, April 24, 2015

2 comments :

D. Evans said...

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