Join Our Ticker Tape Parade This Saturday!
Special Event This Saturday, June 22!
**Become A Part of The Art Neighborhood!**
Help Make a Film Soundtrack at the Exhibit Opening Friday, June 21!
**A New Addition to Our Backyard**
We'll Celebrate our New Mural by Argentinian Artist Joaquin Torres Zavaleta on Saturday, June 29!
Did you know that the [first ticker tape parade](https://untappedcities.com/2016/10/27/throw-back-thursday-1886-the-statue-of-liberty-is-dedicated/) occurred in New York City during the Statue of Liberty's dedication in 1886? Curious about what, exactly, ticker tape is? Join us on Saturday, June 22 at the City Reliquary to learn more about the past and present of parades in NYC! We'll hear from Andy Breslau of the [Downtown Alliance](https://www.downtownny.com/), which provides improvement services for lower Manhattan, including the famed ["Canyon of Heroes"](https://www.downtownny.com/new-york-citys-ticker-tape-parades) on Broadway.
If you've never qualified to be part of an official ticker tape parade (or even if you have), you can enjoy the experience in our ticker tape photobooth! Souvenir Polaroid photos will be $5.
**Opening Celebration Friday, June 21 6:30-8:30 p.m.**
[The Art Neighborhood](http://www.theartneighborhood.com/) is an interactive and collaborative art installation created by Brooklyn artist [Lisa Ludwig](http://lisamarieludwig.com/). It depicts an alternate universe shantytown populated by [superhero action figures](https://www.facebook.com/pg/theartneighborhood/photos/?ref=page_internal) built by community participants over the past 10 years. We welcome everyone to take part!
The installation has been taking shape in our back gallery since May 30 and new action figures are always being created! This **Friday, June 21**, we'll celebrate its progress thus far by **creating a live soundtrack** for one of Lisa Ludwig's stop-motion Art Neighborhood films! If you've every wanted to be a [Foley Artist](https://infocusfilmschool.com/foley-artist-film-industry/), this is your chance! We'll also have refreshments, a talk by the artist, and the chance to make your own action figure and join the Neighborhood - hope to see you there!
The City Reliquary Museum is home to New York’s many histories, the multiple, interweaving narratives that make up this city we call home. This summer we are partnering with Argentinian artist [Joaquin Torres Zavaleta](https://www.behance.net/bater1335e3a) to create a mural in our backyard, celebrating some of the NYC plants and birds that came from other countries. As these species made their homes here they transformed the urban environment. Some even became local icons, like the ever-present pigeon. Joaquin’s mural asks us to think about migration, settlement, and the ways that cultural exchange is embedded in our cityscapes. We are excited to welcome these birds to our backyard and to highlight how immigration continues to enrich and strengthen our city.
We'll be celebrating the completion of the new mural with a party on Saturday, June 29! Join us for music (details to come) and refreshments, and hear from Joaquin about his research and influences.
Many thanks to [Residency Unlimited](http://www.residencyunlimited.org/) for connecting us with Joaquin!
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