Socrates' Halloween Harvest Festival on Saturday, October 18!

SOCRATES SCULPTURE PARK SATURDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2008 / 11AM-2PM (rain or shine) AT SOCRATES SCULPTURE PARK 32-01 VERNON BOULEVARD @ BROADWAY IN LONG ISLAND CITY TAKE N/W TRAIN TO BROADWAY IN QUEENS FREE ADMISSION MAKE A SUPER HERO COSTUME WITH SOCRATES SCULPTURE PARK ARTISTS MICHAEL BERENS, ANNA CRAYCROFT, PAUL DUNCAN, WILLIAM BRYAN PURCELL, LARS FISK, AND JUNIPER PERLIS; LISTEN TO LIVE MUSIC BY JAPANESE ACTION COMIC PUNK BAND PEELANDER-Z; PLAY GAMES WITH FREE STYLE ARTS ASSOCIATION; TRANSFORM YOUR FACE WITH FACE PAINTING BY AGOSTINO ARTS; ENTER YOUR DOG IN THE 5TH ANNUAL CANINE COSTUME CONTEST; TRY HARVEST FOODS FROM SWEETLEAF IN LONG ISLAND CITY; AND SEE A SPECIAL PERFORMANCE OF ROALD DAHL'S "THE WITCHES" BY THE RED DOOR THEATRE COMPANY.           Peelander-Z This program is made possible by a generous grant from Con Edison. The Halloween Harvest Festival is also made possible by donations from the Long Island City business community. SOCRATES SCULPTURE PARK was an abandoned landfill and illegal dumpsite until 1986 when a coalition of artists and community members, under the leadership of sculptor Mark di Suvero, transformed it into an open studio and exhibition space for artists and a neighborhood park for local residents. Once a rubble-strewn lot, it now flourishes as an ever-evolving natural landscape. Located in an industrial neighborhood in Long Island City, Socrates is a waterfront park that overlooks the Manhattan skyline; the site is an affecting and inspiring place for artists to work and a spectacular setting for the presentation of public art. To date, Socrates has hosted close to 700 artists and currently attracts more than 72,000 visitors annually. Socrates Sculpture Park is the only site in the New York Metropolitan area specifically dedicated to providing artists with opportunities to create and exhibit large-scale sculpture and multi-media installations in an outdoor environment that invites interaction between artists, artworks and the public.  Socrates Sculpture Park is open 365 days a year from 10am to sunset.  The Park is located at the intersection of Broadway and Vernon Boulevard in Long Island City. DIRECTIONS: BY SUBWAY: Monday through Friday take the N or W trains to the  Broadway stop in Queens and walk eight blocks along Broadway toward the East River.  On Saturday and Sunday take the N train to the Broadway stop.  For driving, cycling and walking directions, please visit our website: www.socratessculpturepark.org.

SOCRATES SCULPTURE PARK 32-01 VERNON BOULEVARD (AT BROADWAY) LONG ISLAND CITY, NY 11106 TEL: 718-956-1819  FAX: 718-626-1533 WWW.SOCRATESSCULPTUREPARK.ORG EMAIL: INFO@SOCRATESSCULPTUREPARK.ORG