"Taking it to the Streets" to Promote Downtown Arts
in Clearview Festival Productions' Street Fairs from May 8 to November 7.

From May 8 to November 7, Cultural Concierge, a neighborhood-based program of DowntownNYC!, will "take it to the streets" to drum up audiences for arts institutions, museums and community tourism attractions in Downtown Manhattan, Greenwich Village and the "Near North," including those in Chelsea and Union Square.

A series of kiosk-based promotions will be held in street fairs in the Downtown area, courtesy of Clearview Festival Productions, a promoter of New York street fairs. Each week, friendly and culturally-hip volunteers will distribute promotional information on theaters, museums and walking tours in order to assist residents and visitors in planning entertainment activities that are Downtown or "Downtown in Spirit."

We will also organize money-saving co-promotions between arts organizations and surrounding businesses. The program is intended to provide economic stimulus for Downtown and to better acquaint both residents and tourists with arist-centered cultural organizations in the district.

Interested volunteers may call 212-595-3258 or email Barbara Okishoff to participate.

Clearview Festival Productions has donated exhibit space for the following schedule:

Saturday, May 8: Third Avenue Festival, 3rd Avenue between 14th Street and 23rd Street

Saturday May 15: Astor Place Festival, Astor Place between Broadway and Lafayette

Saturday, May 22: 23rd Street Festival, 23rd Street between 7th and 8th Avenues

Saturday, May 29: Avenue of the Americas Festival, 5th Avenue between 14th Street and 23rd Street

Saturday, June 5: Greenwich Avenue Festival, Greenwich Avenue Between 6th Avenue and 7th Avenue

Saturday, June 13: Christopher Street Festival, Christopher Street between Greenwich Avenue and 7th Avenue

Saturday, June 19: 3rd Avenue Festival, 3rd Avenue between 6th Street and 14th Street

Saturday, June 26: 2nd Avenue Festival, 2nd Avenue between 23rd Street and 33rd Street

Saturday, July 10: 4th Avenue Summerfest, 4th Avenue between Astor Place and 5th Street

Saturday, July 17: Waverly Place Festival, Waverly Place between Broadway and 5th Avenue

Saturday, July 24: 14th Street Festival, 14th Street between 7th and 8th Avenues

Saturday, July 31: Greenwich Avenue Festival, Greenwich Avenue between 6th and 7th Avenues

Saturday, August 14: Bleecker Street Festival, Bleecker Street between La Guardia Place and 6th Avenue

Saturday, August 21: University Place Festival, University Place between Waverly and 14th Streets

Saturday, September 11: 6th Avenue Festival, 6th Avenue between 14th and 23rd Streets

Saturday, September 18: Chelsea 8th Avenue Festival, 8th Avenue between 14th and 23rd Streets

Sunday, September 26: West 4th Street Festival, West 4th Street between Lafayette Street and La Guardia Place

Saturday, October 9: Greenwich Avenue Fall Festival, Greenwich Avenue between 6th and 7th Avenues

Saturday, October 16: West 4th Street United Methodist Church Festival, West 4th Street between 6th Avenue and University Place

Sunday, October 31: Washington Place Fall Festival, Washington Place between 6th Avenue and MacDougal Street

Sunday, November 7: Union Square Parkside Festival, Broadway between 17th and 23rd Streets

DowntownNYC! (www.downtown-nyc.org) works primarily to enrich Downtown New York by supporting its artist-centered cultural organizations. The organization is completely staffed by volunteers and interns. The Cultural Concierge program was organized by Barbara Okishoff, Jonathan Slaff and Sheryl Lee.

DowntownNYC!, Inc. is a fiscally sponsored program of the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council (www.lmcc.net).

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