Friday, December 11, 2015

The 24th annual Tree Lighting at Tompkins Square Park is Sunday


[Photo by Steven]

In case you didn't see the posters that went up — and around — the Park yesterday afternoon... the 24th annual tree lighting ceremony is Sunday from 4-5 p.m. (And be sure to break out your favorite holiday shorts and tank tops for the event: Sunday's high will reach 66. Degrees.)

Anyway, the tree lighting will feature, as always:

Music from Mandel & Lydon Trio
Carolers of Olde New York from Theatre for the New City
Refreshments from Veselka Restaurant
Additional Support from East Village Books, Vazacs/7B (listed on the poster as Vazac Ave B Restaurant) and Apple Savings Bank

... and co-hosted by...
East Village Parks Conservancy
Third Street Music School Settlement
Tompkins Square Park Neighborhood Coalition

The tree was planted in 1992 in memory of Park advocate Glenn Barnett, "and each of our neighbors whom we have lost to AIDS," per the sign that hangs near the tree.

You can revisit last year's tree lighting here.

As a commenter noted last year, the lights and tree were "delightfully askew."


4 comments:

Anonymous said...

Light up the green spread some cheer

Anonymous said...

I think there's only one angle you can shoot that tree from that makes it look like it's straight. Any other angle shows that it's seriously deformed.

Anonymous said...

The best things in life are free...

Eden Bee said...

The best things in life are tree.