Saturday August 3, 2013 - Walking Water Street

Frauncie's Tavern

This weeks sketch meet starts at Frauncie's Tavern Broad and Pearl Streets.  Then on to the NY Vietnam Vet Memorial around the corner at Water Street and Coenties Slip.  Then we stroll down Water Street to the Ultra- modern  Hole and Circle) sculptures at Water and Pine.  We finish up at the Calendar Building located at John Street and Water, in time to consider the multiple lunch / sketching choices at the South St. Seaport area.

A picture of one of the guys who used to eat at Frauncie's 

We meet at 10:00 AM.  

If you need help finding us - 

call Richard's cell phone:  917-224-8373

Coming NYC Urban Sketch Events for August

8/10 -  Bikeapalloza - Exploring the Gardens of the East Village by Bike (using New York's new  new Bike Share)

8/17 - Double Header Day:

•  AM - 10 AM - Ferry to Red Hook - We explore Red Hook, taking the Ferry from lower Manhattan


• PM - 4:30 PM. Brooklyn Sketchwalk. In coordination with eL Paper Magazine and the Open Source Gallery, New  York Urban Sketchers will be conducting a Sketch Walk.  This is a special project Richard Alomar has been developing.  He'll have details to share in the next week or two. 




• 8/24 - Riding and Sketching the East River - Using the day pass we'll zigzag back and forth across the East River sketching the sites at the various locations

• 8/31 - The Chinese Scholar Garden at the Staten Island Botanical Garden - using the Staten Island Ferry we'll explore this beautiful site in Snug Harbor.