ANNUAL TRIBUTE IN LIGHT ON SEPT 5 AND 11
The 9/11 Memorial and Museum’s annual Tribute in Light will be projected from Memorial Plaza on Sept. 5 and Sept. 11. (On Sept. 11, the plaza will be open to the public from 3p to midnight.) The public art installation was first presented six months after 9/11 and then every year thereafter, from dusk to dawn, on the night of Sept. 11. It is being sponsored for the first time by the Carnegie Corporation this year.

The beams are comprised of 88 7,000-watt xenon light bulbs positioned into two 48-foot squares, echoing the shape and orientation of the Twin Towers, assembled on the roof of the Battery Parking Garage south of the 9/11 Memorial. They reach up to four miles into the sky and can be seen for a 60-mile radius.

MOVIE NIGHTS ON THE PLAZA
Starting this week, Fosun’s will host the 28 Liberty Fall Film Series every Thursday night at 8 and running through Oct. 3 at Fosun’s (fka Chase Manhattan) Plaza. This year’s theme is “inspiring athletic stories,” as you’ll see from the list below. There’s also free popcorn! The screen is 15 feet high by 20 feet wide under the Jean Dubuffet sculpture Four Trees and above the Sunken Garden by Isamu Noguchi.
Sept. 5: The Legend of Bagger Vance
Sept. 12: A League of Their Own
Sept. 19: Race (the Jesse Owens movie)
Sept. 26: Field of Dreams
Oct. 3: Eddie The Eagle

WTC MUSIC FESTIVAL THIS FRIDAY
In addition to Smorgasburg, the Oculus plaza will also host the World Trade Center 2019 Music Festival from 2 to 7p this Friday, Sept. 6. Artists include the Brooklyn-based synth pop sounds of Kid Le Chat, psych pop from Rockaway Beach’s Blac Rabbit, disco-dance vibes from Greko, the vocals of Marc Scibilia and pop-rock from Brooklyn’s Blake Charleton. There will also be several street artists creating murals and installations on site.

OPEN HOUSE AT DOWNTOWN COMMUNITY CENTER
Manhattan Youth will host an open house on Sunday, Sept. 8, from 10a to 2p so neighbors can see what programs the Downtown Community Center offers for kids. There will be family swim, “Make -a- Mess” demo classes and projects, family music, open play, Minecraft and Robotics demo classes and more for all ages. You can learn more and sign up for a swim assessment for ages 3 -12. Contact Camille@manhattanyouth.org with questions or just reserve a free family ticket here.