GROUNDS: coffee & early music on Governors Island

Schedule

Sun Jul 05 2026 at 02:00 pm to 04:00 pm

UTC-04:00
Location

Governors Island | New York, NY

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Join us in a cozy living room salon for pairings of Devoción coffee with "ground basses" – popular tunes from the Renaissance and Baroque!
About this Event

​Join the Glass Clouds Ensemble & Climate Imaginarium on Governors Island (a 5-min ferry from Manhattan/Brooklyn) for a pairing of Devoción coffee with "ground basses," popular tunes from the Renaissance and Baroque periods!

Free event with optional donation.


Schedule

2:00 PM @ Glass Clouds House (House 14, Nolan Park): Short concert of improvisatory early music on historical instruments, while sipping on Devoción coffee. Doors open @ 1:30 🎻☕️

2:50 PM @ Climate Imaginarium (406A Comfort Road): Walk over with us to the Climate Imaginarium for a talk about Devoción's sustainable coffee production, with a variety of lattes + snacks! 🌱☕️

Bonus: if you're a musician, feel free to bring your instrument – you're welcome to jump in and improvise over some ground basses towards the end of the concert!

About the Artists: Glass Clouds Ensemble is a chamber music collective that performs imaginative concerts centered on environmental themes and community partnerships. Performers for this concert include Marisa Karchin (soprano), Raina Arnett (violin), Alex Vourtsanis (theorbo/guitar), and Cole Davis (bass).

Location: The Glass Clouds House (Building 14, Nolan Park) is a beautiful community arts space with a cozy living room salon & porch seating. Air conditioning provided! ​Governors Island is a 10-min ferry from Manhattan and Brooklyn – ferry schedule & more info. It's a great place to spend a weekend day, rain or shine, with lots of art exhibits, bike paths, and food trucks.

About the Presenters: ​Glass Clouds Ensemble is an Organization in Residence with Governors Island Arts and is hosting free music programming all summer long on the island. Climate Imaginarium is a center for climate, community, and culture in New York. Tax-deductible donations to Glass Clouds Ensemble can be made here and to Climate Imaginarium here.

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Governors Island, 14 Nolan Park, New York, United States

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