On Sunday, June 21, 1998, from Noon until 4:00 PM, Chelsea Piers is presenting another in its series of FREE family events, Chelsea Piers CENTENNIAL SUMMER PICNIC presented by DIME Bank, to celebrate the 100th Birthday of New York City. A perfect way to celebrate Father's Day, the event will feature sports and street games that were popular 100 years ago, and is presented as part of NYC100 Centennial Weekend.

Come back with us to 1898 for a summer picnic along the banks of the beautiful Hudson River, featuring lots of family games, including three-legged races, balloon relays, hop scotch, scully and other NYC favorites, with a special kids' play area! Test your arm at Turn-of-the-Century Baseball, or try to dunk our bathing beauties! The event features the First Annual Chelsea Piers Barbershop Quartet Contest (with cash prizes for the winners); Straka and Sheridan's Old Time Sideshow; the christening of the 55-passenger speedboat, Chelsea Screamer; Dixieland music all day by Linda Ipanema and the Dixie Cats; a large, exciting midway with many carnival games and prizes for young and old; train rides for the kids; plus stiltwalkers, jugglers and other surprises for the whole family. In addition, as part of Neighborhood Week '98 (sponsored by The Citizens Committee for New York City) neighborhoods all around the city will be baking birthday cakes for the NYC Birthday Cake Contest. The finalists will be displayed at Chelsea Piers, and a $1,000 cash prize will be awarded to the winning neighborhood cake.

Join us at 3:00 PM when all the bells in the city will ring, and we'll sing "Happy Birthday, New York City," with a special guest cutting the New York City Birthday Cake.

Chelsea Piers CENTENNIAL SUMMER PICNIC presented by DIME Bank is part of NYC100 Centennial Weekend. (Lots of great American food will be available for purchase.) It all takes place on Sunday, June 21st at the Roller Rinks (Pier 62), 23rd Street and the Hudson River, and it's FREE! For more information, please call 212.336.6881