Friends of Duane Park hosts events to create community spirit in the neighborhood. Some of our events help generate funds that fuel our work in the park and garden.
Thanks to our Presenting Partner Amy Bonomi of Compass
This is a fun and festive gathering of neighbors and friends who share our dedication to the preservation of Duane Park and other green spaces in Tribeca.
Thursday, July 10th, 6:30 – 8pm.
retro baby is a 4-piece bundle of glitter & dynamite with one rule: sing along if you know it! NYC singers + longtime pals, Paige Siegwardt & Devon Perry, have joined forces with Ryan Nicholls & Brad Morrison to deliver blow-after-blow of your favorite 80s/90s/2000s hits. They live to jam on the tastiest top hits & craft homemade musical snacks made with love & delivered directly to your ear holes. Let the good times roll! Follow them for more: @soundsretrobaby
Thursday, July 24th, 6:30-8pm.
Benjamin Hightower is a dynamic multi-disciplinary performer and singer-songwriter known for his appearances on America’s Got Talent—most recently on Season 20 and previously as a semi-finalist in Season 12. He has captivated audiences as a national anthem performer at Madison Square Garden for both NBA and NHL events and has opened twice for author David Sedaris with original work. A seasoned live performer, Benjamin has appeared at venues like 54 Below and in multiple halftime shows for “That’s New York Talent.” With a background in the military, he brings depth and versatility to his craft. Fluent in English and French, and skilled in singing, dancing, piano, drums, and guitar, Benjamin continues to push creative boundaries on and off the stage.
Thursday, June 26th, 6:30-8pm
David Hamburger was a well known figure in the New York City “Jam Band” scene of the 1990’s. David was in several bands as a bass player during that time including: “The Grasshoppers”, “Kindred Spirit”, “The Dreyer Brothers”, “Sample This” (signed to Elektra records) and others. These bands toured with “Blues Traveler”, “The Spin Doctors”, “Widespread Panic” and “Steel Pulse” as a supporting act. David currently plays with the Grateful Dead Tribute Band “Grateful to be Alive” and has a trio with guitarist Erik Blicker and drummer Charlie Caldarola.
The following sponsors will be present during the concert to add to the evening!
Martini Hour with Will Shagris of Small Victories importing.
Join us for Martini Hour (6-7 pm) with chef Will Shagris at Tribeca Wine
Merchants. We’ll be pouring a brand new, bright and savory tomato water gin,
crisp and refreshing, perfect for summer twilight. Sip, listen, and unwind with
live music and a pairing that celebrates laid-back elegance and neighborhood
charm. For more information about Small Victories click here.
Duane Park Patisserie – wing by Duane Park from 6:30pm-8:00pm to pick up a 10% coupon from a Duane Park volunteer and head across the street for a delicious sweet/savory treat to enjoy while you listen to the concert. (Coupon quantity limited. Offer applies to food/beverages in the store during the 6:30pm-8pm window. Cannot be used for special orders). For more information about Duane Park Patisserie click here.
Thursday, June 12th, 6:30 – 8pm.
Marco Foster is a singer / recording artist based in Brooklyn, New York who has found a musical home reinventing classic songs of the past for a modern world. Having performed at venues as historic as Wembley Stadium and as intimate as the coffee shops of New York City, Marco’s extensive repertoire and dynamic ability in any setting has led to a career spanning over a decade. With his unique acoustic style, Marco has built a following of over 175K across platforms and amassed over 30M streams.
The following sponsors will be present during the concert to add to the evening!
Lucky Locks – Unlike plastic hair tinsel, Luck Locks are soft, flexible, lightweight and fun! They take on the personality of any hair shape. They are quick and easy to apply to each single hair strand, are heat resistant and last until you naturally shed that hair. Join us to add a little sparkle to your summer hair! For more information about Lucky Locks click here.
DIO Canned Cocktails Tasting – join Tribeca Wine Merchants from 6:00pm-
7:30pm for a tasting that proves convenience doesn’t mean compromise. From
citrusy spritzes to bold, spirit-forward blends, these are bar-quality drinks with
none of the fuss. Pop by before heading out to listen to the music in Duane Park!
For more information on DIO click here.
