The Winter Solstice is the shortest day and longest night of the year. Celebrate this astronomical phenomenon the team from Battery Park City Parks.
Hear astronomers describe fascinating astronomical alignments, illuminated on on Winter Solstice, including tombs in Newgrange, Ireland. Enjoy Celtic music by Mary Courtney and legends by Marianne McShane. Observe the interplay of light and movement on thousands of prisms in Sunrise / Sunset (Revolution), and an art installation by Autumn Ewalt and Dharmesh Patel.
Date: Thursday, December 21st
Time: 12 pm – 1 pm
Location: 22 Battery Place – Pier A Plaza
Cost: Free
Ages: All ages welcome
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