Summer on the Hudson: Mamapalooza – Sing Out Sister

    Summer on the Hudson: Mamapalooza – Sing Out Sister

    Sunday, May 28, 2017
    12:00 – 5:00 pm

    Pier I in Riverside Park South
    West 70th Street

    Free

    Infor Courtesy of the NYC Department of Parks and Recreation

    Celebrate all families at our annual festival featuring music, wellness activities, art, activism, and fierce feminist vendors. Get inspired to sing out a message of peace, acceptance, and equality.

    This year’s “Sing Out Sister” theme inspires all to find their voice and bring a message of peace, tolerance, and equality. Fierce feminists, as well as families of all shapes, sizes, and backgrounds, are welcome.

    Features:

    •     Gymboree play area
    •     Yoga
    •     Sungaze – look at the sun with the help of a special scope and the Amatuer Astronomers Association
    •     Live music from Vienna Carrol and Abby Lappen

    Vienna Carroll – This old-time string band honors the old tunes (spirituals and work songs) of the ancestors and reveals their presence in today’s modern sound.

    Abby Lappen is a 2015 Kerrville New Folk Finalist, with a unique voice and crisp guitar, mesmerizing her audiences with an energy driven style, crossing genres of haunting folk, satirical blues, jazzy ballads, and syncopated melodies.