Socrates Sculpture Park Events and Exhibitions

EXHIBITIONS & EVENTS:

• SUMMER SOLSTICE CELEBRATION 
  Saturday, June 21 / 5:00 pm - Sunset
  FREE / RAIN OR SHINE
  
  BRING YOUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY TO SOCRATES SCULPTURE PARK'S 7TH ANNUAL SOLSTICE EVENT TO WELCOME THE SUMMER AND CELEBRATE THE LONGEST DAY OF THE YEAR!
  Socrates Sculpture Park will present its seventh annual Summer Solstice Celebration.  This FREE event celebrates the beginning of summer and the longest day of the year with performances, music, art, and food.  Visitors can take part in free Solstice artmaking workshops, have their faces painted, enjoy music, picnic in the Park, or just watch the fun! 
  
  · "Pagan Rights" musical performance by My Barbarian
  · "Cinema On Air" interactive sound and video "drive-in" by free103point9  
     and Electronic Arts Intermix
  · "Drum Circle" by JustinJustin and the Alé-Alé Drummers
  · Soulstice Ritual by urban shaman Mama Donna
  · Solstice artmaking workshops presented by Materials for the Arts, The
    Noguchi Museum, Queens Museum of Art, Free Style Arts
    Association, and Socrates Sculpture Park
  · Transformation! Face Painting by Agostino Arts
  
  
• Concert:
  TUESDAY, JUNE 17 2008
  Nicole Atkins and the Sea : 7:30 pm
  Salt and Samovar : 6:30 pm
  WEATHER PERMITTING
  FREE ADMISSION

OUTDOOR CINEMA 2008
Wednesdays From July 9 - August 27, 2008
Pre-Screening Performances Begin At 7:00 pm
Films Begin At Sunset
Free Admission

Socrates Sculpture Park, in collaboration with Museum of the Moving Image and Partnerships for Parks, presents the tenth annual outdoor international film festival. Each evening focuses on a different country or culture and visitors are invited to sample regional cuisine from neighborhood restaurants, picnic on the grass, listen to performances by local musicians, enjoy the cool waterfront breeze as the sun sets over the Manhattan skyline and watch exceptional international films on an outdoor screen.

Details are still subject to change. 

• July 9
  
  SLINGSHOT HIP HOP from the nation of PALESTINE
  Introduction by the director.
  2008, 80 mins. Directed by Jackie Salloum. A breakout hit at this year’s Sundance and New Directors/New Films Festivals, the exhilarating documentary Slingshot Hip Hop tells the dynamic stories of young Palestinians who use Hip Hop to surmount divisions imposed by occupation and poverty.
  
  WHO’S ON FIRST // GREECE
  Introduction by the director.
  2006, 61 mins. Directed by Valerie Kontakos. What happens when Greece, a country with no history in baseball, has to field a team for the 2004 Olympics in Athens? In this engaging documentary, a charming underdog story turns into a parable of pride and capitalism.
  
  PERFORMANCE; Live music by Mohammed Al Farra (from PR) and Abeer from Slingshot Hip Hop.
  FOOD: Greek cuisine by Opa! Souvlaki, in Astoria

• July 16 
  
  BAMAKO from the nation of AFRICA
  2006, 115 mins. Directed by Abderrahmane Sissako. With Aïssa Maïga, Danny Glover. In an outdoor courtroom in Mali, the World Bank and International Monetary Fund are on trial. Far from polemical, this surprisingly lyrical movie is a poetic exploration of modern-day Africa.
  
  PERFORMANCE: African beats and rhythms by DJ Stone
  FOOD: Moroccan cuisine by Mundo Café in Astoria

• July 23
  
  CHOP SHOP from the nation of UNITED STATES
  Introduction by the director.
  2007, 84 mins. Directed by Ramin Bahrani. With Alejandro Polanco, Isamar Gonzalez. A deeply affecting slice of urban neorealism, this Queens-made film, set in the Willets Point “Iron Triangle” near Shea Stadium, follows a 12-year-old orphan who ekes out an existence with his teenaged sister.
  
  PERFORMANCE: A mix of folk, rock, country and jazz, The Robe Crowe Situation will perform a blend of music and poetry.
  FOOD: Homestyle American cooking by Josephine’s Soul Food Café in Queens

• July 30
  
  THE HOST from the nation of SOUTH KOREA
  2006, 119 mins. Directed by Bong Joon-ho. With Song Kang-ho, Bae Doo-na. This satirical monster/horror movie about a rampaging mutant lizard that captures a young girl, The Host is Korea's biggest box-office hit to date. It is great fun and a timely spoof of rampant militarism and environmental recklessness.
  
  PERFORMANCE: TBA
  FOOD: Korean cuisine by Go Wasabi, Astoria

• August 6
  
  THE RED BALLOON from the nation of FRANCE
  1956, 34 mins. Directed by Albert Lamorisse. A young boy and a red balloon wander through the streets of Paris in The Red Balloon, one of the most beloved children’s films ever made.
  
  PERSEPOLIS // FRANCE
  2007, 95 mins. Directed by Vincent Paronnaud and Marjane Satrapi. Persepolis is a coming-of-age tale about an Iranian girl’s struggles with love, religion, and politics, based on Marjane Satrapi’s popular graphic novel/memoir.
  PERFORMANCE: TBA
  FOOD: TBA

• August 13
  
  8 ½ from the nation of ITALY
  1963, 138 mins. Directed by Federico Fellini. With Marcello Mastroianni, Claudia Cardinale, Anouk Aimée. Fellini's stunning, romantic autobiographical fantasy is a self-portrait of the filmmaker as a circus ringmaster. It is also one of the landmarks in contemporary world cinema.
  PERFORMANCE: A five-piece band, Le Nozze di Carlo will perform a mix of Italian classic pop, folk and original music.
  FOOD: Italian cuisine by Manetta’s in Long Island City

• August 20
  
  DUCK SEASON from the nation of MEXICO
  2006, 85 mins. Directed by Fernando Eimbcke. With Enrique Arreola, Diego Cataño, Danny Perea. A lovely neighbor distracts two teen friends from their Bush vs. Bin Laden video game in this charming chronicle of adolescent life, a surprise indie gem.
  
  PERFORMANCE: Bachelor Sound Machín – like the best garage of yore this quintet of Mexicans in NYC have found a way to turn their idiocy into art—channeling the traditional sounds of Veracruz through the Dada outbursts of punk.
  FOOD: Mexican cuisine by Mojave in Astoria

• August 27: RAIN DATE

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