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The Central Park Bandshell is right in the center of lots of great sketching. The Bethesda Fountain, The Lake, The Central Park Boathouse, etc, are all just north… the Mall and Literary Walk, filled with statues, vendors, and artists, are just south… but the reason for our visit to this area is to sketch the Central Park Dance Skaters. CP Dance Skaters are a legendary, vibrant, long standing skating community that gathers weekly in Skater’s Circle for free open-air roller dance sessions with live DJ music. DJ Kervyn Mark and DJ Monday Blues will be spinning on Saturday starting at 2:45.
Please note that this event has a later time than usual to allow time to capture the skaters. We will sketch around the greater Bandshell area starting around 11am (no formal meeting). At 2:45 we will move over to Skater’s Circle to capture the action, and return back to the Bandshell for a show-and-tell at 4:00. The skaters skate until 6:45 if you would like to return back to continue sketching them.
Bring your skates!!
HOST: Charles Cannizzaro (914) 552-3658
DATE: Saturday 5/2/26
TIME: Sketching 11am - 4pm | Show and Tell beginning at 4pm.
SKETCHING LOCATION: Central Park Bandshell- (center of the park just south of the 72nd street traverse)
MEETING LOCATION: There will be no official meeting to kick off the day, join your fellow sketchers and just start sketching. If you are new, look for people with sketchbooks and say hello, we are a friendly bunch.
SHOW AND TELL LOCATION: The benches around the Bandshell. Check with the host day-of for the exact show-and-tell location.
FOOD, DRINK, RESTROOMS, SEATING: There are benches and public restrooms. There may be food vendors around the area, but there are no restaurants or shops in the immediate vicinity.
ABOUT NYC URBAN SKETCHING EVENTS: All are welcome, no fee, no registration. Just look for folks with sketchbooks and say hello. If you have trouble finding us, contact the host; their contact info is in the NYC Urban Sketchers blog post for this event. #nycurbansketchers.
