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Immerse your­self in poet­ry, per­for­mance and more this weekend!

Jul 27, 2017 4:30 pm

Plan your pic­ture per­fect week­end on Gov­er­nors Island. Hop the fer­ry to the 7^th Annu­al NYC Poet­ry Fes­ti­val, and dis­cov­er new art exhibits and the­ater per­for­mances in our his­toric hous­es. And don’t miss the boat on our mem­ber dri­ve to keep the Island open late on select Fri­days this sea­son so you can keep mak­ing those last­ing sum­mer memories!

NYC Poet­ry Fes­ti­val, Sat­ur­day & Sun­day, 11 AM‑6 PM, Nolan Park

A.I.R. Gallery, Week­ends, 12 AM‑5 PM, Nolan Park House 4A

A.I.R. Gallery’s newest exhib­it,Frag­ment­ed Imag­i­nar­ies, will have its open­ing recep­tion the after­noon of Sat­ur­day, July 29. Cur­rent artists in res­i­dence will host open stu­dios all week­end, with work that shares an inter­est in explor­ing the breaks with­in con­tem­po­rary con­di­tions and his­tor­i­cal events. 

Gen­e­sis 22, Thurs­day, Fri­day and Sat­ur­day, Per­for­mance at 2 PM, Colonels Row 408A

Pro­duced by the NYC-based the­ater com­pa­ny The Wool­gath­er­ers, Gen­e­sis 22 seeks to unlock new lay­ers of mean­ing from a clas­sic tale of human­i­ty and faith. Is Abra­ham, the father who near­ly sac­ri­fices his son, Isaac, a man of faith or a bru­tal killer? By explor­ing an old sto­ry through the inter­sec­tion of their artis­tic forms, dis­cov­er a deep­er under­stand­ing of this sto­ry of faith. 

The Paper House, Week­ends, 12 PM‑5 PM, Nolan Park House 8B

If life is a series of ques­tions, then curios­i­ty makes the world turn. This sum­mer, Dys­func­tion­al Col­lec­tive is invit­ing any­one who vis­its Gov­er­nors Island to come help ask and answer ​“Who?” ​“What?” ​“Where?” ​“When?” ​“Why?” and ​“How?” as part of this third inter­ac­tive art instal­la­tion for all ages, The Paper House. 

You Can Make Gov­Is­land After Hours Happen!

Want to catch the best sun­set views in the city this sum­mer? The Friends of Gov­er­nors Island has launched a mem­ber­ship dri­ve to keep the Island to open until 10 PM on Fri­days in August. If 200 new mem­bers join by ⁸⁄₉, we can stay open late on ⁸⁄₁₁, ⁸⁄₁₈, ⁸⁄₂₅ and ⁹⁄₁. Mem­bers also get spe­cial perks on the Island and are entered to win VIP tick­ets to the Jazz Age Lawn Par­ty! Join Now.