CHELSEA PIERS PRESENTS THE FIFTH ANNUAL
KIDS' PERFORMING ARTS DAY
SATURDAY JULY 21ST

The Family Event Of The Summer!

On Saturday, July 21, 2001, from Noon until 4:00pm, Chelsea Piers is presenting another in its series of FREE family events, the Fifth Annual Chelsea Piers KIDS' PERFORMING ARTS DAY, a fun-filled day of performances, workshops and clinics in music, theatre and dance, with face painters, balloon artists and lots of other surprises. 3,000-4,000 people are expected to attend.

The event will showcase continuous entertainment, including three performances by The Dazzling Mills Family, one of the country's most popular comedy vaudeville acts, whose four family members (and dog) are sure to delight our guests. This dazzling act includes father Steve, a three-time National Juggling Champion, mother Carol, six-time National Trick Unicycle Champion, 14-year old Michelle, three-time National Junior Unicycle Champion, and 9-year old Anthony.

Also starring in the day's festivities are The Madcap Mutts, back by special demand after three crowd-pleasing performances at our recent 5th Anniversary Celebration! The Madcap Mutts, whose mission is to raise funds and awareness for animal shelters through entertainment and education, are veterans of hundreds of shows including Broadway's The Will Rogers Follies, the Radio City Music Hall Spring Spectacular, and The Late Show with David Letterman. They are under the direction of Tom and Bonnie Brackney, whose family has been presenting trained dogs since 1939. They will be joined at the event by N.Y. Pet-I-Care, a West Side grassroots not-for-profit program dedicated to rescuing, providing medical care and placing for adoption, abused and abandoned strays.

Another star of this year's event is The Catskill Puppet People, which will offer three performances of its acclaimed and most popular show, Sister Rain and Brother Sun. The Catskill Puppet People was founded in 1979 and is one of the country's preeminent touring companies, presenting innovative and exciting puppetry in the U.S. and Canada at over 270 shows a year.

This year we are again proud to showcase the extraordinary Young Dancemakers Company, an ensemble of student dancers from NYC public high schools who will perform their original choreography in excerpts from their new program, and one of the special favorites of the last several years, the traditional Irish band Morning Star. Timothy Young's extraordinary life-size puppets will again be entertaining the kids, and staff from his not-for-profit Off Broadway company, The Puppetry Arts Theatre, Inc., will be teaching kids to make their own puppets. Also giving out treats to the kids will be representatives from the Broadway musicals The Music Man, Blast, Aida, The Lion King and Beauty and the Beast. New this year will be a delightful performance by the New York Saw Orchestra, and coming back for a fifth visit will be our good friends The New Victory Theater.

A very popular part of the event each year has been our production of Summer Ice, an exciting figure skating show, staged on our outdoor artificial ice. Starring in this year's fourth edition will be two-time National Champion of Sweden, Emanuele Ancorini, plus other skaters including the famed Ice Theatre of New York.

The Fifth Annual Chelsea Piers KIDS' PERFORMING ARTS DAY will be fun for all ages, with face painters, balloon artists, great door prizes and lots of other surprises.

Presenting Sponsor is The Dime Savings Bank. Event sponsors are Ben & Jerry's, Parmalat and the Village Voice. It all takes place on Saturday, July 21st on the Main Plaza and Roller Rink on Pier 62, 23rd Street and the Hudson River, and it's FREE! For more information, please call 212.336.6881