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Rockaway Music & Arts Council offers a variety of programs
for the Rockaways and adjacent communities. Click on program list to the left
for more information and photographs.
- Annual Fall Arts & Crafts Festival
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RMAC's Annual Fall Arts and Crafts
Festival has been a mainstay of Rockaway for the past 25 years. It draws
crowds over 10,000 visitors to Riis Park, Gateway National Recreation Area
on Rockaway over the two-day weekend on which it is presented. Children of
all ages are invited to this family fun weekend of arts, crafts, music,
petting zoo, pony ride, and good food.
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- Summer
Sunset
Picnic Concert Series
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RMAC's Summer Picnic Concert Series is an
annual event held in historic Fort Tilden, Gateway National Recreation Area.
These performances are a direct offshoot of a series of concerts once held
at BeachChannel HS, which featured some of the greatest performers such as Benny Goodman,
Lorin Hollander, Roberta Peters, and Itzhak Perlman. The hundreds of people
attending bring their own chairs, blankets, food, etc., and enjoy the
performance.
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- Student Literary Arts
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Literary Arts for
students is a new event focused on introducing students to the literary
arts. The program will offer students the opportunity to write stories or
poems and present their works to the community and their fellow students.
- School Programs
RMAC
sponsors and offers to our local schools programs developed by The Riverside
Symphony, the NYC Opera, and
- the New York City Center. These programs were
specifically developed to introduce students to the performing arts.
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- Day and Overnight Trips
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RMAC plans spring and fall trips to
many educational and interesting sites.
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