VILLAGE COMMUNITY BOATHOUSE GOES THE FULL LOOP
The Village Community Boathouse, which operates out of the south side of Pier 40, is launching (literally) its annual circumnavigation of Manhattan island on Saturday, August 17, starting at 7a on the dot and ending around 4. A fleet of seven traditional long boats (Whitehall gigs) will row together, with several stops along the way. This is the boathouse’s annual fundraiser and participants normally donate $100+. (Doesn’t that photo, by Gerald Janssen, look like a Hudson River School painting?)

The Village Community Boathouse is a donation and volunteer based non-profit org that offers boatbuilding classes and free rowing to the public on the river every Sunday afternoon and Tuesday evening. It also operates satellite programs in Van Cortlandt Park and Prospect Park Lake and runs boat-building programs in city public schools. For the row, each rower is asked to raise or contribute a minimum of $100, and some will raise far more. Spots are limited. For more info and to register please contact media@vcb.nyc or call 212-229-2059.

SUPAMAN AT BROOKFIELD TONIGHT
Part of Brookfield Place’s Live Music Thursdays, Supaman will be bringing his unique sound to the Waterfront Plaza TONIGHT, August 8, at 7p. His presentation combines Native culture, comedy and urban hip hop culture, all of which has kept him at the forefront among his contemporaries and a platform to educate on Indigenous issues.

ALEXIS BITTAR OPENS IN THE SEAPORT
The jewelry brand founded in 2010 by accessory designer Alexis Bittar has opened a shop in the Seaport at 6 Fulton. He is best known for his hand-carved lucite bangles.

FREE EVENT SPACE FOR LOCAL NON-PROFITS
LMHQ’s (that’s the Downtown Alliance’s cool co-working space at 150 Broadway) Bright Ideas Grant application is open until August 12 for October, November and December. The grant offers free meeting and event space rentals to eligible New York nonprofits. Meeting room space is available free of charge twice per month on Monday evenings and can accommodate 16 people board-room style or up to 30 people audience style.. The 120-person event space is available one evening per month, Monday through Thursday.