CANCELLED: Calling All Ancestors
Covid Caution Causes Cancellation- with tremendous community interest and registration response, we were filled beyond city-approved Maximum capacity!
Based on heightened alerts from the City of Kingston about Covid and elevated safety concerns for our community, we have considered it best to call it off. This is hard to do.
We created an opportunity to come together and get in touch with relationships that matter. We attempted to employ safety restrictions and provide PPE tools so that we could all enjoy each other’s company and be entertained by some fabulous local talent, all of whom were willing to generously contribute their time. We had even set up a streaming Facebook Live application so that those of you who could not come to Kingston could join in from home.
But recent logistics and circumstances beyond our control have made this decision for us.
We LOVE your support and value every member of our community. We need to make sure everyone stays safe. When Covid is over we will celebrate together with our Ancestors, and we’ll meet again!
2-4 PM | Academy Green Park in Kingston
At Calling All Ancestors, The Vanaver Caravan Youth Company dancers will be performing a re-choreographed socially distanced version of Song of the Ghetto, a dance from the archives, choreographed by Fred Berk.
Come gather with friends and loved ones at Academy Green Park in Kingston to celebrate your ancestors! Get in touch with your connection to the ones who made your life possible. This free, safe-distanced, masked event focuses on naming and honoring those who have come before us.
Sunday, October 25th, 2:00-4:00 (Rain Date Sunday November 1st, 2:00-4:00; if necessary, call for rain date will be made by Saturday, October 24th at 10am)
Youth Company Dancers performing “Song of the Ghetto”
LOCATION
Academy Greene Park (at the Tree/Fountain end of the park; the opposite end away from the statues)
238 Clinton Ave, Kingston, NY 12401 // Academy Green is located on Albany Avenue, Clinton Avenue and Maiden Lane in Uptown Kingston
There are no facilities for water, food, or bathrooms. Street parking. Please plan accordingly.
PHOTOCOPIES OF YOUR ANCESTORS
Bring your ancestors with you. Please pin photocopies of your ancestors to your clothing, wear a photo t-shirt, or carry a sign.
Catskill Art Supply is offering a 10% discount for photocopies of old photos to anyone who mentions Circle of Friends event. This discount is valid until October 26th.
WKNY Radio Kingston FB LiveStreaming
WKNY will be live streaming to the facebook pages of WKNY and to Circle of Friends for the Dying.
SAFETY FIRST / REGISTRATION / FREE
We are setting this up to be as safe as possible. Wearing protective masks and safe-distancing are required. Areas will be distanced-staked and flagged as reminders. There will be certain areas for family groups to cluster.
Registration is required. We encourage people to register in advance. However, for those who don’t register, there will be a sign-in at the entrance tables.
REGISTRATION REQUIRED / 50 PEOPLE MAXIMUM PER SOCIAL-DISTANCING GUIDELINES
REGISTER FOR YOUR FREE TICKET BY CLICKING HERE!
link is also here:
EVENTBRITE LINK: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/calling-our-ancestors-a-free-safe-distanced-community-event-tickets-124859794005