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Stay­ca­tion on Gov­er­nors Island This Labor Day Weekend

Aug 31, 2017 4:38 pm

Stick­ing in town this Labor Day Week­end? Make the most of your stay­ca­tion with an escape to Gov­er­nors Island! Pack a pic­nic and head for the Hills (don’t miss the after hours views this Fri­day), explore the work of over 100 artists at the 4heads’ 10^th Annu­al Gov­er­nors Island Art Fair and more. And don’t let the end of sum­mer blues get you down — we’re open until Octo­ber 31 this year! 

Gov­Is­land After Hours, Fri­day, Sep­tem­ber 1 & 8, 6 – 10 PM, Islandwide
There are only two chances left to expe­ri­ence late nights on Gov­er­nors Island this sea­son! Join us tomor­row evening until 10 PM to enjoy cock­tails, food and the most spec­tac­u­lar spot to view the city sky­lines. The Holo­Cen­ter will also be open with a recep­tion for their newest exhib­it, IRI­DES­CENCE, from 6 – 9 PM. Fer­ries run from Man­hat­tan at 5:30, 6:30 and 7:30 PM. 

4heads Gov­er­nors Island Art Fair, Week­ends in Sep­tem­ber, 10 AM‑6 PM, Colonels Row
4heads cel­e­brates its 10^th anniver­sary on the Island, con­tin­u­ing its tra­di­tion of pro­vid­ing a plat­form for emerg­ing artists. From paint­ing, pho­tog­ra­phy, and sculp­ture to video and immer­sive instal­la­tions works from 100 artists will enliv­en Colonels Row and, for the first time, Liggett Hall. 

NYC Uni­cy­cle Fes­ti­val, Sat­ur­day & Sun­day, 12 – 5 PM, Colonels Row
The Bindles­tiff Fam­i­ly Cirkus brings the 8^th Annu­al NYC Uni­cy­cle Fes­ti­val to Gov­er­nors Island! Activ­i­ties include races, com­pe­ti­tions, exhi­bi­tions, and a vari­ety of uni­cy­cle sports. World-famous rid­ers dis­play their skills, and mem­bers of the pub­lic have the oppor­tu­ni­ty to try one-wheel rid­ing in the learn-to-ride area. 

The Plan­ta­tion, Fri­days-Sun­days, 1:30 PM, Com­mand­ing Offi­cer’s House, Nolan Park
Brave New World Reper­to­ry The­atre presents The Plan­ta­tion: a bold new adap­ta­tion of Anton Chekhov’s The Cher­ry Orchard, set in 1870 Vir­ginia after eman­ci­pa­tion, but before the onset of Jim Crow. Chekhov’s Russ­ian serfs become Amer­i­can freed men and women in this immer­sive and emo­tion­al­ly charged pro­duc­tion. Per­for­mances every week­end through­out Sep­tem­ber at 1:30 PM. Tick­ets avail­able here.

IRI­DES­CENCE, Week­ends, 12 PM‑5 PM, Nolan Park House 8B
The Holo­cen­ter presents six artists select­ed through an inter­na­tion­al com­pe­ti­tion, their works on dis­play sculpt­ing with light explore how mem­o­ry, motion and images entwine. Spe­cial open­ing recep­tion this Fri­day Sep­tem­ber 1 from 6 – 9 PM (dur­ing our After Hours!), and artist talks and tours Sep­tem­ber 2, 2 – 4 PM. On view through­out Sep­tem­ber & October. 

Artist Talk at A.I.R. Gallery; TAKE BACK YOUR BODY, Mon­day, Sep­tem­ber 4, 3 PM, Nolan Park House 4A
As part of the A.I.R.‘s exhi­bi­tion, Who Cares?, artist and fash­ion researcher Daria Dorosh — her 1990s work in pub­lic art on view — will dis­cuss how and why her inter­est has migrat­ed from pub­lic spaces to the body as the site for art. Who Cares? is free and open to the pub­lic week­ends until Sep­tem­ber 29. 

More Art on GI!
Explore Rock, Mos­qui­to and Hum­ming­bird: A Pre­his­to­ry of Gov­er­nors Island, a wind­ing sculp­tur­al instal­la­tion inside the mag­a­zine of his­toric Fort Jay. This new work by award win­ning artist David Brooks digs down to the core of Gov­er­nors Island, expos­ing the stra­ta of his­to­ry of this float­ing rock in NY Har­bor. On view dai­ly from 10 AM‑4:30 PM through Octo­ber 31, 2017.