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Poster House 5th Anniversary Block Party

Saturday July 13, 2024 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Poster House119 W. 23rd St.New York NY 10011917-722-2439
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Celebrate Poster House’s fifth anniversary at our annual Block Party! Enjoy free admission, tours, music and dance performances, print and poster-making activities, children and family workshops, and much more all day long! With a full slate of activations and performances, there’s something for everyone! Stay tuned for a full lineup of events, and be sure to RSVP to be the first to receive exciting updates.

Performances Include:
The Blue Angels Drumline & Blue Royalty Dance
Shake Rattle and Roll Dueling Pianos
Mike Freeman ZonaVibe
Josh Lawrence Organ Quartet
It’s Showtime NYC
Soul Summit

Activities include:
Live letterpress printing with The Arm
Live woodblock and litho printing with the Manhattan Graphics Center
Live silkscreen printing with the Robert Blackburn Printmaking Workshop
Pamphlet-making with the Center for Book Arts
Discounted pet adoptions with Bidawee
Sun gazing  with scientists from The Simons Foundation
Wish plaque-making with Welcome to Chinatown
Guided tours of the Kadampa Meditation Center
A Poster Kids activity for children and families
Double-Dutch with the Elite Brooklyn Jumpers
Puppet show & workshop with Puppetsburg
A PH x Teens activity for young adults with HighLine Teens
Interactive wheatpasting wall
Bounce house
Food trucks
And prizes and giveaways celebrating Poster House’s fifth anniversary!!!

Museum Tours Include:
12 pm Design-Focused Tour of Exhibitions
1 pm Wonder City of the World: New York City Travel Posters Tour
2 pm The Anatomy of a Movie Poster: The Work of Dawn Baillie Tour

Poster House’s Block Party is a part of West Side Fest, a celebration of arts and culture on the West Side of Manhattan.

Who

all ages

Cost

FREE

How

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Accessibility Note: Masks and clear masks are available free of charge at the museum. Assistive listening devices and stools are available. ASL (American Sign Language) interpretation or a CART (Communication Access Realtime Translation) is available upon request. Please contact access@posterhouse.org or (914) 295-2387 to request interpretation services and to address any other accessibility needs. For other event related questions, please contact info@posterhouse.org.

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