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58th Anniversary of the Washington Square Folk Riot

April 13, 2019April 13, 2019

This Week – Why It Remains Important In the sixties, Sunday was the big day for “the folkies” to meet up and perform at Washington Square Park. At the time, applying for a permit was … Read more…

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This Week: 57th Anniversary of the Washington Square Park “Folk Riot”

April 12, 2018April 11, 2018

Why It Remains Important The Folk Riot at Washington Square Park – sometimes referred to as the Beatnik Riot – occurred on Sunday, April 9th, 1961 after the city’s Parks Department suppressed performance at the … Read more…

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Between the Liner Notes Explores When 3,000 Beatniks “Rioted” in Washington Square Park

July 26, 2016July 25, 2016
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Award-winning podcast, Between the Liner Notes, this month delves into the 1961 Washington Square Folk Riots. Washington Square Park Blog was interviewed, along with an illustrious line-up, which included key figure Izzy Young who ran … Read more…

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The Right to Perform Music at Washington Square Park – April 1961 Folk Riot and Now

April 28, 2015April 27, 2015
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The Folk Riot at Washington Square Park – sometimes referred to as the Beatnik Riot – occurred on Sunday, April 9th, 1961 after the Parks Department of that time suppressed performance at the park, musicians fought back, a … Read more…

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51st Anniversary of the Washington Square Folk Riots

April 9, 2012

Re-posted; Originally Published April 14, 2011 to commemorate the 50th Anniversary last year — Last month, I wrote of a scheduled event at Washington Square Park April 9th to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the … Read more…

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Washington Square Park Folk Festival This Weekend September 17th-18th

September 15, 2011

Eli Smith, host of the DownHome Radio Show, was hired by the city’s Parks Department to produce the first ever Washington Square Park Folk Festival this coming weekend Saturday, September 17th and Sunday, September 18th … Read more…

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The 50th Anniversary of the Washington Square Folk Riots; Commemorative Event Canceled; NPR Does Story

April 14, 2011

Last month, I wrote of a scheduled event at Washington Square Park April 9th (last Saturday) to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the “Washington Square Folk Riots.” In the end, this event did not happen. … Read more…

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50th Anniversary of Washington Sq Folk Riot April 9th; Community Board 2 Meeting To Discuss Commemorative Event Wed. March 2nd

March 1, 2011

April 9, 2011 marks the 50th year anniversary of what is now called the Washington Square Folk Riot. Apparently, plans are in the works to mark this with an event of some kind and Community … Read more…

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104 Years Ago, Artists Took Over the Arch Declaring “Free & Independent Republic of Washington Square”

January 26, 2021January 25, 2021

Dubbed “Arch Conspirators,” John Sloan Memorialized the Takeover of the Arch in 1917 Much about Washington Square Park today remains informed by the artist-led Arch Conspirators’ takeover of the Arch in 1917 and the Folk … Read more…

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103 Years Ago Today, Arch Conspirators Declare “Free & Independent Republic of Washington Square”

January 23, 2020

John Sloan Memorialized the Artists’ – Including himself, Marcel Duchamp and Gertrude Drick – Takeover of the Arch I believe that much about current Washington Square Park is informed by the Arch Conspirators’ takeover of … Read more…

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102 Years Ago Today: Artists Take Over the Arch Declaring “Free & Independent Republic of Washington Square”

January 23, 2019

John Sloan Memorialized the 1917 Monumental Event in a Famous Etching Much about current Washington Square Park is informed by the self-dubbed Arch Conspirators’ takeover of the Arch in 1917 and the Folk Riot aka … Read more…

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101 Years Ago, Arch Conspirators Declare “Free & Independent Republic of Washington Square”

January 23, 2018

What will this generation impart on this Greenwich Village public space? I believe that much about current Washington Square Park is informed by the Arch Conspirators’ takeover of the Arch in 1917 – and the … Read more…

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Why Was Washington Square Park Rejected as Site for Veteran's Day Rally Concert with Joan Baez?

November 11, 2011

Updated — Joan Baez has a history at Washington Square Park and it would be fantastic for her to return to perform at the park. Yet when that was attempted for today’s Veteran’s Day Rally, … Read more…

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