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Schedule of Events
Don't miss out on our variety of events! Check back for updates...
Thurs, July 12 / Fri, July 13 / Sat July 14 / Sun July 15
6pm-10pm
Opening Night!
Solar One site open for installation viewing
with performances from
Dragons of Zynth
DJ Mistakes (bicycle-powered turntablism)
Brightside
I 
(Green) NY a multimedia presentation from Solar One
6am-10am
Good Morning Sunshine
Sunrise projections and breakfast (first come first serve!)
with performances from
High Places
Flying
plus more TBA
10am-6pm
Solar One site open for installation viewing
7pm
Citysol at the South Street Seaport*
presented by the River to River Festival
with performances from
Menomena
Beat the Devil
Join us as we bring parts of Citysol down the East River to the South Street Seaport. Bring your electric bill and switch to a green energy package with ConEdison Solutions and receive free drink tickets for Citysol at Solar One.
* Please note that this program does not take place at Solar One. It takes place at the South Street Seaport, located at Pier 17 at Fulton & South Streets. Visit www.seaportmusicfestival.com and www.rivertorivernyc.com
1pm-10pm
Solar One site open for installation viewing
Solar and biodiesel powered stage
co-presented by Brooklyn Vegan
with performances from
Les Savy Fav
Land of Talk
The Besnard Lakes
O'Death
OCDJ
These Are Powers
The Budos Band
Frankpollis
and DJs from WNYU 89.1 FM
1pm-8pm
Green product marketplace
co-presented by 3R Living and O2NYC
10am-6pm
Solar One site open for installation viewing
1pm-4pm
Games & Workshops
Biodiesel in a Blender with Tri-State Biodiesel
(2 sessions at 1pm & 3pm) Make your own biodiesel
www.tristatebiodiesel.com
Soundwalks with Todd Shalom of the New York Society for Acoustic Ecology
(2 sessions at 1pm & 3pm) Each soundwalk adventure is limited to 15 people, so come early to guarantee your spot!
Todd Shalom is a Brooklyn-based artist who works between text, video and sound. Trained as a marketer and poet, he is currently interested in creating works that recontextualize public space through performance and installations.
www.beautymarsh.com
Experiments in Urban Camping with Christopher Kennedy & Alena Coons
Historically Misplaced Plants (1pm)
Composting in The City (2pm)
Gardening Atop Asphalt (3pm)
www.ecoartcollaborative.org
Shop for Air! with Jasmine Zimmerman
Make kites from recycled-reused plastic bags and fly them by the East River. Bring your collection of plastic bags from home!
www.jasminezimmerman.com
Solar Powered Toys with Solar One and more TBA
www.solar1.org
Old Goat Karts Obstacle Course with The 62
Take the 62's Old Goat Karts for a spin!
www.the62.org
DIY Micro Turbines with Habana Labs
No engineering skills necessary! Make your own simple wind turbines from modular components supplied by Habana Labs and get hands-on experience with this source of clean, renewable energy.
www.habanalabs.org
2:30pm
Experimental Outdoor Ambulatory Sound Performances
Five musicians -- Michael Attias (saxophone), Michael Evans (percussion), Kenta Nagai (shamisen), David Watson (bagpipe) and Matthew Welch (bagpipe) -- explore the location and ways of playing and listening together (and apart) at Solar One at Stuyvesant Cove Park.
4pm
Go Ahead and Touch It!
A conversation about artful activism and creative community building on the front lines of New York City's sustainability movement. With Ed Morris (The Canary Project), Natalie Jeremijenko (NYU Environmental Health Clinic), Matthew McGuinness (The 62), Kate Zidar (S.W.I.M.), Wes Rozen (Situ Studio) and Eve S. Mosher (High Water Line).
5pm
Old Goat Karts Drag Race
Solar One's Citysol site will be transformed into a mini-race course for The 62's renewable-energy powered, reclaimed go-carts (think: suped up Barbie Jeeps and Rascals).
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