2019 Morningside Lights: Island ~ in Morningside Park

 

 

 

Image via Morningside Lights, 2017

The 8th Annual Morningside Lights: Island will take place on September 21st at 8pm. This year, the illumination will follow the theme, Island, in a sea of blue light.

Image via Morningside Lights, 2017

This year’s procession will feature more than 50 community-built lanterns, each one a unique, personal reflection.

All images via morningside-lights.com, 2016 Event-September 16-23, 2017

Want to help create? join in for a free lantern building workshop in the week leading up to the procession.

Join the procession on the evening of September 21st after dusk to view the procession of glowing Islands that will set forth in the darkness, with a shared vision to remind us that ~ in the end, none of us is an Island.

Image via Morningside Lights, 2017

Morningside Lights is led by the directors of Professional Arts Workshop, Alex Kahn and Sophia Michahelles, and produced by Columbia University’s Arts Initiative and Miller Theatre. This year’s event is part of Columbia University’s Year of Water.

Image via Morningside Lights, 2017

Morningside Lights: Island is a Free event, with no tickets required.

Image via morningside-lights.com, 2016 Event-September 16-23, 2017

Check out Morningside Lights: The Secret Gardens (2017) and Morningside Lights (2018)