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As
a prelude, New Yorkled would like to suggest something for those
out there who might not want to attend a memorial, or church service
or concert or anything of the sort. If you're seeking a more solemn
way to spend your September 11th then how about paying
the NYC Fire Museum a visit.
They've got a permanent 911 memorial
and welcomes one and all.
To learn more visit the official
site or visit the New Yorkled
Pages dedicated to this wonderful downtown museum.
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Annual September Concert, September 11th
The September Concert was born on the first anniversary of
9/11 as an attempt to fill the skies with music that day.
With what's happening around the world right now, we are reminded
more than ever that we have the power to bring joy to this
troubled world through music. The September Concert is committed
to bringing people together, reaffirming our desire for peace,
celebrating life and our universal humanity every year on
September 11th.
Exact times of concerts vary. Please check their website
www.SeptemberConcert.org for updated Concert Listings. You can also click on "VIDEO"
to see one of their previous events.
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911 Permanent Exhibition
at the Police Museum
A permanent exhibit that chronicles the role the NYPD played in
response to September 11, 2001. Exclusive on-camera interviews,
striking photographs, and numerous Ground Zero artifacts, will tell
the story. Visit
their page to learn more.
ALSO,
THE NEW YORK CITY POLICE MUSEUM
IN ASSOCIATION WITH
THE BRITISH MEMORIAL GARDEN TRUST, INC.
TO EXHIBIT 9/11 PHOTOGRAPHS
BY NEIL KITSON
“A British Salute to September 11th:
Hands Across the Water”
The New York City Police Museum, in conjunction with the British Memorial Garden Trust, Inc. will be exhibiting photographs by British police officer and photojournalist Neil Kitson at the Police Museum from September 11, 2008 to January 3, 2009. The museum is located in Lower Manhattan at 100 Old Slip at Water Street.
The exhibition of photographs by Neil Kitson of the West Yorkshire Police in England documents the solidarity and respect paid to New York City in the wake of the 9/11 terrorist attacks by a group of British police officers who have, for five years, paid their own way to New York to attend the annual services at Ground Zero. These officers also form an annual honor guard at the British Memorial Garden at Hanover Square, a New York City park dedicated to honoring the 67 British victims of the attacks.
This extraordinary relationship between the New York City Police Department and their fellow British officers has been movingly captured by award-winning photographer Kitson. Selections of his work, “A British Salute to September 11th:: Hands Across the Water,” feature portraits of both American and British police officers and their special kinship.
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Other 911 Event Items in Tribute
(some of which are part of the September Concert
- Tribute in Light (2008)
September 11 at Sundown
Actually...there are no details as of yet regarding any such Tribute in Light for this year...but it's doubtful that there won't be one this year....So stay tuned.
After sunset our two beams of light will be visible throughout
Lower Manhattan and from many locations near far. Twin beams of light will shine again, for one
night only, in commemoration of the Twin Towers.
- British Memorial Garden Trust,
Inc. to present Memorial Concert in Hanover Square on September 11th, 2008 featuring British Music .
The concert will feature British music and will begin at 12:30 pm in Hanover Square in Lower Manhattan. The concert and ceremony will last an hour.
Performing this year at the annual event are Welsh soprano Rebecca Jenkins, the New York Scottish Pipes and Drums Band and the Comrades Male Voice Choir from Wales, among others. There will also be an honor guard of British Police Officers, who will have flown in especially for the occasion. .
Learn
more about this organization here...
- www.newyorkbuddhistchurch.org
It's a symbolic representation of respect for those who perished in the World Trade Center attacks. Beginning at 6:00 pm, participants may write loved ones' names or messages for peace on the lanterns. Music follows. At 7:45 pm, as dusk approaches, the lighted lanterns are released on the waters of the Hudson River just north of Ground Zero. FREE
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