Sunday, August 26, 2018

Prepping for the Charlie Parker Jazz Festival in Tompkins Square Park


[Photo by Steven]

The stage for the 26th annual Charlie Parker Jazz Festival rolled into Tompkins Square Park yesterday... (find the lineup for the free show, which is 3-7 p.m. today, right here).

And this morning...



... and later this morning (added at 11:30 a.m.)...


[Photo by Steven]

Ahead of the show, Park workers yesterday filled in the tranquil pond/mud bath/T-Rex footprint, which looked like...



... to this...



Unfortunately, the infill didn't last... a tire track appeared later in the day...


[Photo by Goggla]
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2 comments:

  1. JQ LLCAugust 26, 2018 at 9:57 AM

    Disgraceful. Shows the Parks Dept. is only concerned with promoting and holding concerts, outdoor movies and "events" than maintaining the cleanliness, safety and infrastructure of the parks. Especially since Summerstage has a branded rig.

    Good revelatory post grieve.

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  2. GiovanniAugust 26, 2018 at 12:18 PM

    It’s also Women’s Equality Day and the Topless March is about to begin in midtown, so hopefully the two events will eventually converge and become the Charlie Parker Topless Jazz Festival.

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