Duane Park Patisserie – swing by Duane Park from 6:30pm-8:00pm to pick up a 10% coupon from a Duane Park volunteer and head across the street for a delicious sweet/savory treat to enjoy while you listen to the concert. (Coupon quantity limited. Offer applies to food/beverages in the store during the 6:30pm-8pm window. Cannot be used for special orders). For more information about Duane Park Patisserie click here
Saturday, May 10, 10–12pm Bring the kids to plant a succulent while listening to live music!
Sunday, April 27th, 10am – 2pm. In honor of Earth Day clear out your papers and drop them into our mobile shredder in Duane Park for free. Watch your hard drive destroyed on sight. And presto, your spring cleaning is done!
Also this year we are accepting gently used youth sports equipment like: softball/baseball bats, soccer ball, basketballs, lacrosse stick etc. These will be donated to Hudson Guild.
Sunday, February 2nd, 4:00 – 6:00pm
Tickets: $100, until Dec 31, then $125 per person
Help raise funds for Tribeca’s historic Duane Park by taking part in our Groundhog Day celebration for adults!
Immediately following our free all-ages ice sculpting event in Duane Park, adult ticket holders will be invited to enjoy one signature Duane Park cocktail and a nibble at each of a select group of neighborhood establishments. Every twenty minutes or so, ticket holders will move along to the other establishments, and at the end of the evening will gather at Tribeca Wine Merchants for an end-of-evening toast to new friends and our very old park!
New this year: all Groundhog Day attendees who visit each location on the crawl will be eligible to win a pair of tickets to Dinner on Duane at the end of the evening.
Sunday, February 2nd, 2:00 – 4:00pm. Free! Celebrate Groundhog Day in Duane Park with our annual ice sculpting, cookies and hot chocolate. Whether the prediction is for an extended winter or an early spring, we will have a celebration of both.
New Date: Wednesday, December 18th, 4pm – 5:30pm. Join us for some holiday cheer with Church Street School of Music. Friends of Duane Park will offer some festive beverages and holiday treats to celebrate the spirit of the season.
Thursday, October 31 4–5:30pm
Church Street School for Music and Art will be performing in the park during peak trick or treat for our neighborhood.
We need your support to pay for day-to-day things like cleaning, new plants and flowers, care of the trees, pest control, as well as the Restoration Project. To support our effort to turn asphalt into greenery, please give! Every dollar donated this week will be matched up to $25,000. Thank you!
We invite members of the immediate community to join a focus group to help shape future decisions about the restoration of Duane Park. https://www.duaneparkorg/contact/
Thanks to our Presenting Partner Amy Bonomi of Compass
Saturday, September 15, 12:00 – 3pm
Join us for Brazilian jazz, cookies, lemonade and an update for the neighborhood on our restoration project!
Thursday, September 12, 6:30 – 8pm
Two of our own Tribecans rock Duane Park once again featuring classic rock from None the Wiser, with Tribecans Tony Reilly and Stephan Oppenheimer. See you there!
Thursday, August 8th, 6:30–8pm
Rachel Bard is a New York based singer-songwriter and visual artist. SPRING and SPRING LIVE, her latest EPs, were recorded in two days in a building full of musicians celebrating their friendship and collaboration in Hell’s Kitchen, Manhattan. She is very excited to play her music at Duane Park.
Thursday, July 11th, 6:30–8pm
Shannon is probably currently best-known as the lead singer of Lez Zeppelin, the wildly-popular, internationally-acclaimed all-female Led Zeppelin “she-incarnation” band. Considered “queens of the all-female homage game”1 (The Guardian), Lez Zeppelin currently performs all over the world.
Sunday, May 11th, 10am – 12 noon. Help your child plant a flower or herb while listening to Wilson playing Brazilian music as you celebrate spring with neighbors and friends in historic Duane Park.
Thursday, September 4th, 6:30 – 8pm.
Tomoko Sugawara was born in Tokyo, Japan. She studied harps at Tokyo University of Arts. She plays in solo, ensemble and in orchestras. in 2007 she came to NY for ancient harp, kugo research & activities. In 2013 she founded Eurasia Consort. She enjoys harps from East & West, and plays the renaissance harp, the Baroque triple harp and ancient Asian harp, the kugo. In her Summer routine she has workshops at the Somerset Fork Festival. She looks forward to playing beautiful harp music at fall’s beginning in the marvelous Duane Park.
Saturday, April 20th, 10am – 2pm. In honor of Earth Day clear out your papers and drop them into our mobile shredder in Duane Park for free. Watch your hard drive destroyed on sight. And presto, your spring cleaning is done!
