Portside Events! Only 11 days left!

Events thru 8/23 - we leave Pier 11 on 8/24

TankerTunes:
Fri 8/13, 8:45 PM  "Smitty & Co" featuring Smitty playing steel guitar, Tim Givens on upright bass and Pat Daugherty on various keyboards. Wicked steel guitar...the whining side of Mississippi delta blues... traces of bluegrass, country, Tejano and Hawaiian... truly hot and really cool. $10 Cash bar w/beer+wine. http://tankertunesmittyandco.eventbrite.com
Wed 8/18 8:30pm - Jalopy Theatre brings their weekly Roots & Ruckus show to the deck of the Mary Whalen with Two Man Gentlemen Band AND Stephanie Nilles and Dayna Kurtz and Feral Foster. $10.  Cash bar with beer and wine.  Buy tickets here or at the doorTall Ships:

Thurs 8/19 - Mon 8/23
We make history by hosting the tall ship Gazela, the oldest wooden square-rigger in the USA still sailing, which has tried to come to NYC for years. Daytime tours at the dock: Thurs, Fri, Sun, Mon (no Sat) $5 donation requested. In the evening, 2 shows of pirate cabaret burlesque aboard (t'aint just about sailing pirates, the pirates of Wall Street make the story line) on the deck of the Gazela with soaring masts overhead. $25 for 8 or 10pm show.  Tickets here.
You can make history too and be named the sponsor of the Gazela visit by bidding on the eBay sponsor auction. See http://bit.ly/cCFJhl. No corporate sponsors have been found for Gazela's visit, so please help PortSide cover the costs of rental generator and dock fees for the Gazela by bidding now!
TankerTalks:
Sun 8/15 - 11am local resident Seth Goodwin with captivating show n tell about knots, rope and the history of their uses. FREE reserve here
Tue 8/17 - 8:30- 8:45pm Pratt Inst Chief Engineer Conrad Milster on the romance, commerce and technology of steamships of the Hudson, a slide show & talk.  FREE, reserve here

WaterStories:
Sat 8/22 11am Walking tour, Norwegian American history of Red Hook.  FREE reserve hereTankerTime: (as featured on Grub Street)

Sun 8/15 and 8/22 - 5-9pm TankerTime - make the ship deck your own. Bring dinner, drinks, the kids, your dog and enjoy sunset. FREE.  Also on Wed morning 7-11am.

Event info and fotos at www.portsidenewyork.org/PortSideNewYorkSummer2010programs.htm

See what we've been doing More photos and videos coming soon Event photos video TankerTunes Lewis+Clark video BlueBQ FunRaiser video TankerTours in Sunset Park article Memorial service for maritime journalist Don Sutherland

Please donate Please support us by donating via PayPal here, bidding on the Gazela sponsorship auction here or sending a check to P.O. Box 195, Red Red Hook Station, Brooklyn, NY  11231

Volunteers needed!!! Volunteers needed during events, especially Gazela visit, and to help us pack up and leave on Tues 8/24. Please email Diane