GROUNDS: coffee & early music on Governors Island
Join the Glass Clouds Ensemble & Climate Imaginarium for a pairing of Devoción coffee with "ground basses," popular tunes from the Renaissance and Baroque periods!
Free event with optional donation.
Schedule
2:00 PM @ Glass Clouds House (House 14, Nolan Park): Short concert of improvisatory early music on historical instruments, while sipping on Devoción coffee. Doors open @ 1:30 🎻☕️
2:50 PM @ Climate Imaginarium (406A Comfort Road): Walk over with us to the Climate Imaginarium for a talk about Devoción's sustainable coffee production, with a variety of lattes + snacks! 🌱☕️
Performers
Raina Arnett (violin), Marisa Karchin (soprano), Alex Vourtsanis (plucked strings/theorbo), Cole Davis (bass)
Location
The Glass Clouds Ensemble House (Building 14, Nolan Park) and the Climate Imaginarium (Building 406A, Colonels Row) are both beautiful community arts spaces with cozy seating, art exhibits, and air conditioning.
Governors Island is a 10-min ferry from Manhattan and Brooklyn – ferry schedule & more info. It's a great place to spend a weekend day, rain or shine, with lots of art exhibits, bike paths, and food trucks!
Getting Here
For the weekend ferry schedule to Governors Island, please check here. Ferries run every 15 minutes. Take the ferry that’s most convenient for you from either Lower Manhattan (10 South Street), Brooklyn Bridge Park (Pier 6), or Red Hook/Atlantic Basin. Please arrive 15 minutes prior to your ferry departure time with your ticket ready to display.
Ferry tickets must be purchased at the ferry terminal or online. Fares are $5 for a round trip ticket and free for adults over 65, children 12 and under, Climate Imaginarium summer volunteers, and others. All passengers ride free before 11am on weekends. Cars are not permitted.
Governors Island is also accessible from any route via NYC Ferry by transferring at Wall Street/Pier 11. You can find the NYC Ferry schedule here. Tickets on NYC Ferry are $4.50 each way.