Also this year we are accepting gently used youth sports equipment like: softball/baseball bats, soccer ball, basketballs, lacrosse stick etc. These will be donated to Hudson Guild.
Friday, February 2nd, 4:00 – 5:00pm. Free event! Celebrate Groundhog Day in Duane Park with our annual ice sculpting, cookies and hot chocolate. Whether the prediction is for an extended winter or an early spring, we will have a celebration of both.
Your gift to Friends of Duane Park supports the tulips, trees, maintenance, free programming and the park’s restoration. Get those good feels from pitching in to help our local park!
These cards, bundles of 8 blank cards and envelopes, showing the park in the late 1800s, are your next unique stationery item … purchase them at Tribeca Wine Merchants while supplies last.
Tuesday, October 31, 4pm – 5:30pm. Church Street Music and Art School will be performing in the park during peak trick or treat for our neighborhood.
Thursday, October 5th, 6:30 – 8pm. Grant Swift performs regularly as a one-man band, and is one of the most sought after private event musicians in the Eastern United States. Swift specializes in R&B, Rock, Soul, Folk, Pop, and Jazz that is uniquely arranged for guitar, voice, keys, and “live looping”.
Saturday, September 30th, 9am to 2pm Join the Friends of Duane Park in celebrating Duane Park’s history and planning its future. Weigh in on future plans, and enjoy refreshments and good conversation. Free!
Thursday, September 14th, 6:30 – 8pm. Tribeca’s “None the Wiser” returns to Duane Park featuring Peter Schellbach and Stephen Oppenheimer on guitar, Tim Seymor on drums, and Tony Reilly on bass. This 4-member band will take you down classic rock memory lane.
Thanks to our Presenting Partner Amy Bonomi of Compass
Once again Friends of Duane Park will be closing Duane Street, building one long community table for 175 guests, and hosting a magical evening of neighborhood connections, memorable conversations, and delicious food and wine.
Wednesday, July 12th, 6:30 – 8pm. Eric Blicker Trio are avid fans and performers of American Blues and Rock. The band features Eric on guitar, Bill Reeve on drums, and Dave Hamburger on bass. For a preview of the band check them out on YouTube.
Thursday, June 8th, 6:30 – 8pm. Alyson Faith featuring John Putnam, a professional guitarist, will make their debut at Duane Park, an event not to be missed. They will be playing original music and soulful covers.
Alyson is a NYC-based singer/songwriter who has been performing for over the past two decades. Her songs have been featured in independent films, compilations and on TV shows. She has regularly collaborated with established songwriters and has shared the stage with artists such as Joan Osborne, Pete Seeger, Felicia Collins, and Paul Shaffer.
Saturday, May 13th, 10am – 12noon. Help your child plant a flower or herb while listening to music as you celebrate spring with neighbors and friends in historic Duane Park.
Thursday, May 4th, 6:30 – 8pm. Retro Baby is a 4-piece bundle of glitter + dynamite with one rule: sing along if you know it! New Yorkers Paige Siegwardt, Devon Perry, Ryan Nicholls, and Becca Andrews will deliver blow-after-blow of 80s/90s/2000s hits.
Saturday, April 22nd, 10am – 2pm. In honor of Earth Day clear out your papers. Drop them into our mobile shredder in Duane Park for free. And presto, your spring cleaning is done!
Thursday, February 2nd, 4 – 5:30pm. Free event! Celebrate Groundhog Day in Duane Park with our annual ice sculpting, cookies and hot chocolate. Whether the prediction is for an extended winter or an early spring, we will have a celebration of both.
Friday, February 2nd, 6:30 – 8:30pm
Tickets: $125 per person
Whether Punxsutawney Phil will tell us our gorgeous tulips will be coming up soon or winter will stick around a bit longer, join us in a private loft overlooking Duane Park for tasty treats and liquid libations to match!
Only 75 tickets available.
Your gift to Friends of Duane Park supports beautification, operations, programming and the restoration
of the park to its original footprint.
Thursday, December 8th, 5:30pm – 7pm. Join us for some holiday cheer with Church Street School and Brooklyn Friends. Friends of Duane Park will offer some festive beverages and holiday treats to celebrate the spirit of the season.
Thursday, September 22nd, 6:30 – 8pm. Canceled new date TBD. Check back soon. Church Street School faculty and students will perform in our mighty park. Check out their Instagram @churchstschool.
