Community Corner
Cooper's Ferry Hosts Camden Night Gardens Festival on April 17
Free Nighttime Art and Culture Outdoor Festival on the Waterfront
All are welcome to attend Camden Night Gardens a free, nighttime art and bike festival on the Camden Waterfront. The event is hosted by Cooper’s Ferry Partnership and curated by Nuit Blanche New York, a leading New York studio that designs, curates and produces large-scale light, sound and projection instillations for immersive events and festivals.
WHAT: Camden Night Gardens
WHEN: Thursday, April 17, 2014
7 – 11 p.m.
WHERE: The Camden Waterfront – Base of Ben Franklin Bridge
Main gathering location: Intersection of Delaware Avenue & Elm Street
DETAILS:
Camden Night Gardens is a one-night festival that coincides with Camden’s Third Thursday Art Crawl to celebrate and showcase local artists, musicians, restaurants, and BMX bikers.
The event will showcase Camden’s rich cultural history through the use of large-scale light, sound, and projection instillations and local arts in a created community space located along the Camden GreenWay on the Camden Waterfront.
Highlights include music and dance performances by local artists, digital and physically produced projections, an illuminated BMX performance, a water-based light production, the presentation of historic record-players and recordings, a bike tune-up station, bike parade and food trucks / booths featuring cuisine from local restaurants.
For a complete list of up-to-date artists and event participants and to learn more about the event visit www.camdenwaterfront.com, “Like” the event on Facebook (Camden Night Gardens) and follow on Twitter @camdenevents #CNG and #CamdenWaterfront.