Gowanus Gatsby, a
Flapper Fête
Friends of Douglass
Greene Park to present a Brooklyn in the 20s themed
soiree & awards
dinner on October 5, 2013
Brooklyn, New York --
On
Saturday, October 5, 2013, the Friends of Douglass Greene Park will
host the Gowanus Gatsby, a Flapper Fête fundraising benefit and its
first-ever awards dinner. To be held at the Gowanus Ballroom alongside the
canal, it will include celebrity hosts, a buffet dinner with open bar, an
awards reception with live entertainment, dance instruction, a dance party
with live DJs, aerial performers, slide shows of Brooklyn in the 20s
and of Douglass Greene Park and its surroundings. There will be costume and
dance competitions, and other activities reminiscent of the roaring
twenties. Brooklyn Boulders and Homage Brooklyn will have climbing and
skateboarding demo areas on ground floor. Don’t miss out on this historic and
fun-filled hipster meets Gatsby event!
The benefit will
celebrate the completion of Phase 1 of the park’s renovation on its Third
Avenue side and highlight the ongoing development of this vital and
multi-faceted public park located on a full city block between 3rd Avenue and Nevins Street, and Douglass and DeGraw
Streets in Gowanus.
The Douglass Greene
Park is used by hundreds of families living in Gowanus, Boerum Hill, Carroll
Gardens, and Cobble Hill. Just a few blocks from the new Barclays Center – the
park has a skate area, a children’s playground with a water feature, picnic
tables, the popular “Double D” pool, free swimming lessons, basketball courts;
and is a cooling center and hosts a free lunch program during the
summer.
The Friends of
Douglass Greene Park, a 501(c)(3) organization, works with community and
business partners to enhance the quality of life in the area through
programming & special activities for all ages, creates much needed green
space, works with the NYC Parks Department to assure completion of the park’s
renovation, was successful in its appeal to the NYC Council in 2010 to restore
funds to keep the park’s “DD Pool” open, and advocates for the renovation and
accessibility of the pool.
The following persons
will be present to receive awards for their enormous efforts on behalf of
Douglass Greene Park: Honorees: Bill de Blasio (NYC Public
Advocate & former Councilmember District 39/to be confirmed),
Brooklyn Boulders/Lance Pinn, Building on Bond/John Kole, Jared Lewis &
Phil Morgan, Homage Brooklyn/Michelle Sauer and Jose Portes, Stephen Levin
(NYC Councilmember District 33), Joan L. Millman (NYS Assemblywoman
52nd Assembly District), Charlene Nimmons (President of Wyckoff Gardens
Resident Association), Sue Wolfe (President of Friends of Douglass
Greene Park & former President of Boerum Hill Association), David
Yassky (NYC Taxi & Limousine Commissioner & former Councilmember
District 33) and Recognition: Martin Maher (Chief of Staff
for Brooklyn/NYC Parks & Recreation), Marty Markowitz (Brooklyn
Borough President), Jo Anne Simon (founding member of Friends of
Douglass Greene Park & Democratic District
Leader and State Committeewoman for the 52nd Assembly District) and Gowanus Ballroom/Josh
Young.
(Lists in
formation) Sponsorship: Boerum Hill Association, Brooklyn Boulders, and
Homage Brooklyn; Blues/Jazz: Vocalist Riva Nyri Précil and jazz band;
Aerial Performer: Melissa Canella;
DJs include: Sharon Taylor; Creative Director:
Artist/animator Mac Premo; Producer/Communications: Michelle Karshan;
Host: Friends of Douglass Greene Park.
Please support the
Friends of Douglass Greene Park -- and your community -- by making a donation,
purchasing tickets, or becoming a corporate sponsor for this event.
Choose
your tickets to the awards buffet dinner with live music: Champagne
Fountain, Jazz
Fanatique, Flapper
Femme Fatale, Art Deco Daisy, Tassle Necklace
Pearls, The
Green Light or the
Gowanus Grinder tickets for the dance party only!
For more info and to
purchase tickets go to
For more information
on the work and current activities of the Friends of Douglass Greene Park, go
to
Interested in becoming
a Corporate Sponsor of the Gowanus Gatsby event? Please contact Michelle
Karshan at Michelle.Karshan@gmail.com
Editors: For further
information or images, please contact Michelle Karshan at Michelle.Karshan@gmail.com or by telephoning
917-853-0433.
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Friends of Douglass Greene Park
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