Thursday, September 8th, 6:30 – 8pm. “None the Wiser” featuring Peter Schellbach and Stephen Oppenheimer on guitar, Tim Seymour on drums, and Tony Reilly on bass. A 4-member band that plays classic rock harmonies from Dire Straits to Tom Petty.
Thursday, August 18th, 6:30 – 8pm. DJ Dance Party with Ray Rubio and Nate Christensen. Check out their Instagrams: @raytherubio and @nc_thompson for how they spin.
Thursday, August 4th, 6:30 – 8pm. Ransom Pier is built around the singularly evocative voice of lead vocalist Hayley Harrington and a rich song catalog drawing from the American tradition of Bob Dylan, John Prine, and the Grateful Dead. Check out their website https://ransompierband.com/ for more on this Brooklyn-based band.
Thursday, July 21st, 6:30 – 8pm. The Sammy Buttons Experience was recently featured in the NY Times. Friends of Duane Park are thrilled to host Sam Pritchard, “master of sidewalk funk”. Check out https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/04/nyregion/sammy-buttons-sidewalk-musician-nyc.html for more on SBE.
Thursday, July 7th, 6:30 – 8pm. Nxtime is a NYC based band, comprised of Ray Rubio, Nate Christensen, & Imhotep Williams. Friends of Duane Park are excited to host Nxtime again in our summer series. Check out www.nxtimemusic.com for their new video.
Thursday, June 23rd, 6:30 – 8pm. Friends of Duane Park are thrilled to have Jesse Edelson return to Duane Park for a third consecutive summer. Jesse will perform with special guest Jack Adams. Check out the link http://www.jackadamsmusic.com for more on Jack!
Thursday, June 9, 6:30 – 8pm. Friends of Duane Park kick off this summer music series season with Little Red School House and Elisabeth Irwin High School’s Jazz Band Trio, “Milei’s Choice” along with Brooklyn Friends.
Saturday, May 14th, 10am – 12noon. Help your child plant a flower or herb while listening to music performed by guitarist, Wilson Montuori, as you celebrate spring with neighbors and friends in historic Duane Park.
Saturday, April 23th, 10am – 2pm. In honor of Earth Day clear out your papers. Drop them into our mobile shredder in Duane Park for free. And presto, your spring cleaning is done!
Wednesday, February 2nd, 4 – 6pm. Celebrate Groundhog Day in Duane Park with ice sculpting, bubbles, refreshments, by Duane Park Patisserie, in the form of cookies and hot chocolate, and Tribeca Wine Merchants will offer something festive for adults. Whether the prediction is for an extended winter or an early spring, we will have a celebration of both.
Thursday, December 16th, 6pm – 7pm. Join us for some holiday cheer in Duane Park with the Stuyvesant High School Choir. Friends of Duane Park will provide some festive beverages and holiday treats to celebrate the spirit of the season.
Tuesday, November 30th. Please make a gift to NYC’s historic Duane Park this season. Its care depends on neighbors and friends like you.
Donate Now to make a gift to Duane Park, and click here for more information about Giving Tuesday.
Tuesday, October 5th, 6:30 – 8pm. Rescheduled due to rain from September 28th, in Duane Park as Church Street School and Friends of Duane Park team up to ring in the new school year with an outdoor concert you will not want to miss. The musical lineup is jam packed with Church Street School’s talented alums, students, and faculty.
Tuesday, September 28th, 6:30 – 8pm. Church Street School and Friends of Duane Park team up to ring in the new school year with an outdoor concert you will not want to miss. The musical lineup is jam packed with Church Street School’s talented alums, students, and faculty.
Thursday, September 16th, 6:30 – 8pm. Join us in Duane Park with Jesse & Steve Adelson, a father and son duo, originally from Long Island, NY.
Thursday, August 26th, 6:30 – 8pm. Join Friends of Duane Park and Homemade by Miriam. Order your picnic box from https://www.homemadebymiriam.com/ and dine in Duane Park while enjoying local musicians Tony Reilly and Stephen Oppenheimber.
Thursday, August 12th, 6:30 – 8pm. Friends of Duane Park host Peter and Wilson from Four 26 Studios in the park.
Thursday, July 22nd, 6:30 – 8pm. Check out band, Nxtime, in our historic Duane Park.
Thursday, July 8th, 6:30 – 8pm. Join Chris Oledude and friends in historic Duane Park.
